Desperate Measures is a 1998 English-language Action Crime movie written by David Klass and directed by Barbet Schroeder and produced by Gary Foster, Barbet Schroeder, Lee Rich and Susan Hoffman under the banner of Mandalay Entertainment. San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son.. Desperate measures features Michael Keaton in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Andy Garc A, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Andy Garcia, Erik King and Efrain Figueroa. The music was composed by Trevor Jones. Cinematography was done by Luciano Tovoli and editing by Lee Percy. The motion picture has a running time of 100 minutes. It was released on 30th January 1998. Desperate Measures was made on a budget of $50 million and at the box office it grossed only $13 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by TriStar Pictures.

A drama movie directed by Barbet Schroeder.