Mickey Rourke
Michael Bosworth
Search results
Oct 5, 1990 · An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this movie.
- (8.5K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Michael Cimino
- 1990-10-05
Desperate Hours is a 1990 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same name and an adaptation the 1954 novel by Joseph Hayes, who also co-wrote the script with Cimino based on a treatment by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal.
With the help of his defense lawyer (Kelly Lynch), who is madly in love with him, psychotic killer Michael Bosworth (Mickey Rourke) escapes prison and goes on the run with his brother (Elias...
- (14)
- Michael Cimino
- R
- Mickey Rourke
Oct 5, 1990 · Roger Ebert pans Michael Cimino's remake of a 1950s crime classic, starring Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins as criminals who take hostages in a suburban house. He criticizes the overwrought melodrama, the muddled plot, and the poor dialogue of the film.
Three escaped felons (Humphrey Bogart, Dewey Martin, Robert Middleton) randomly target a suburban house to hide out in until midnight, when an accomplice plans to...
- (8)
- Crime, Drama
An escaped con hides out at the house of a separated couple and causes trouble for them and the FBI. IMDb provides a synopsis, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for this movie.
