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Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes19%
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
332 audience votes
Key crew
- Barbet SchroederDirector
- David KlassScreenplay
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael KeatonPeter McCabe
- Andy GarciaFrank Conner
- Brian CoxCaptain Jeremiah Cassidy
- Marcia Gay HardenDr. Samantha Hawkins
- Erik KingNate Oliver
- Efrain FigueroaVargas
- Joseph CrossMatthew Conner
- Janel MoloneySarah Davis
- Richard RiehleEd Fayne
- Tracey WalterMedical Inmate
- Keith DiamondDerrick Wilson
- Peter WeireterSWAT Team Commander
Stills
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Themes
chasedonationparanoiaterminal illnessleukemiaprison escapehospitalpsychological thrillercriminalconvictconfrontationcaptive