The Desperate Hours (1990)
- Starring:
- Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Cimino
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Desperate Hours
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, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast of The Desperate Hours
- Mickey Rourke - Michael Bosworth
- Mimi Rogers - Nora Cornell
- Kelly Lynch - Nancy Breyers
- David Morse - Albert
- Danny Gerard - Zack Cornell
- Matt McGrath - Kyle
- Kenneth Bass - Repairman
- Ellen Parker - Kate
- Mike Nussbaum - Mr. Nelson
- Ellen McElduff - Bank Teller
- Bradley Leatham - Police Detective
- Richard Hernandez - SWAT Team Member
- Bob Evans - Reporter
- Cate Praggastis
- Ralph Waite
- Michael Flynn - Ornitz
- George Sullivan - Sniper
- Robert Rowe - Sniper
- Gary Parker - SWAT Team Member
- Robert Condor - Trooper
- Christopher Curry - Chabon
- Alexis Fernandez - Reporter
- Anthony Hopkins - Tim Cornell
- Lindsay Crouse - Chandler
- Elias Koteas - Wally Bosworth
- Shawnee Smith - May Cornell
- Gerry Bamman - Ed Tallent
- Brian James Anderson - Coroner
- Ron Bird - Reporter
- Jeff Olson - Coogan
- Dean Norris - Maddox
- Brittnew Lewis - College Girl
- John Jones - Neff
- James Thornton - SWAT Team Member
- Mary Colquhoun
- Stanley White - Devereaux
- Barry Primus
- Lise Wilburn - College Girl
- Elizabeth Ruscio - Judge
- James Rebhorn - Prosecutor
- Matthew Rangi Brown - Security Guard at Bank
- Peter Crombie - Connelly
- Daniel Cussiter - SWAT Team Member
- John Finn - Lexington
- Director(s):
- Michael Cimino
- Writer(s):
- Mark Rosenthal, Joseph Hayes, Lawrence Konner
- Producer(s):
- Martha de Laurentiis, Mel Dellar
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Situations, Violence, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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