Desperate Hours (1990)

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

Director:

Michael Cimino

Writers:

Joseph Hayes (novel), Joseph Hayes (play),

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Matt McGrath	...	Kyle
John Christopher Jones	...	Neff
Dean Norris	...	Maddox
John Finn	...	Lexington
Christopher Curry	...	Chabon

Storyline

Michael Bosworth is a psychotic criminal who is about to go on trial however, he seduces his lawyer into helping him escape. But as they try to make their getaway, she's left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him, so he decides to hide at the house of the Cornells. Now it appears that the Cornells have problems of their own. The husband and wife are separated. And there's an FBI agent after them who is using the lawyer to lead them to Bosworth.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | trial | fbi | home invasion | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

Who is stronger? A psychopath who feeds on terror? Or a father driven by fear? Only time will tell.

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Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

24 Stunden in seiner Gewalt

Filming Locations:

Alta, Utah, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$2,742,912 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Desperate Hours" written by Joseph Hayes opened on February 10, 1955 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater and ran for 212 performances. The author also wrote the novel and collaborated on the screenplay.

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Quotes

Michael Bosworth: A man is not a man unless he knows how to mix a proper martini and tie a proper bowtie.

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Connections

Version of 36 Ghante (1974)

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Soundtracks

"LETTERS OF FIRE"
Performed by Cindy Bullens
Written by Cindy Bullens
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins - winning combination!

I am a big Mickey Rourke fan from his string of hits in the 80's. I kind of fell off the bandwagon during the 90's, finding his choice of films to be somewhat uninspiring. Still a great actor, just seemed to be having some trouble picking quality projects. Seeing 'Sin City' brought me back (great role, great acting, great film!), so I picked up 'Desperate Hours' and watched it last night. While the supporting characters could have been better written (Kelly Lynch & Mimi Rogers' characters fell flat), the scenes between Rourke & Anthony Hopkins were wonderful! Elias Koteas as Rourke's brother was forgettable, but David Morse's character of Albert was very interesting. Somewhat like a big dumb 'Lenny' to Rourke's 'George'. Like another reviewer I was reminded of Humphrey Bogart's 'Duke Mantee' in the 1936 film 'Petrified Forest', but Rourke's 'Michael Bosworth' was a little more homicidal and more of a loose cannon. If you like Rourke & Hopkins, you will enjoy watching 'Desperate Hours.'