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The Desperate Hours
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Synopsis
The Desperate Hours directed by Michael Cimino, is an attempt to remake the Humphrey Bogart classic of the same name with indifferent results. Bosworth (Mickey Rourke), a brutal criminal on the run with his partners, takes over a house occupied by an unhappily married couple Nora (Mimi Rogers) and Tim (Anthony Hopkins) and their young son and daughter. Bosworth has escaped from jail with the help of his defense attorney Nancy Breyers (Kelly Lynch). The film focuses on the interactions of the family and Bosworth as he plans his escape to Mexico. Cimino wastes little time in developing the characters or explaining the implausible premise that Bosworth would chose an occupied house and hold an innocent family captive when the logical choice would be to lay low and wait for his chance to escape. Both Hopkins and Rourke, usually excellent actors, give wildly over-the-top performances, aided by the lurid, over-written dialogue of the screenplay and the badly paced, ill-conceived direction by Cimino, which instead of creating tension and suspense, simply confuses the already muddled and incomprehensible plot. The Desperate Hours is a pale example of the original with little to recommend it. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

Cast

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

Production Crew

Patricia Klawonn Art Director
Joseph Hayes Book Author
Mary Colquhoun Casting
Douglas Milsome Cinematographer
Dino de Laurentiis Co-producer
Michael Cimino Co-producer
David Mansfield Composer (Music Score)
Harvey Giss Consultant/advisor
Ray Birge Consultant/advisor
Stanley White Consultant/advisor
Charles de Caro Costume Designer
Michael Cimino Director
Christopher Rouse Editor
Martha Schumacher Executive Producer
Alberto Fava Makeup
Ed Ternes Makeup
Robert Mills Makeup
Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc Pilot
Martha de Laurentiis Producer
Mel Dellar Producer
Victoria Paul Production Designer
Joseph Hayes Screenwriter
Lawrence Konner Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal Screenwriter
Crispian Sallis Set Designer
Tom Lindblom Set Designer
David Mansfield Songwriter
Allan A. Apone Special Effects
Makeup & Effects Labs, Inc. Special Effects
Thomas Fisher Special Effects
Billy Burton Stunts
Michael Runyard Stunts
Year: 1990
Runtime: 105
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Produced by
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
MGM
United Artists

Release
October 05, 1990 (USA)
by MGM/United Artists