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Desperate Hours movie storyline. Michael Bosworth is a psychotic criminal who is about to go on trial however, he seduces his lawyer into helping him escape. But as they try to make their getaway, she’s left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him, so he decides to hide at the house of the Cornells. Now it appears that the Cornells have problems of their own. The husband and wife are separated. And there’s an FBI agent after them who is using the lawyer to lead them to Bosworth.
Desperate Hours is a 1990 remake of the 1955 William Wyler crime drama of the same title. Both films are based on the novel by Joseph Hayes, who also co-wrote the script for this film with Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. (Rosenthal and Konner’s other collaborations include the screenplay of Superman IV: The Quest For Peace.) Desperate Hours stars Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse, Elias Koteas and David Morse. It is directed by Michael Cimino, who had previously worked with Rourke on the films Heaven’s Gate and Year of the Dragon.
Cast
Anthony Hopkins as Tim Cornell
Mickey Rourke as Michael Bosworth
Mimi Rogers as Nora Cornell
David Morse as Albert
Lindsay Crouse as FBI Agent Chandler
Kelly Lynch as Nancy Breyers
Elias Koteas as Wally Bosworth
Shawnee Smith as May Cornell
Matt McGrath as Kyle
Danny Gerard as Zack Cornell
Desperate Hours (1990)
Directed by: Michael Cimino
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse, Kelly Lynch, Elias Koteas, David Morse, Shawnee Smith, Danny Gerard, Matt McGrath
Screenplay by: Joseph Hayes, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Production Design by: Victoria Paul
Cinematography by: Douglas Milsome
Film Editing by: Christopher Rouse
Costume Design by: Charles DeCaro
Set Decoration by: Crispian Sallis
Art Direction by: Patricia Klawonn
Music by: David Mansfield
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: October 5, 1990
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