Desperate Measures Page #4

Synopsis: San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
1998
100 min
243 Views


Excuse me.

I can't get to his hip|with his wrists shackled like that.

Can't you work around them?

Mr. Cassidy, we take the extraction|from the iliac crest...

which is at the base of the spine.

I insert an l.V. here.|I can't operate on him chained.

Unshackle him.

You a smoker, Doc?

Give him the Demoral right away.|Put him under.

Right.

Clear the room.

Where's my dad?

He'll be back.

- How you feeling?|- Sleepy.

He's breathing normally.

BIS is at 84.

- Is he out?|- Another minute.

- Is he out?|- A moment.

It's not dropping.

Check the probe.

I don't understand.|He's not responding to--

The laundry chute!

- Where does it go?|- Laundry. Basement. Help me here.

He's gone down the laundry chute|to the basement. Get people there.

- How did he get out of the restraints?|- The bastard dislocated his thumbs.

Come in, Frank.

- It's me.|- What's going on?

McCabe is loose. They're evacuating|the hospital. How's Matt?

He's got a little blood in his nose.|I thought you should know about it.

-His platelets are low. Where's Hawkins?|-I don't know. I haven't seen her.

Sh*t!

See if you can contact her.|I'll be there as soon as I can.

You're not going to get very far|on that leg.

Your concern is noted and appreciated.

I've got the blood trail again!

It starts here.

Looks like he's gone into the ER.

Go in through the ambulance bay.|I'm gonna go in through this door.

- We should both--|- Do as I say, now!

Move!

Get Dr. Gosha down here.|We need extra help. I'll take this man.

The burn unit's swamped.

I'll take care of you myself.

I'll need another ten of morphine.

Now, nurse! Go!

I'm waiting.|I'll be right back.

What's the matter? This is an emergency|room. You're standing around. Give it--

You shouldn't let her|yell at you like that.

You'll lose your self-respect.

Now, put that in my pocket.

Atta girl.

Hold it! Let her go!

Let her go now!

Doc, tell Frank what happens when|you take bone marrow from a dead man.

Tell him.

- Move all patients into the hallways.|- That's enough. Let her go.

Don't f*** with me|or she's dead.

Put the knife down.

I'm not afraid to die,|so I'm not afraid to kill her.

You understand that, don't you?|Tell him.

The moment he dies,|his marrow becomes ischemic.

Without oxygen, the cells die.|It becomes useless to Matt.

You will never get out of here,|so let her go.

I'm counting to five in my head.

Put your gun on the floor,|or your son's doctor will be dead.

Come on.|I already started counting.

I'm putting the gun down.

Talk to me.|Let's make a deal.

A deal? What kind of deal|can you give me?

Eternal life without|the possibility of parole?

Do me a favor.

Open that curtain for me.

If you even think about pulling that|trigger, I'll cut her f***ing head off.

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David Klass

David Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist. He has written more than 40 screenplays for Hollywood studios and published 14 young adult novels. His screenplays are primarily character-based thrillers for adults, while his novels often tell the stories of teenagers in crisis. more…

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