Desperate Measures: Audio Video Foto Bild 3/2004
UPC: Disc: 094D-0651-C75F-5234 (DVD)
Region Coding: No Region Coding
Production Year: 1998
Rating: FSK-16 (Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren)
Running Time: 96 min.
DVD Release: 2/4/2004
Case Type: Envelope
Video Formats: Widescreen 1.66:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Single Layered
SRP: €3.30
Der Sohn des Polizisten Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) leidet an Leukämie. Als Spender für eine Knochenmarkstransplantation kommt nur der inhaftierte Killer Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) in Frage. Der willigt ein. Doch kaum ist er in das Krankenhaus verlegt worden, flüchtet er. Um seinen Sohn zu retten, muss Conner ihn unbedingt lebend fassen.

Genres
Action
Drama
Suspense/Thriller

Studios
Mandalay Entertainment
Eaglepoint Productions
Media Companies: VCL Communications, Constantin Video
Features
Scene Access
Subtitles
Audio Tracks
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Cast
Michael Keaton as Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia as Frank Conner
Brian Cox as Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay Harden as Samantha Hawkins
Erik King as Nate Oliver
Efrain Figueroa as Vargas
Joseph Cross as Matthew Conner
Janel Maloney as Sarah Davis
Richard Riehle as Ed Fayne
Tracey Walter as Medical Inmate
Peter Weireter as SWAT Team Commander
Keith Diamond as Wilson
Steve Park as Dr. Gosha
Steven Schub as SWAT in Airduct
Neal Matarazzo as Cell Guard
Dennis Cockrum as Pelican Bay Head Guard
Charles Noland as Cigarette Guard
Randy Thompson as Library Guard
Michael Shamus Wiles as Tough Inmate

Convoy Guards
Darren Pearce
Eric Tignini


Billy Kane as Laser Technician
Christine Ashe as Young ER Nurse
Donna M. Duffy as ER Nurse
Troy Robinson as Cop Escorting Frank
Robert Baier as Security Booth Guard
David Flick as SWAT Sharpshooter in Street
Joe Drago as Doctor at Walkway
Josh Kemble as SWAT Sniper on Roof
Scott Colomby as Patrol Cop
Howard Meehan as Policeman on Street
Tim Kelleher as Helicopter Shooter

SWAT Helicopter Pilots
Cliff Fleming
Dirk Vahle
Craig Hoskings



Motorcyclists
Jack Gill
Scott Waugh
Danny Rogers


John Meier as Cop shot in ER
Norm Howell as Burnt Cop 1
John Rottger as Burnt Cop 2
Donna Keegan as Burning Nurse
Jonathan Adler as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dan Rosenberg as Doctor (uncredited)
Crew
Direction:
Barbet Schroeder: Director
Writing:
David Klass: Writer
Production:
Jeffery Chernov: Executive Producer
Barbet Schroeder: Producer
Susan Hoffman: Producer
Gary Foster: Producer
Lee Rich: Producer
Cinematography:
Luciano Tovoli: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Lee Percy: Film Editor
Music:
Trevor Jones: Composer
Sound:
Steve Nelson: Production Sound Mixer
Ron Bochar: Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Gary Jones: Costume Designer
Geoffrey Kirkland: Production Designer
Sandy Getzler: Art Director
Paul Lombardi: Visual Effects
Rick Sharp: Make-up Artist
Robert Mills: Make-up Artist
Larry Abbott: Make-up Artist
Bruce Ericksen: Costume Designer
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell: Costume Designer
Visual Effects by Boss Film Studios
Jim Rygiel: Visual Effects