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Desperate Hours (1990)

R 10/05/1990 (US) Mystery, Thriller, Crime 1h 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.

Joseph Hayes

Novel, Screenplay
Michael Cimino

Director
Lawrence Konner

Screenplay
Mark Rosenthal

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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
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A review by Wuchak

70%

Written by Wuchak on May 27, 2022

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.

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