Desperate Hours
“Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.”
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
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Cast
28 people
Mickey Rourke
Michael Bosworth
Known for
The Wrestler
Iron Man 2
Anthony Hopkins
Tim Cornell
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Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Mimi Rogers
Nora Cornell
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Bosch
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Lindsay Crouse
Brenda Chandler
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The Arrival
House of Games
Kelly Lynch
Nancy Breyers
Known for
Road House
Charlie's Angels
Elias Koteas
Wally Bosworth
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Zodiac
David Morse
Albert
Known for
The Green Mile
Twelve Monkeys
Shawnee Smith
May Cornell
Known for
Saw III
The Stand
Danny Gerard
Zack Cornell
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Brooklyn Bridge
Blue Skies
Gerry Bamman
Ed Tallent
Known for
Home Alone
The Bodyguard
Matt McGrath
Kyle
Known for
The Undoing
Boys Don't Cry
John Christopher Jones
Neff
Known for
The Village
Michael Cimino Director · Lawrence Konner Screenplay Mark Rosenthal Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $18M · United States release October 5, 1990
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,742,912
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Dino de Laurentiis Communications
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 5, 1990
Theatrical
Finland
November 30, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
January 31, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 9, 1991 · Theatrical
March 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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