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Desperate Hours   1990         R, 105 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Michael Cimino   Cast: Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse, Kelly Lynch, David Morse, Bob Evans, Elias Koteas, Mike Nussbaum, Shawnee Smith, Danny Gerard, Gerry Bamman, Matt McGrath, John Christopher Jones, John Finn   This is a remake of the 1955 film starring Humphrey Bogart. This time around, Mickey Rourke plays the role of the escaped convict who holds a family hostage. With help from his lawyer, Nancy Breyers (Kelly Lynch), Bosworth (Rourke) escapes from jail and holds the Cornells—Tim (Anthony Hopkins) and Nora (Mimi Rogers) and their family—hostage in their home. FBI agent Brenda Chandler (Lindsay Crouse) is on Bosworth's trail and uses Breyers as the lead she needs to find Bosworth. Cast Mickey Rourke Michael Bosworth Anthony Hopkins Tim Cornell Mimi Rogers Nora Cornell Lindsay Crouse Brenda Chandler Kelly Lynch Nancy Breyers David Morse Albert Bob Evans Reporter Elias Koteas Wally Bosworth Mike Nussbaum Mr. Nelson Shawnee Smith Shawnee Smith Danny Gerard Zack Cornell Gerry Bamman Ed Tallent Matt McGrath Kyle John Christopher Jones Neff John Finn Lexington