Desperate Measures (film)

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Desperate Measures
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Barbet Schroeder
Written by	David Klass
Based on	Desperate Measures by David Klass
Produced by	Gary Foster Barbet Schroeder Lee Rich Susan Hoffman
Starring	Michael Keaton Andy García Brian Cox Marcia Gay Harden
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Lee Percy
Music by	Trevor Jones
Production companies	TriStar Pictures Mandalay Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	January 30, 1998 (1998-01-30)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$13.8 million

Desperate Measures is a 1998 American action thriller film starring Michael Keaton, Andy García, Marcia Gay Harden and Brian Cox, directed by Barbet Schroeder. It was filmed in both the San Francisco Bay Area and downtown Pittsburgh with such landmarks as the BNY Mellon Center, the Allegheny County Courthouse^[1] and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The film was released on January 30, 1998, and was a critical and financial failure. However, Andy García won an ALMA Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role".