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Desperate Hours (1990)

Desperate Hours

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1h 45m

Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

October 5th, 1990

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An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

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Cast

Mickey Rourke
Michael Bosworth
Anthony Hopkins
Tim Cornell
Mimi Rogers
Nora Cornell
Lindsay Crouse
Brenda Chandler
Kelly Lynch
Nancy Breyers
Elias Koteas
Wally Bosworth
David Morse
Albert
Shawnee Smith
May Cornell
Danny Gerard
Zack Cornell
Gerry Bamman
Ed Tallent
Full cast & crew

Directors

Michael Cimino
Full cast & crew

Producers

Michael Cimino
producer
Dino De Laurentiis
producer
Martha De Laurentiis
executive producer
(as Martha Schumacher)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Joseph Hayes
novel
Joseph Hayes
play
Lawrence Konner
screenplay
(???)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

At the height of fear every moment is a desperate hour
Michael Bosworth is looking for a place to call home... Just for a few hours.
Who is stronger? A psychopath who feeds on terror? Or a father driven by fear? Only time will tell.
All Taglines

Keywords

shootout
female nudity
family in danger
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 19th, 1992 (Australia)
October 3rd, 2014 (Brazil) (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
March 1st, 2022 (Canada) (internet)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Desperate Hours (original title)
24 Stunden in seiner Gewalt (Austria)
Horas de Desespero (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Alta, Utah, USA
Coalville, Utah, USA
Colorado, USA
All Locations

Running Times

105 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Dino de Laurentiis Communications
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Distribution Companies

Fox Video (Australia)
Chapel Distribution (Australia)
Reid & Puskar (Australia)
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Special Effects Companies

Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

Varèse Sarabande (Canada) (soundtrack)

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