Desperate Measures (1998) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Barbet Schroeder.

Cast

• Michael Keaton as Peter McCabe
• Andy Garcia as Frank Conner
• Brian Cox as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
• Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Samantha Hawkins
• Erik King as Nate Oliver
• Efrain Figueroa as Vargas
• Joseph Cross as Matthew Conner
• Janel Moloney as Sarah Davis
• Richard Riehle as Ed Fayne
• Tracey Walter as Medical Inmate
• Keith Diamond as Derrick Wilson
• Peter Weireter as SWAT Team Commander
• Steve Park as Dr. Gosha
• Dennis Cockrum as Pelican Bay Head Guard
• John C. Meier as Rains, Cop shot in ER
• Norman Howell as Kellen, Burnt Cop
• John Rottger as Trimble, Burnt Cop
• Donna Keegan as Donna, Burning Nurse
• Michael Shamus Wiles as Tough Inmate
• Scott Colomby as Patrol Cop
• Steven Schub as SWAT in Airduct
• Neal Matarazzo as Cell Guard
• Jeff Mosley as San Francisco Police
• Danny Rogers as Motorcyclist

Crew

• Luciano Tovoli — Director of Photography
• Barbet Schroeder — Director
• Gary Foster — Producer
• Susan Hoffman — Producer
• Barbet Schroeder — Producer
• David Klass — Screenplay
• Lee Rich — Producer
• Trevor Jones — Original Music Composer

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