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Pittman decides to answer it because he wants to make sure that he exits this life without owing anything to anyone. He discovers a compatible donor in an imprisoned criminal named peter mccabe, played by michael keaton, and must convince him to donate his bone marrow. Desperate times call for desperate measures answers. Jeanna fine, shelby stevens, tera heart, jessica james, jonathan morgan, peter north, steven st. Desperate measures is a 1998 crime thriller starring andy garcia as a san francisco cop forced to choose between his job and his sons life. In june 1997, warner bros shifted the release date for their movie conspiracy. Apr 07, 2012 best of michael keaton in desperate measures duration. Desperate measures is a 1998 american action thriller film starring michael keaton, andy garcia, marcia gay harden and brian cox, directed by barbet schroeder. Jan 11, 2020 desperate times require desperate measures.
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