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Desperate Hours (1990)
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse
Runtime105 min
RatingR
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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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Desperate Hours, the 1990 thriller directed by Michael Cimino, received a mixed critical reception. While some praised the film's tense, suspenseful atmosphere, others found it to be an uneven remake of the 1955 original. The film did not receive any major awards recognition, but it holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating a generally positive audience reception.
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Directed by the acclaimed Michael Cimino, Desperate Hours (1990) offers a gripping thriller that showcases the outstanding performances of Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins as they navigate the tense battle of wits between an escaped convict and his hostages.
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Desperate Hours is a 1990 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same name and an adaptation the 1954 novel by Joseph Hayes, who also co-wrote the script with Cimino based on a treatment by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. Cimino was not credited as writer on the finished product. The film stars Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins, with Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse, and Elias Koteas in supporting roles. It marks Cimino's third collaboration with Rourke, having previously worked with him on the films Heaven's Gate and Year of the Dragon.
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