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Desperate Hours (1990)

R10/05/1990Thriller, Crime1h 45m
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Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mickey Rourke

    Michael Bosworth

  2. Cast 1

    Anthony Hopkins

    Tim Cornell

  3. Cast 1

    Mimi Rogers

    Nora Cornell

  4. Cast 1

    Lindsay Crouse

    Brenda Chandler

  5. Cast 1

    Kelly Lynch

    Nancy Breyers

  6. Cast 1

    Elias Koteas

    Wally Bosworth

  7. Cast 1

    David Morse

    Albert

  8. Cast 1

    Shawnee Smith

    May Cornell

  9. Danny Gerard

    Zack Cornell

_**A Tarantino flick before they existed**_ An intelligent sociopathic convict (Mickey Rourke) escapes custody in Salt Lake City and meets up with his brother (Elias Koteas) and their hulking, dull-witted collaborator (David Morse). They need a place to hide out until the mastermind’s defense lawyer can catch up with them (Kelly Lynch) and so randomly choose the Cornell’s abode in the suburbs due to its "For Sale" sign (Anthony Hopkins & Mimi Rogers). “Desperate Hours” (1990) is a quirky crime thriller by Michael Cimino that updates the book/play/movie from 1954-55. Some people don...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$18,000,000.00

Revenue $2,742,912.00

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