An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Desperate Hours is of 1 hour(s) and 45 minute(s). It is Produced By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dino De Laurentiis Company. It was released on 1990-10-05. It has the tagline: Desire is the deadliest weapon of all. It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
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