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1990 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL CIMINO

Desperate Hours

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Movie Stats
Year
1990
Runtime
 105 minutes (1 hr 45 mins)
Select Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Mickey Rourke
Mimi Rogers
Lindsay Crouse
Kelly Lynch
Elias Koteas
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
2nd Feb 2016
Last viewed:
14th May 2025
Total views:
99
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
5th October 1990
35 years 4 days ago
Taiwan release date
 Taiwan
6th October 1990
35 years 3 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
15th October 1990
34 years 11 months 25 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
30th November 1990
34 years 10 months 9 days ago
France release date
 France
9th January 1991
34 years 9 months  ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
11th January 1991
34 years 8 months 29 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £265.3 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $2.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
94,417 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
547,143 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 29th Mar '91
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £114.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: 5th Oct '90
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $1.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
michael cimino Michael Cimino
Starring
Mickey RourkeMichael Bosworth
michael ciminoAnthony HopkinsTim Cornell
Mimi RogersNora Cornell
Lindsay CrouseBrenda Chandler
Kelly LynchNancy Breyers
Elias KoteasWally Bosworth
David MorseAlbert
Shawnee SmithMay Cornell
Danny GerardZack Cornell
Gerry BammanEd Tallent
Matt McGrathKyle
John Christopher JonesNeff
Dean NorrisMaddox
John FinnLexington
Christopher CurryChabon
Stanley WhiteDevereaux
Peter CrombieConnelly
Ellen ParkerKate
Elizabeth RuscioJudge
Kenneth BassRepairman
Mike NussbaumMr. Nelson
Ellen McElduffBank Teller
Brittney LewisCollege Girl
Lise WilburnCollege Girl
Ron BirdReporter
Alexis FernandezReporter
Bob EvansReporter
James RebhornProsecutor
Michael FlynnOrnita
Jeff OlsonCoogan
Robert ConderTrooper
George SullivanSniper
Robert RoweSniper
Daniel CussiterSWAT Team Member
Gary FlenerSWAT Team Member
Richard HernandezSWAT Team Member
Gary ParkerSWAT Team Member
James ThortonSWAT Team Member
Bradley LeathamPolice Detective
Brian James AndersonCoroner
Matthew Rangi BrownSecurity Guard at Bank
Robert Bobby Z ZajoncPolice Pilot
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1990-10-05
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
7
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£265,313
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Desperate Hours
29 Mar 1991
7N
£114,288
£114,288
5 Apr 1991
10▼
£57,144
£188,575
12 Apr 1991
13▼
£28,572
£225,719
19 Apr 1991
15▼
£20,409
£254,292
26 Apr 1991
19▼
£8,164
£265,313

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
9
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$2,308,943
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Oct 1990
9N
$1,367,657
$1,367,657
12 Oct 1990
15▼
$609,639
$2,308,943

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£265,313
5867
24 Hour Party People
5868
Desperate Hours
5869
Heaven's Gate

Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Thriller
Thriller
Action
Action
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
News from around the web
Desperate Hours (1990) ⭐ 5.4 | Action, Crime, Drama  IMDb Tue, 16th February 2016

REVIEW: “The Desperate Hour” (2022)  Keith & the Movies Tue, 1st March 2022

The Desperate Hour (2021) ⭐ 4.9 | Action, Drama, Thriller  IMDb Wed, 23rd September 2020

The Desperate Hour movie review (2022)  Roger Ebert Fri, 25th February 2022

The Desperate Hour (aka Lakewood) review – Naomi Watts school shooting thriller falls short  The Guardian Mon, 13th September 2021

Blu-Ray : Highly Recommended  High Def Digest Mon, 6th November 2023