Desperate Hours (1990)

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05/10/1990 (US)•Thriller, Crime•1h 45m

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Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.

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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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Mickey Rourke
Michael Bosworth
Anthony Hopkins
Tim Cornell
Mimi Rogers
Nora Cornell
Lindsay Crouse
Brenda Chandler
Kelly Lynch
Nancy Breyers
Elias Koteas
Wally Bosworth
David Morse
Albert
Shawnee Smith
May Cornell
Danny Gerard
Zack Cornell

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A review by Wuchak

7.0

Written by Wuchak on May 27, 2022

_**A Tarantino flick before they existed**_ An intelligent sociopathic convict (Mickey Rourke) escapes custody in Salt Lake City and meets up with his brother (Elias Koteas) and their hulking, dull-witted collaborator (David Morse). They need a place to hide out until the mastermind’s defense lawyer can catch up with them (Kelly Lynch) and so randomly choose the Cornell’s abode in the suburbs due to its "For Sale" sign (Anthony Hopkins & Mimi Rogers). “Desperate Hours” (1990) is a quirky crime thriller by Michael Cimino that updates the book/play/movie from 1954-55. Some people don...