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Desperate Hours

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

Director

Michael Cimino

Year

Genre

action, crime, drama

Box Office

$2,742,912

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,The De Laurentiis Company

Awards

1 nomination

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Michael Bosworth

Tim Cornell

Anthony Hopkins

Nora Cornell

Brenda Chandler

Nancy Breyers

Wally Bosworth

Albert

May Cornell

Zack Cornell

Ed Tallent

Kyle

Neff

John Christopher Jones

Maddox

Lexington

Chabon

Christopher Curry

Devereaux

Connelly

Kate

Judge

Elizabeth Ruscio

Repairman

Mr. Nelson

Bank Teller

College Girl

College Girl

Reporter

Reporter

Alexis Fernández

Reporter

Prosecutor

Ornita

Coogan

Trooper

Sniper

George Sullivan

Sniper

SWAT Team Member

Daniel Cussiter

SWAT Team Member

SWAT Team Member

Richard Hernandez

SWAT Team Member

SWAT Team Member

Police Detective

Bradley Leatham

Coroner

Brian James Anderson

Security Guard at Bank

Matthew Rangi Brown

Police Pilot

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

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Tim Cornell Michael Bosworth Brenda Chandler May Cornell Wally Bosworth Nora Cornell

- Good morning, Nancy.
- Good morning. - Desperate Hours

- Good morning, Nancy. - Good morning.

Put your left hand on top of your head. - Desperate Hours

Put your left hand on top of your head.

Relax, cowboy. - Desperate Hours

Better do what he says.
Please put your hands behind your back. - Desperate Hours

Better do what he says. Please put your hands behind your ba...

Whatever I do,
it's only because I need you. - Desperate Hours

Whatever I do, it's only because I need you.

Nancy. Hi. I thought you were
supposed to be in court this morning. - Desperate Hours

Nancy. Hi. I thought you were supposed to be in court this m...

I'll wait for you...
Open your eyes and look at me! - Desperate Hours

I'll wait for you... Open your eyes and look at me!

- Daddy!
- Hey, Zack. How you doin'? - Desperate Hours

- Daddy! - Hey, Zack. How you doin'?

If it makes you feel better,
she's harder on me when we're alone. - Desperate Hours

If it makes you feel better, she's harder on me when we...

Tim Hey there's a brontosaurus in the pool - Desperate Hours

Tim Hey there's a brontosaurus in the pool

- Hey, young fella.
- Hi. - Desperate Hours

- Hey, young fella. - Hi.

Take this! - Desperate Hours

Hey, Albert! - Desperate Hours

Geronimo! - Desperate Hours

Good morning. You called about
a winter cover for your pool? - Desperate Hours

Good morning. You called about a winter cover for your pool?

Hey there's a swimming pool in the back and it's heated - Desperate Hours

Hey there's a swimming pool in the back and it's...

No one's gonna hurt you. - Desperate Hours

No one's gonna hurt you.

Albert! What are you doing up there? - Desperate Hours

Albert! What are you doing up there?

Hi, this is Nancy. Please leave
your message after the beep. - Desperate Hours

Hi, this is Nancy. Please leave your message after the beep.

Come on, open up, Nora. - Desperate Hours

Come on, open up, Nora.

Nora? - Desperate Hours

Everything's under control - Desperate Hours

Everything's under control

A man is not a gentleman - Desperate Hours

A man is not a gentleman

A man is not a gentleman unless
he knows how to mix a proper martini, - Desperate Hours

A man is not a gentleman unless he knows how to mix a proper...

- Where's the heat in this place?
- It doesn't work. - Desperate Hours

- Where's the heat in this place? - It doesn't wor...

Better be careful
with these things, Sheriff. - Desperate Hours

Better be careful with these things, Sheriff.

Shouldn't your girlfriend
have called by now? - Desperate Hours

Shouldn't your girlfriend have called by now?

- Look at you. You're blushing.
- Is he gonna come in? - Desperate Hours

- Look at you. You're blushing. - Is he gonna come in?

Wally l would never hurt your daughter l would never hurt any girl - Desperate Hours

Wally l would never hurt your daughter l would never hurt...

If that kid comes in here,
I'm gonna start with you. - Desperate Hours

If that kid comes in here, I'm gonna start with you.

- I called you this morning.
- You're my fifteenth service call today. - Desperate Hours

- I called you this morning. - You're my fifteenth serv...

48 bucks, for not doing a damn thing. - Desperate Hours

48 bucks, for not doing a damn thing.

You could have been 1,000 miles away. - Desperate Hours

You could have been 1,000 miles away.

- Want a receipt?
- A cancelled cheque will be fine. - Desperate Hours

- Want a receipt? - A cancelled cheque will be fine.

Liar. - Desperate Hours

Don't hurt him! - Desperate Hours

Don't hurt him!

- What are we doing?
- You idiot! - Desperate Hours

- What are we doing? - You idiot!

Michael wants the children to sleep
in their own room tonight. - Desperate Hours

Michael wants the children to sleep in their own room tonigh...

I just wanna go to sleep. - Desperate Hours

I just wanna go to sleep.

Here. - Desperate Hours

- She's going to cross the state line.
- Of course she is. - Desperate Hours

- She's going to cross the state line. - Of course she ...

The primary's stopping at a phone booth. - Desperate Hours

The primary's stopping at a phone booth.

I'm sorry. Your call
cannot be completed as dialled. - Desperate Hours

I'm sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialled.

Tell Tail-End Charlie to pick up
the number on that payphone, - Desperate Hours

Tell Tail-End Charlie to pick up the number on that payphone...

Goddammit. Stay with her. - Desperate Hours

Goddammit. Stay with her.

Let the state police book her,
but make sure they keep it quiet. - Desperate Hours

Let the state police book her, but make sure they keep it qu...

You answer it. - Desperate Hours

Hi. - Desperate Hours

L'm sorry - Desperate Hours

Now, you can't stay here much longer. - Desperate Hours

Now, you can't stay here much longer.

Now maybe you'll understand. - Desperate Hours

Now maybe you'll understand.

Come on. - Desperate Hours

L'll see you guys in Mexico - Desperate Hours

L'll see you guys in Mexico

Got only one thing for you
to think about out there. - Desperate Hours

Got only one thing for you to think about out there.

- Sorry.
- She was next. - Desperate Hours

- Sorry. - She was next.

We usually require
your wife's signature. - Desperate Hours

We usually require your wife's signature.

Here you are, Mr Cornell.
But please count it. - Desperate Hours

Here you are, Mr Cornell. But please count it.

The FBI announced today it will not
file charges against Nancy Breyers - Desperate Hours

The FBI announced today it will not file charges against Nan...

What do you find so amusing? - Desperate Hours

What do you find so amusing?

Wally. - Desperate Hours

Which way are you guys goin'? - Desperate Hours

Which way are you guys goin'?

We got a report of a man
covered in blood harassing two girls - Desperate Hours

We got a report of a man covered in blood harassing two girl...

You, in the water! - Desperate Hours

You, in the water!

Hey! You, in the water! - Desperate Hours

Hey! You, in the water!

Drop your weapon! - Desperate Hours

Drop your weapon!

Put the gun down! - Desperate Hours

Put the gun down!

L'll be out of here in less than an hour - Desperate Hours

L'll be out of here in less than an hour

Get it off her. He'll search her. - Desperate Hours

Get it off her. He'll search her.

I just put my ass on the line. - Desperate Hours

I just put my ass on the line.

I'm passing command to you. - Desperate Hours

I'm passing command to you.

I know that they tried
to get you to betray me. - Desperate Hours

I know that they tried to get you to betray me.

Let me introduce you to the Cornells. - Desperate Hours

Let me introduce you to the Cornells.

Jesus Christ! We've got company. - Desperate Hours

Jesus Christ! We've got company.

It's too late. See what he does. - Desperate Hours

It's too late. See what he does.

Hi, Kyle. How you doin', kid? - Desperate Hours

Hi, Kyle. How you doin', kid?

He wants to take May for a ride.
He won't leave without her. - Desperate Hours

He wants to take May for a ride. He won't leave without...

- Are you OK?
- I'm fine. - Desperate Hours

- Are you OK? - I'm fine.

- Why are you doin' that?
- A wild idea. You have to trust me. - Desperate Hours

- Why are you doin' that? - A wild idea. You have to tr...

- How come I didn't hear the car start?
- No key. - Desperate Hours

- How come I didn't hear the car start? - No key.

Hey, Daddy.
There's people with guns outside. - Desperate Hours

Hey, Daddy. There's people with guns outside.

OK, I'll be back soon. - Desperate Hours

OK, I'll be back soon.

This place is a tomb.
You two get out first. Get in the back. - Desperate Hours

This place is a tomb. You two get out first. Get in the back...

- Shit.
- Nancy, what's wrong? - Desperate Hours

- Shit. - Nancy, what's wrong?

Tim Give me the gun Nora - Desperate Hours

Tim Give me the gun Nora

Goddammit! Get over here! - Desperate Hours

Goddammit! Get over here!

Lf you never trusted me before you have to trust me now - Desperate Hours

Lf you never trusted me before you have to trust me now

Your car is waiting, Bosworth. - Desperate Hours

Your car is waiting, Bosworth.

Do not move! - Desperate Hours

Do not move! We'll come to you! - Desperate Hours

Do not move! We'll come to you!

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Cimino

Writer: Joseph Hayes, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,The De Laurentiis Company

Genre: action, crime, drama

Year: 1990

MetaScore: 33/100

ImdbRating: 5.4

BoxOffice: $2,742,912

Released: 05 Oct 1990

Awards: 1 nomination

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