Politieman Frank Connor is ten einde raad want zijn zoontje lijdt aan een zeldzame bloedziekte die alleen met een beenmergtransplantatie genezen kan worden. Omdat geen geschikte donor gevonden kan worden duikt Frank in de computerbestanden van de FBI en treft de naam Peter McCabe aan. McCabe's DNA structuur voldoet perfect en hij zou als donor kunnen dienen. Echter, McCabe blijkt een kille moordenaar te zijn die voor moord tot levenslang is veroordeeld en zijn tijd in een zwaarbewaakte gevangenis uitzit. Connor vraagt McCabe om zich als donor beschikbaar te stellen wat hij in eerste instantie weigert. Later besluit McCabe om toch aan het verzoek mee te werken in ruil voor meer privileges in de gevangenis. Maar McCabe heeft heel andere plannen en is van plan om in het ziekenhuis, waar de transplantatie moet plaatsvinden, te ontsnappen.
Nee, helaas is Desperate Measures nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Barbet Schroeder | Director |
| Writing | David Klass | Screenplay |
| Production | Gary Foster | Producer |
| Production | Susan Hoffman | Producer |
| Production | Barbet Schroeder | Producer |
| Camera | Luciano Tovoli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lee Percy | Editor |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Sound | Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Jones | Costume Design |
| Art | Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Art | Sandy Getzler | Art Direction |
| Art | Jennifer Williams | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Production | Jeffrey Chernov | Executive Producer |
| Production | Josie Rosen | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lee Rich | Producer |
| Directing | Susan Malerstein | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ron Bochar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Kelly Kerby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | KG Ramsey | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Sharp | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Violet Ortiz | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ross T. Fanger | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Abbott | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlene D. Williams | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Troy Robinson | Stunts |
| Sound | Steve R. Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gina Alfano | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Deborah Wallach | ADR Editor |
| Art | C.J. Maguire | Property Master |
| Crew | Chantal Feghali | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jasmine Kosovic | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | David R. Ellis | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | David Hallinan | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Geoffrey Hansen | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Walt Hadfield | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Kelly Hannafin | Set Designer |
| Art | Bo Johnson | Set Designer |
| Art | Rando Schmook | Set Designer |
| Sound | Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Benjamin Cheah | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Fielder | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Hartig | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Pross | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Nicholas Renbeck | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Paul J. Lombardi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Brian Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Vandeman | Stunts |
| Camera | Arthur Blum | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Clyde E. Bryan | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Greg Cantrell | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Gary Capo | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jesse Chavez | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | George Dunagan | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Ian Fox | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Norman Glasser | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Bob Gorelick | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Bob Hall | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Leo J. Napolitano | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Arnaud Peiny | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Monty Rowan | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Philip Shanahan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Earl C. Williman | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Ericksen | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Rebecca Nicolaou | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Crew | Spooky Stevens | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Barbara Bass | Studio Teacher |
