Desperate Hours

"Desire is the deadliest weapon of all."

Oct 5 1990 R 1h 45m
Action, Crime, Drama

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

Plot

Psychotic criminal, Michael Bosworth's about to go on trial. But prior to doing so, he cons his lawyer into helping him escape. As the pair try to make their getaway, she's left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him. He hides out at the house of the Cornells. Now it appears the Cornells have problems of their own. The husband and wife are separated, and there's an FBI agent after them who's using the lawyer to lead them to Bosworth.

Written by

Joseph Hayes, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

Directed by

Michael Cimino

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
9,215
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
33
Popularity
NA