Desperate
1987, English. Directed by Peter Markle.
In this thinly-veiled, though uncredited, new version of Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not," here a prospective series pilot, an ex-sailor living in Key West, chartering out boats and struggling to forget his past, is lured into a dangerous rendezvous with Cuban gunrunners.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 September 1987
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Michael Braverman
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Desperate: quick answers
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How long is Desperate?
Desperate runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Which OTT platform is Desperate on?
Desperate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 September 1987.
What movies are like Desperate?
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Who directed Desperate?
Desperate (1987) was directed by Peter Markle and stars John Savage, Meg Foster, Chris Burke.