Desperate Measures (1998)

Film details

Featuring

Michael Keaton Andy Garcia Brian Cox
Country

USA
Year

1998
Genre

Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Thriller about a policeman, Frank Connor, whose son needs a bone marrow donor to survive. The most suitable donor is ruthless killer, Peter McCabe, who currently is imprisoned. McCabe uses the transfer to the hospital for his escape.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Peter J. McCabe
    
    Michael Keaton
  - Frank Connor
    
    Andy Garcia
  - Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
    
    Brian Cox
  - Dr Samantha Hawkins
    
    Marcia Gay Harden
  - Nate Oliver
    
    Erik King
  - Vargus
    
    Figueroa, Efrain
  - Matthew Connor
    
    Joseph Cross
  - Sarah Davis
    
    Janet Maloney
  - Ed Fayne
    
    Richard Riehle
  - medical inmate
    
    Tracey Walter
  - SWAT team commander
    
    Peter Weireter
  - Derrick Wilson
    
    Keith Diamond
  - Doctor Gosha
    
    Steve Park
  - SWAT in airduct
    
    Steven Schub
  - cell guard
    
    Neal Matarazzo
  - G. Stone, Pelican Bay head guard
    
    Dennis Cockrum
  - cigarette guard
    
    Charles Noland
  - library guard
    
    Randy Thompson
  - tough inmate
    
    Michael Shamus Wiles
  - convoy guard
    
    Darren Pearce
  - convoy guard
    
    Eric Tignini
  - laser technician
    
    Billy Kane
  - young ER nurse
    
    Christine Ashe
  - ER nurse
    
    Donna M. Duffy
  - cop escorting Frank
    
    Troy Robinson
  - security booth guard
    
    Robert Baier
  - SWAT sharpshooter in street
    
    David Flick
  - doctor at walkway
    
    Joe Drago
  - SWAT sniper on roof
    
    Josh Kemble
  - patrol cop
    
    Scott Colomby
  - policeman on street
    
    Howard Meehan
  - helicopter shooter
    
    Tim Kelleher
  - SWAT helicopter pilot
    
    Fleming, Cliff
  - SWAT helicopter pilot
    
    Dirk Vahle
  - SWAT helicopter pilot
    
    Craig Hosking
  - motorcyclist
    
    Jack Gill
  - motorcyclist
    
    Scott Waugh
  - motorcyclist
    
    Danny Rogers
  - cop shot in ER
    
    John Meier
  - burnt cop 1
    
    Howell, Norm
  - burnt cop 2
    
    John Rottger
  - burning nurse
    
    Donna Keegan
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Barbet Schroeder
  - Production Company
    
    Mandalay Entertainment
  - Production Company
    
    Eaglepoint/Schroeder/Hoffman
  - Production Company
    
    TriStar Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    Jeffrey Chernov
  - Producer
    
    Barbet Schroeder
  - Producer
    
    Lee Rich
  - Producer
    
    Gary Foster
  - Producer
    
    Susan Hoffman
  - Co-producer
    
    Josie Rosen
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Taylor Fanger, Ross
  - Production Office Co-ordinator
    
    Christine C. Fransen
  - Production Accountant
    
    Jan Dennehy
  - Location Manager
    
    Michael Leon
  - Location Manager (San Francisco)
    
    Gail Stempler
  - Post-production Supervisor
    
    Jasmine Kosovic
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    David Ellis
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Hansen, Geoffrey
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Hallinan, Dave
  - Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
    
    Eric Tignini
  - Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
    
    David Hayman
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 1st)
    
    Michael Green
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 2nd)
    
    Sean McCarron
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 2nd)
    
    Kontra, Joe
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Susan Malerstein-Watkins
  - Casting
    
    Howard Feuer
  - Casting (San Francisco)
    
    Bouley, Judith
  - Written by
    
    David Klass
  - [Screenplay]
    
    Neal Jimenez
  - Director of Photography
    
    Luciano Tovoli
  - 2nd Unit Director of Photography
    
    Gary Capo
  - Camera Operator
    
    Monty Rowan
  - Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
    
    Ian Fox
  - Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
    
    Leo Napolitano
  - Steadicam/Camera Operator
    
    Gorelick, Robert
  - Visual Effects
    
    Boss Film Studios
  - Boss (Visual Effects Supervisor)
    
    Jim Rygiel
  - Boss (Visual Effects Plate Supervisor)
    
    Richard Edlund
  - Boss (Visual Effects Co-supervisor)
    
    David M. Jones
  - Boss (Executive Producer)
    
    Michael Sweeney
  - Boss (Line Producer)
    
    Gayle Busby
  - Boss (Visual Effects Editor)
    
    Shannon Leigh Olds
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Supervisor)
    
    Ron Simonson
  - Boss (CGI Department Manager)
    
    Mark R. Axton
  - Boss (Chief Operations Manager)
    
    Martin Rae
  - Boss (Head of Production Development)
    
    Donna Langston
  - Boss (Post-production Supervisor)
    
    Sargen Todequeso
  - Boss (Head of Software Development)
    
    Shahril Ibrahim
  - Boss (Technical Supervisor)
    
    Brian Samuels
  - Boss (Scene Supervisor)
    
    Gordon Taylor
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Jolly-Rogers Bite
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Deane Boeka
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Thomas Dadras
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Quentin Frost
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Smith, Doug
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Jeff W. Smith
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Hector Tantoco
  - Boss (Computer Animation)
    
    Ken Ziegler
  - Boss (Matte Department Lead)
    
    Ruth Caspary
  - Boss (Matte Painter)
    
    Banta, Johnathan
  - Boss (Matte Painter)
    
    Michele Moen
  - Boss (Matte Painter)
    
    David Palmer
  - Boss (Texture Painter)
    
    Elbert Yen
  - Boss (Production Co-ordinator)
    
    Jessica Trento
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Lead)
    
    Shurta B. Wright
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Operator)
    
    Darren Jones
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Operator)
    
    Andrew Reitsma
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Operator)
    
    Gregg Shimp
  - Boss (Digital Imaging Operator)
    
    Matthew Tomlinson
  - Boss (Motion Control Operator)
    
    Fogg, David W.
  - [Miniatures]
    
    Boss Film Studios
  - Miniatures (Director of Photography)
    
    Mark Vargo
  - Miniatures (Model Shop Project Lead)
    
    Larry Deunger
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Ed Gatica
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Beth Ostermann
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Brian Pringle
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Currie, Craig
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Bruce Macrae
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Steve Smith
  - Miniatures (Model Maker)
    
    Job Martin
  - Miniatures (Electronic Supervisor)
    
    Donny Sierer
  - Miniatures (Stage Manager)
    
    Ruddell, Landen
  - Special Effects Supervisor
    
    Paul Lombardi
  - Special Effects Co-ordinator
    
    Kelly Kerby
  - Special Effects Foreman
    
    Reiff Jr, Edward
  - Editor
    
    Lee Percy
  - Associate Editor
    
    Donna Stern
  - Production Designer
    
    Geoffrey Kirkland
  - Art Director
    
    Sandy Getzler
  - Set Designer
    
    Bo Johnson
  - Set Designer
    
    Schmook, Randy
  - Set Designer
    
    Kelly Hannafin
  - Set Decorator
    
    Jennifer Williams
  - Costume Designer
    
    Gary Jones
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Bruce Ericksen
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Beasley Blackwell, Cheryl
  - Key Make-up Artist
    
    Rick Sharp
  - Make-up Artist (Michael Keaton)
    
    Mills, Robert
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Larry Abbott
  - Special Effects Make-up
    
    KNB EFX Group Inc
  - Key Hairstylist
    
    K.G. Ramsey
  - Hairstylist (Michael Keaton)
    
    Williams, Marlene D.
  - Hairstylist
    
    Violet Ortiz
  - Main Title Sequence Designer
    
    Robert Dawson
  - Main Titles Compositor
    
    OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
  - Opticals
    
    Cinema Research Corporation
  - Music
    
    Trevor Jones
  - Ewi Performer
    
    Phil Todd
  - Orchestra Conductor
    
    Geoffrey Alexander
  - Orchestrations
    
    Trevor Jones
  - Orchestrations
    
    Geoffrey Alexander
  - Orchestrations
    
    Julian Kershaw
  - Orchestrations (Additional)
    
    Nick Ingman
  - Orchestrations (Additional)
    
    Edmund Butt
  - Orchestrations (Additional)
    
    Simon Chamberlain
  - Music Score Producer
    
    Contemporary Media Music Productions
  - Music Editor
    
    Peric, Suzanna
  - Music Recordist/Mixer
    
    Simon Rhodes
  - Music Recording/Mixing @
    
    Abbey Road Studios
  - Music Recording/Mixing @
    
    AIR Studios (London)
  - Additional Music Recordist
    
    Peter Cobbin
  - Synthesizer Programming
    
    Gareth Cousins Kipper
  - Executive Music Consultant
    
    Budd Carr
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Steve Nelson
  - Boom Operator
    
    Tom Hartig
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Tom Fleischman
  - Re-recording Facilities
    
    Sound One
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Ron Bochar
  - Dialogue Editor
    
    Gina R. Alfano
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Lewis Goldstein
  - ADR Editor
    
    Deborah Wallach
  - Foley Supervisor
    
    Bruce Pross
  - Foley Artist
    
    Marko Costanzo
  - Foley Editor
    
    Kam Chan
  - Foley Editor
    
    Frank Kern
  - Foley Editor
    
    Steven Visscher
  - Stunts
    
    Bobby Bass
  - Stunts
    
    Bruce Benson
  - Stunts
    
    Brady, Mike
  - Stunts
    
    Jeff Brockton
  - Stunts
    
    Heather Burton
  - Stunts
    
    Burton Jr, William
  - Stunts
    
    Mike Cassidy
  - Stunts
    
    Mark Chadwick
  - Stunts
    
    John Cypert
  - Stunts
    
    George Dashnaw
  - Stunts
    
    Dashnaw, Jeff
  - Stunts
    
    Keehn Dashnaw, Tracy
  - Stunts
    
    Donno, Eddy
  - Stunts
    
    Annie Ellis
  - Stunts
    
    Chenoa Ellis
  - Stunts
    
    Ellis, Richard
  - Stunts
    
    Danny Epper
  - Stunts
    
    Halty, Jim
  - Stunts
    
    Steve Holiday
  - Stunts
    
    Shawn Howell
  - Stunts
    
    Huff, Tom
  - Stunts
    
    Brian Imada
  - Stunts
    
    Lane Leavitt
  - Stunts
    
    Matt McBride
  - Stunts
    
    Mclarty, Gary
  - Stunts
    
    Jeff Mosley
  - Stunts
    
    Nickerson, Jimmy
  - Stunts
    
    Darrin Prescott
  - Stunts
    
    Sack Jr, George
  - Stunts
    
    Steve Vandeman
  - Stunts
    
    Glen Yrigoyen
  - Medical Adviser
    
    Donna M. Duffy
  - Police/SWAT Team Adviser
    
    Peter Weireter
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Jim Brocket
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Gina Brocket