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Frank Conner is an honest police officer who desperately needs to save his son's life. However, after losing all hope, he finds out that a criminal Peter McCabe in jail is his only savior.

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Peter McCabe
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Frank Conner
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Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
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Dr. Samantha Hawkins
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Nate Oliver
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Vargas
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Matthew Conner
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Sarah Davis
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Ed Fayne
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Medical Inmate
Peter Weireter ...
SWAT Team Commander
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Derrick Wilson
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Dr. Gosha
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SWAT in Airduct
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Cell Guard
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Pelican Bay Head Guard
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Cigarette Guard
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Library Guard
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Tough Inmate
Darren Pearce ...
Convoy Guard
Eric Tignini ...
Convoy Guard
Billy Kane ...
Laser Technician
Christine Ashe ...
Young ER Nurse
Donna M. Duffy ...
ER Nurse
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Cop Escorting Frank
Robert Baier ...
Security Booth Guard
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SWAT Sharpshooter in Street
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Doctor at Walkway
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SWAT Sniper on Roof
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Patrol Cop
Howard Meehan ...
Policeman on Street
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Helicopter Shooter
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SWAT Helicopter Pilot
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SWAT Helicopter Pilot (as Dirk Vahle)
Craig Hosking ...
SWAT Helicopter Pilot (as Craig Hoskings)
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Motorcyclist
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Motorcyclist
Danny Rogers ...
Motorcyclist
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Rains, Cop shot in ER
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Kellen, Burnt Cop 1 (as Norm Howell)
John Rottger ...
Trimble, Burnt Cop 2
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Donna, Burning Nurse
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Adler ...
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Tony Amen ...
Visitor in Hospital (uncredited)
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Detective in Chase (uncredited)
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Police Detective (uncredited)
Elizabeth Ann Peternel ...
Patient (uncredited)
Dwayne Pintoff ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Barbet Schroeder

Written by

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David Klass ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jeffrey Chernov ... executive producer (as Jeffery Chernov)
Gary Foster ... producer
Susan Hoffman ... producer
Lee Rich ... producer
Josie Rosen ... co-producer
Barbet Schroeder ... producer

Music by

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Trevor Jones

Cinematography by

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Luciano Tovoli

Editing by

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Lee Percy

Editorial Department

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Julie Carr ... second assistant editor
Don Ciana ... color timer
Rebecca Nicolaou ... first assistant editor
Arnold Shuster ... negative matcher
Donna Stern ... associate editor
Todd Zongker ... assistant editor: avid
Miles Ferguson ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Gabriel Fleming ... apprentice editor (uncredited)
Meredith Gold ... assistant film editor (uncredited)
Dale Jones ... avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney ... avid technician (uncredited)
Patricia Sztaba ... negative matcher (uncredited)
Stan Sztaba ... negative matcher (uncredited)

Casting By

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Howard Feuer

Production Design by

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Geoffrey Kirkland

Art Direction by

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Sandy Getzler

Set Decoration by

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Jennifer Williams

Costume Design by

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Gary Jones

Makeup Department

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Larry Abbott ... makeup artist
Bob Mills ... makeup artist: Mr. Keaton
Violet Ortiz ... hair stylist
K.G. Ramsey ... key hair stylist
Rick Sharp ... key makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams ... hair stylist: Mr. Keaton

Production Management

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Ross Fanger ... unit production manager
Chantal Feghali ... post-production supervisor
Jasmine Kosovic ... post-production supervisor
Michael Alden ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David R. Ellis ... second unit director
Michael Green ... first assistant director: second unit
David Hallinan ... second assistant director
Geoffrey Hansen ... first assistant director
David Hyman ... second second assistant director
Joseph J. Kontra ... second assistant director: second unit (as Joe Kontra)
Frank Kostenko Jr. ... second assistant director
Sean McCarron ... second assistant director: second unit
Eric Tignini ... second second assistant director
Jeff Dashnaw ... additional second unit director (uncredited)
Joe Lotito ... second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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Laura Connors ... construction accountant
Walt Hadfield ... construction coordinator (as Walton D. Hadfield)
Kelly Hannafin ... set designer
Bo Johnson ... set designer
Bill King ... assistant property master
C.J. Maguire ... property master
Rando Schmook ... set designer
Kinney Booker ... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Buncher ... carpenter (uncredited)
Darien N. D'Alfonso ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Derek Dutilly ... carpenter (uncredited)
Chip Eccles ... carpenter (uncredited)
Steven Fidler ... propmaker (uncredited)
Eileen Garrigan ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Thomas J. Garrigan ... property assistant: Pittsburgh (uncredited)
Megan Graham ... additional props (uncredited)
Jim Heastings ... carpenter (uncredited)
Smith Harper Hutchings ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Gilbert Johnson ... set dresser (uncredited)
Charles R. Lipscomb ... lead man (uncredited)
Tony Miller ... set plasterer (uncredited)
Rudy Reachi ... property master: second unit (uncredited)
Mark Sakamoto ... set dresser (uncredited)
Sean Skelding ... set dresser (uncredited)
Dale Snyder ... prop maker gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gina Alfano ... dialogue editor
Ron Bochar ... supervising sound editor
Kam Chan ... foley editor
Benjamin Cheah ... supervising foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Kenna Doeringer ... assistant adr editor
Chris Fielder ... assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein ... sound effects editor
Tom Hartig ... boom operator
Frank Kern ... foley editor
Steve Nelson ... sound mixer
Bruce Pross ... foley supervisor
Nicholas Renbeck ... assistant sound editor
Steven Visscher ... foley editor
Deborah Wallach ... adr editor
Kay Denmark ... adr boom operator (uncredited)
Zachary DiPego ... sound cable wrangler (uncredited)
Dustin DuPilka ... assistant foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Magill ... additional sound editing (uncredited)
Wyatt Sprague ... apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Allan Zaleski ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kelly Kerby ... special effects coordinator
Paul J. Lombardi ... special effects supervisor
Edward T. Reiff Jr. ... special effects foreman
Scott Garcia ... leadman: second unit (uncredited)
Steven Hintz ... special effects (uncredited)
Vincent Montefusco ... special effects supervisor: CGI unit (uncredited)
Steve Shines ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Mark Axton ... CGI department manager: Boss Film Studios (as Mark R. Axton)
Johnathan R. Banta ... matte painter: BOSS Film Studios
Jolly-Rogers Bite ... computer animator: Boss Film Studios
Deane Boeka ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Gayle Busby ... visual effects line producer: Boss Film Studios
Ruth Caspary ... matte department lead: Boss Film Studios
Craig T. Currie ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Thomas Dadras ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Scott David ... tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Larry DeUnger ... model shop project lead: Boss Film Studios
Richard Edlund ... visual effects plate supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Mark W. Elias ... key grip: Boss Film Studios (as Mark Elias)
David Fogg ... motion control operator: Boss Film Studios
Quentin Frost ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Ed Gatica ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Walid Harmoush ... systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Alex Hegedus ... assistant systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Bill Heiden ... systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Jeff Homolya ... first assistant camera: Boss Film Studios
Shahril Ibrahim ... head of software development: Boss Film Studios
Darren Jones ... digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
David Jones ... visual effects: co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as David M. Jones)
William A. Klinger ... miniture pyrotechnics supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as William Klinger)
Joe Kraft ... best boy grip: Boss Film Studios (as Joseph Kraft)
Gauth Krishnamurti ... software engineer: Boss Film Studios (as Gautham Krishnamurti)
Maria Lando ... software engineer: Boss Film Studios
Donna Langston ... head of production development: Boss Film Studios
Bruce MacRae ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Job Martin ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Bob Mercier ... software engineer: Boss Film Studios
Taylor Mickle ... assistant systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Michele Moen ... matte painter: BOSS Film Studios (as Michelle Moen)
Matt Newell ... CGI resource manager: Boss Film Studios
Shannon Leigh Olds ... visual effects editor: Boss Film Studios
Beth Ostermann ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
David Palmer ... matte painter: BOSS Film Studios
Jamie Pilgrim ... tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Darrin C. Porter ... best boy electric: Boss Film Studios
Brian Pringle ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Martin Rae ... chief operating officer: Boss Film Studios
Andrew Reitsma ... digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
Gregory Romero ... best boy grip: Boss Film Studios
Landon Ruddel ... stage manager: Boss Film Studios (as Landon Ruddell)
Jim Rygiel ... visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Brian Samuels ... visual effects technical supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Jason Schugardt ... tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Gregory Shimp ... digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios (as Greg Shimp)
Donny Sierer ... electronic supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Ron Simonson ... digital imaging supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Doug Smith ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Jeff W. Smith ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Steven C. Smith ... model maker: Boss Film Studios
Scott Spencer ... gaffer: Boss Film Studios
Mike Sullo ... assistant systems administrator: Boss Film Studios
Daniel Sunwoo ... tape operator: Boss Film Studios
Michael Sweeney ... visual effects executive producer: Boss Film Studios
Hector Dante Tantoco ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios (as Hector Tantoco)
Gordon Taylor ... visual effects scene supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Sargen Todequeso ... post-production supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Matthew Tomlinson ... digital imaging operator: Boss Film Studios
Jessica Trento ... production coordinator: Boss Film Studios
Mark Vargo ... director of photography: miniature unit, Boss Film Studios
Shurta B. Wright ... digital imaging lead: Boss Film Studios
Elbert Yen ... matte painter: Boss Film Studios / texture painter: Boss Film Studios
Ken Ziegler ... visual effects computer animation: Boss Film Studios
Stuart Ziff ... assistant mechanical effects: Boss Film Studios
Steven Fagerquist ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Greg Groenekamp ... senior digital compositor: Cineon (uncredited)
Joshua Mandel ... visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Mindy Minkow ... optical camera operator (uncredited)
Beecher Tomlinson ... special effects: CGI-unit/Pyro (uncredited)

Stunts

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Bobby Bass ... stunts
Bruce Benson ... stunts
Michael T. Brady ... stunts (as Mike Brady)
Jeff Brockton ... stunts
William H. Burton Jr. ... stunts (as William Burton Jr.)
Heather Burton ... stunts
Michael Cassidy ... stunts (as Mike Cassidy)
Mark Chadwick ... stunts
John T. Cypert ... stunts (as John Cypert)
George Dashnaw ... stunts
Jeff Dashnaw ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Eddy Donno ... stunts
Annie Ellis ... stunts
Chenea Ellis ... stunts (as Chenoa Ellis)
Richard M. Ellis ... stunts (as Richard Ellis)
Danny Epper ... stunts
James M. Halty ... stunts (as Jim Halty)
Steve Holladay ... stunts (as Steve Holaday)
Shawn Howell ... stunts
Tommy J. Huff ... stunts (as Tom Huff)
Brian Imada ... stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw ... stunts
Lane Leavitt ... stunts
Matt McBride ... stunts
Gary McLarty ... stunts
Jeff Mosley ... stunts
Jimmy Nickerson ... stunts
Darrin Prescott ... stunts (as Darren Prescott)
Troy Robinson ... stunts
George A. Sack Jr. ... stunts (as George Sack Jr.)
Steve Vandeman ... stunts
Glen Yrigoyen ... stunts
Jack Carpenter ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Elliott ... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Hart ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Scott Hubbell ... stunts (uncredited) / water safety (uncredited)
Kris A. Jeffrey ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons ... stunts (uncredited)
Scott Waugh ... stunt double: Andy Garcia (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gary A. Beaird ... key grip (as Gary Beaird) / rigging key grip (as Gary 'Bullet' Beaird Jr.)
Arthur Blum ... dolly grip
Clyde E. Bryan ... first assistant camera
Greg Cantrell ... rigging gaffer (as Gregory Cantrell)
Gary Capo ... director of photography: second unit
Jesse Chavez ... dolly grip
George Dunagan ... assistant chief lighting technician (as George Dunnagan)
Ian Fox ... camera operator: second unit
Norman Glasser ... chief lighting technician
Bob Gorelick ... "b" camera/steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera
Bob Hall ... first assistant camera
D.J. Harder ... second assistant camera (as David Harder)
Josh Levy ... video assist operator
Merrick Morton ... still photographer
Leo J. Napolitano ... camera operator: second unit
Arnaud Peiny ... best boy grip
Monty Rowan ... camera operator
Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne ... best boy electric (as Gihan Seneviratne)
Philip Shanahan ... second assistant camera
Dave Walker ... rigging best boy grip (as David Ian Walker) / rigging key grip (as David B. Walker)
Earl C. Williman ... best boy electric (as Earl Williman Jr.)
David Bouillez ... set electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
Pat Dames ... grip (uncredited)
Valeska Difrieri ... grip (uncredited)
Gregory L. Edwards ... grip (uncredited)
Moose Enright ... set lighting technician (uncredited)
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. ... lamp operator (uncredited)
Christopher J. Lama ... electrician (uncredited)
Daniel C. McFadden ... camera loader (uncredited)
Parker Meyer ... camera loader: second unit (uncredited)
John Buzz Moyer ... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Brad Peterman ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (uncredited)
Patrick Russo ... electrician (uncredited)
John Scalzo ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Ron Simonson ... camera operator: miniature unit (uncredited)
Nick Tallo ... grip (uncredited)
William J. Weaver ... electrician (uncredited)
Scott C. Williman ... rigging best boy (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Judith Bouley ... casting: San Francisco
Nancy Mosser ... extras casting director
Linda Carola ... local casting assistant (uncredited)
Meredith Tucker ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cheryl Beasley Blackwell ... wardrobe supervisor
Bruce Ericksen ... wardrobe supervisor
Diane Collins ... costumer (uncredited)
Steve Petix Jr. ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Tim Wilson ... costumer (uncredited)
Timothy A. Wonsik ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Michael Leon ... location manager
Gail Stempler ... location manager: San Francisco
Joe Barzo ... location scout (uncredited)
Paul D. Boydston ... location scout (uncredited)
James A. Mahathey ... location assistant (uncredited)
R. Scott Poole ... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Timothy Stone ... assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Geoff Alexander ... conductor / orchestrator
Edmund Butt ... additional orchestrator
Budd Carr ... executive music consultant
Simon Chamberlain ... additional orchestrator
Peter Cobbin ... additional music recordist
Genevive Colvin ... music coordinator (as Geneviève Thomas Colvin)
Michael Cox ... assistant music engineer
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Mike De Saulles ... violinist
Andrew Dudman ... assistant music engineer
David Flower ... assistant music engineer (as Dave Flower)
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Paul Hicks ... assistant music engineer
Tod Holcomb ... assistant music editor
Nick Ingman ... additional orchestrator
Trevor Jones ... orchestrator
Julian Kershaw ... orchestrator
Wayne Morley ... music preparation
Suzana Peric ... music editor
Simon Rhodes ... music recordist / music scoring mixer
Tony Stanton ... music preparation
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Annette Kudrak ... music editor (uncredited)
Curt Sobel ... music editor (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dea Cantu ... script supervisor: second unit
Susan Malerstein-Watkins ... script supervisor (as Susan Malerstein)
J. Ellen Evans ... script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Marshall Herskovitz ... script revisions (uncredited)
Neal Jimenez ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Chris Haynes ... driver
Ken Peterson ... transportation coordinator
Yvette Peterson ... driver
Kristen Redd-Ginchereau ... transportation captain
Tommy Rieger ... driver
J. Armin Garza II ... driver: camera car (uncredited)
Dennis Lally ... driver (uncredited)
Tina Peterson ... driver (uncredited)
Larry Stelling ... picture car coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Veronica Brice ... assistant: Mr. Rich
Amberwren Briskey-Cohen ... assistant: Mr. Foster
Gina Brockett ... animal trainer
Jim Brockett ... animal trainer
Victoria Clay-Mendoza ... assistant: Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Schroeder
Gareth Cousins ... synthesizer programmer
Robert Dawson ... title designer: main title sequence
Jan Dennehy ... production accountant
Donna M. Duffy ... medical advisor
Jim Dunlap ... assistant production accountant
Rose F. Fahey ... assistant: Mr. Garcia (as Rose Fahey)
Christine C. Fransen ... production office coordinator
Fred Gabrielli ... caterer
Brad Gerstner ... production assistant
Huck Hackstedt ... production assistant
L.B. Kyle Keilman ... craft service (as L.B. Keilman)
Kipper ... synthesizer programmer
Frank McGough ... local best boy electric
Charles Rapp ... assistant: Mr. Chernov
Mary Grace Shaughnessy ... assistant: Mr. Keaton (as Mary Grace)
Brian Spain ... production secretary
Spooky Stevens ... unit publicist
Phil Todd ... ewi performer
Matthew Tynan ... assistant: Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Schroeder
Irene Vukovich ... post-production accountant
Peter Weireter ... advisor: SWAT team / police advisor
Kevin Wiebelhaus ... production assistant
Ted Yonenaka ... craft service
Gina Aponte ... stand-in: Marcia Gay Harden (uncredited)
Jason Winn 'J.B. Destiny' Bareford ... production assistant (uncredited)
Barbara Bass ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Bobbin Bergstrom ... medical technical advisor (uncredited)
Jarrett Buba ... production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Joshua Stephen Buckner ... production assistant (uncredited)
Bennett Fidlow ... additional legal services (uncredited)
Larry Geyer ... production assistant: Pittsburgh (uncredited)
Jameson Hawley ... production assistant (uncredited)
Ryan R. Johnson ... assistant to head of production (uncredited)
David 'Yoko' Jose ... production assistant (uncredited)
Javier López de Ayala ... Publicist: Spain (uncredited)
James Mitchell-Clyde ... utility diver (uncredited)
Jeff Nathanson ... script doctor (uncredited)
Shaun O'Banion ... production assistant (uncredited)
Diana Osberg ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Steve Parys ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Randol Perelman-Taylor ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Relyea ... production assistant (uncredited)
Steven M. Rood ... assistant production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Rick Shuster ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Christian Stavrakis ... production assistant (uncredited)
Marsha L. Swinton ... first assistant accountant (uncredited)
R. Dale VanBatenburg ... safety coordinator: Pittsburgh (uncredited)
David H. 'Wino' Weinstein ... production assistant (uncredited)
April Weitzel ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival. Written by Sony Pictures (with permission)

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Also Known As
  • L'enjeu (France)
  • Desperate Measures - Jede Stunde zählt (Germany)
  • Medidas desesperadas (Spain)
  • Mesures desesperades (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Hranice zoufalství (Czechia)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Box Office

Budget $50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,833,412, 01 Feb 1998

Did You Know?

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Trivia Michael Bay was originally set to direct, but pulled out to do The Rock (1996). See more »
Goofs Near the end of the movie, McCabe is pouring liquid cyclopropane on the floor, from a metal container. As a basic fact of thermodynamics, this action will not only freeze the container valve (thus disabling it), but also the container itself would become so cold that he won't even be able to hold it. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Soundtracks PROUD MARY See more »
Quotes Peter McCabe: You have to appreciate the irony. After all these years of being locked up, I'm given the opportunity to kill again. A cop's kid, too, and all I have to do is sit right here.
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