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Synopsis
Although he enjoyed great critical success with crime dramas and slice-of-life pictures, director Barbet Schroeder continued dabbling in the thriller genre with this action-oriented film. Andy Garcia stars as Frank Conner, a widowed San Francisco police officer whose young son Matt (Joseph Cross) is suffering from leukemia. Without a bone marrow transplant, Matt will die, but Frank isn't a donor. In fact, the only potential match is prison inmate Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton), a psychotic but charming serial killer. At first, McCabe refused to participate despite Conner's pleas, but eventually, the convict relents and agrees to the procedure. It is all a ruse, however, as McCabe has discovered a clever way to escape the confines of the operating room where Matt's oncologist, Dr. Hawkins (Marcia Gay Harden) is scheduled to perform the transplant. Faced with the dual nightmare of his son's deteriorating condition and a mass murderer on the loose in a major metropolitan hospital, the frantic Conner finds himself bending and even breaking the law to bring McCabe down and save Matt's life. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marcia Gay Harden Samantha Hawkins
Michael Keaton Peter McCabe
Erik King Nate Oliver
Richard Riehle Ed Fayne
Brian Cox Jeremiah Cassidy
Andy Garcia Frank Conner
Efrain Figueroa Vargus
Joseph Cross Matthew Conner
Janel Maloney Sarah Davis

Production Crew

Sandy Getzler Art Director
Howard Feuer Casting
Luciano Tovoli Cinematographer
Josie Rosen Co-producer
Trevor Jones Composer (Music Score)
Gary Jones Costume Designer
Barbet Schroeder Director
Lee Percy Editor
Jeffrey Chernov Executive Producer
Geoffrey Hansen First Assistant Director
Barbet Schroeder Producer
Gary Foster Producer
Lee Rich Producer
Susan Hoffman Producer
Geoffrey Kirkland Production Designer
David Klass Screenwriter
Jennifer Williams Set Designer
Steve Nelson Sound/Sound Designer
James M. Halty Stunts
Year: 1997
Runtime: 100
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for violence and language
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Eagle Point
Mandalay Pictures
TriStar