Desperate Measures
1998 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 18,474 VOTES · DIR. Barbet Schroeder
Overview
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Dialogue Timeline — 863 lines
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00:01:18 Hold on!
00:07:27 My son has leukemia.
00:09:46 Which is all I own after half a life of incarceration.
00:11:57 To make it easier for him, and to save his life.
00:14:44 P-47 Thunderbolt.
00:17:09 Yes, sir.
00:19:42 Frank, listen to me.
00:23:19 It's a counteractive use for ODs.
00:30:41 I'm Dr. Hawkins. I'll be doing the extraction.
00:35:31 He's gone down the laundry chute to the basement. Get people there.
00:40:20 You understand that, don't you? Tell him.
00:42:40 You will not shoot that gun.
00:45:38 It's okay. It's the "Enterprise."
00:48:38 - You okay? - Yeah, I'm all right.
00:51:53 Step out! Let me see your hands.
00:54:18 We'll cross the walkway on the fifth floor.
00:59:30 Password!
01:03:29 but now I really do believe he loves that kid.
01:05:57 What if I know everything that you know?
01:09:40 Son of a bitch! Cassidy!
01:12:27 Keep this door shut, Nate.
01:15:46 Come on.
01:22:07 Big wheel keep on turning
01:28:16 We're losing oil pressure. We've got to land.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed863
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:01:18
Final line01:28:16
Production Record
DirectorBarbet Schroeder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$13,800,000
IMDb votes18,474