---
title: 'Desperate Hours (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Cimino'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desperate-hours-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099409/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desperate Hours (1990)

1990 · 101 min · Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Desperate Hours is a 1990 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same name and an adaptation the 1954 novel by Joseph Hayes, who also co-wrote the script with Cimino based on a treatment by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. Cimino was not credited as writer on the finished product. The film stars Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins, with Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse and Elias Koteas in supporting roles. It marks Cimino's third collaboration with Rourke, having previously worked with him on the films Heaven's Gate and Year of the Dragon.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino), [Joseph Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-hayes), [Lawrence Konner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-konner), [Mark Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-rosenthal)
- **Producer:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino), [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mansfield)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Milsome](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-milsome)
- **Editor:** [Christopher Rouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-rouse)

## Cast

- [Kelly Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-lynch)
- [Lindsay Crouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-crouse)
- [Peter Crombie](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-crombie)
- [Ralph Waite](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-waite)
- [James Rebhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-rebhorn)
- [Matt McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-mcgrath)
- [Barry Primus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-primus)
- [Dean Norris](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-norris)
- [John Finn](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-finn)
- [Anthony Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hopkins)
- [Shawnee Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawnee-smith)
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse)
- [Danny Gerard](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-gerard)
- [Ellen McElduff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-mcelduff)
- [Gerry Bamman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-bamman)

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