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Desperate Hours (1990)

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins Director: Michael Cimino Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse, Kelly Lynch
  • Directors: Michael Cimino
  • Writers: Joseph Hayes, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
  • Producers: Michael Cimino, Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Mel Dellar
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005V9HX
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,609 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Desperate Hours" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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From Academy Award®-winning director Michael Cimino* comes this taut psychological thriller about a family held hostage in their own home. Starring Mickey Rourke, Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins**, Mimi Rogers and Kelly Lynch, this nail-biting action film grabs you by the throat and leaves you gasping in terror. Prepare yourself. The Desperate Hours have begun.In dire need of a hideout, escaped convict Michael Bosworth (Rourke) uses his charming smile to gain entry into the posh home of Nora and Tim Cornell (Rogers and Hopkins) and their two children. While waiting for his beautiful lawyer-turned-accomplice (Lynch) to arrive, Bosworth's smile soon explodes into homicidal rage when the Cornells desperately try to fight back. Holding the family at gunpoint and ruthlessly pitting husband against wife, Bosworth's fury escalates into a shocking night of terror and cold-blooded murder. Finally, the family is forced to take a stand that will either destroy them...or unite them as never before. *1978: The Deer Hunter; **1991: Actor, The Silence of the Lambs

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars War of trust is fantastic!!, August 28, 1999
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This review is from: Desperate Hours [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Sir Anthony Hopkins plays a defense attorney trying to recapture a dissolving marriage. Escaping from court, a career killer, Micky Roarke, takes hostage Hopkins' wife, home, children, and increasingly tries for more. Excellent film on the depths of human spirit. Hope studios re-release!!!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rourke and Anthony Hopkins make a great team!, September 14, 2000
This review is from: Desperate Hours [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Moving action thriller! Michael Bosworth is a seasoned sociopath (Mickey Rourke) who devises an escape using his lawyer (Kelly Lynch). Before authorities can close in, he and his goons (Elias Koteas -Wally and David Morse - Albert) choose a family home to hide out. Only the family is not entirely away.

Anthony Hopkins plays ex-hubby Tim Cornell, a persistant defense attorney, who hopes to win back his wife's affections, Nora Cornell ( Mimi Rogers ). When he visits, he discovers too late that his ex-wife has been entertaining armed keepers. As his family is one by one ensnared, he seeks to unify trust to save their lives. But, he's an ex-husband based on trust issues. Who will Nora trust? The terrifying stranger pledging not to hurt anyone or an ex-hubby adulterer? Terrific, gripping story. Also starring, Shawnee Smith, Danny Gerard, Gerry Bamman, Matt McGrath, John Christopher Jones, Dean Norris, Peter Crombie, and Ellen Parker

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie!, September 16, 1999
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This review is from: Desperate Hours [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Mimi Rogers is taken hostage as well as her husband (anthony hopkins) and son and daughter.

This is a riveting movie about how a family deals with the emotions running through them when they are being held hostage.

Definatley one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Definately a strong 4 out of 5.

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2.0 out of 5 stars ROURKE AND HOPKINS WILL HELP YOU TO FORGET THE PLOT HOLES! 2 1/2 STARS!
I had high hoped for this one, but too many contrivances and plot holes made my hopes disintegrate right before my eyes. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent acting in dreadful movie!
As other reviewers I picked this movie to watch due to the cast forgetting that particularly Hopkins really only made the big name for himself later in his career.... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Morten Lokkegaard

1.0 out of 5 stars Save us from remakes
This film is actually a remake of a 1950s film with Humphrey Bogart and Frederic March. It was based on a highly successful novel and stage play by Joseph Hayes. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Francis M. Schiraldi

2.0 out of 5 stars Watch only out of desperation...
When you see the name Anthony Hopkins you automatically think `good movie'. I made that mistake before (with `Alexander' and `The Human Stain') and apparently I made that mistake... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Andrew Ellington

2.0 out of 5 stars Cimino's worst movie
With superb performances from Frederic March, Humphrey Bogart and Arthur Kennedy, a taut script and on the money direction from William Wyler, The Desperate Hours is one of the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Trevor Willsmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Production and Acting Salvage Improbable Plot
`Desperate Hours' calls us to question why do we do the things we do? Or rather why do these characters do the things they do? Read more
Published on October 17, 2007 by C. Chow

4.0 out of 5 stars Thriller
I would agree with several other reviewers that this is a moving and captivating thriller! In the rare case that home invasions occur, they are absolutely frightening. Read more
Published on August 2, 2005 by J. McAndrew

2.0 out of 5 stars Pointless film!
When you decide to adapt a classic film you should take warning several aspects: Has the story aged? How has the suspense's concept altered for the new audiences? Read more
Published on May 29, 2005 by Hiram Gomez Pardo

3.0 out of 5 stars The movie is good I think...
Don't understand why so many critics have given this movie only 1 star? It's not a pointless movie at all I think, the acting is brilliant, and it contains a beautiful, gripping... Read more
Published on August 1, 2004 by Pål Amundsen

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a GREAT film !
Despite some of the glib, cute, reviews here, the cast is strong, the story is strong, the direction is strong. For the money, it's a purchase you won't regret. Read more
Published on November 3, 2003 by kathleen m condon

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