Desperate Hours
Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.
Rating: 5.4 out of 10TMDB(234 votes)
Overview
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (1991)
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Box office
Grossed $2.74M worldwide against a $18M budget
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Based on
Based on The Desperate Hours
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Filming locations
Filmed in Utah
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Setting
Set in Utah
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Music
Music by David Mansfield
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Douglas Milsome
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Joseph HayesNovel, Screenplay
- Mark RosenthalScreenplay
- Lawrence KonnerScreenplay
- Michael CiminoScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 5, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $18M
- Revenue
- $2.7M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Mickey RourkeMichael Bosworth
Anthony HopkinsTim Cornell
Mimi RogersNora Cornell
Lindsay CrouseBrenda Chandler
Kelly LynchNancy Breyers
Elias KoteasWally Bosworth
David MorseAlbert
Shawnee SmithMay Cornell- Danny GerardZack Cornell
Gerry BammanEd Tallent
Matt McGrathKyle
John Christopher JonesNeff
Dean NorrisMaddox
John FinnLexington
Christopher CurryChabon
James RebhornProsecutor- Ellen ParkerKate
Elizabeth RuscioJudge
Ellen McElduffBank Teller- Bob EvansReporter
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