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The Desperate Hours

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The Desperate Hours	comment	The Desperate Hours is a 1955 Film Noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. The movie was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and play of the same name written by Joseph Hayes (who also co-wrote the screenplay), which were Very Loosely Based on a True Story.Glenn Griffin (Bogart) leads a trio of escaped convicts who invade a family's suburban home in Indianapolis and hold its four members hostage. There they await the arrival of a package from Griffin's girlfriend, which contains funds to aid the fugitives in their escape, as Griffin menaces and torments the family and threatens to kill them. Finally the father, Daniel Hilliard (March), after convincing law enforcement personnel that their plan to storm the residence is too risky for his family, decides to play a trick on Griffin.The novel would be adapted again into a 1967 Made-for-TV Movie, while the film was remade in 1990 as Desperate Hours, directed by Michael Cimino and set in Utah. The film was also remade in India as the Hindi film 36 Ghante in 1974.
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The Desperate Hours / int_121b3725	type	Age Lift
The Desperate Hours / int_121b3725	comment	Age Lift: Glenn Griffin was a much younger man in the play, in which he was played by a young Paul Newman. When Humphrey Bogart (being a bigger star at the time) was cast in the movie, the character was aged to accommodate the middle-aged Bogart.
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The Desperate Hours / int_1592e954	type	Man Bites Man
The Desperate Hours / int_1592e954	comment	Man Bites Man: Cindy bites the younger Griffin brother in his hand which results in him losing his gun to Hilliard Sr.
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The Desperate Hours / int_17330d6c	type	Terrible Trio
The Desperate Hours / int_17330d6c	comment	Terrible Trio: Griffin's gang, a trio of escaped convicts that invade the Hilliard home.
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The Desperate Hours / int_1daa7fce	type	In the Back
The Desperate Hours / int_1daa7fce	comment	In the Back: The garbage man gets it in the back by Kobish.
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The Desperate Hours / int_2f187e89	type	It Works Better with Bullets
The Desperate Hours / int_2f187e89	comment	It Works Better with Bullets: Hilliard tricks Griffin into using a gun with no bullets.
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The Desperate Hours / int_52196c03	type	Age-Gap Romance
The Desperate Hours / int_52196c03	comment	Age-Gap Romance: 19-year-old Cindy is dating a character played by Gig Young, who was 41 at the time.
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The Desperate Hours / int_957e5fc2	type	Villainous Breakdown
The Desperate Hours / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: Griffin gets more unhinged after his brother leaves.
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The Desperate Hours / int_9f62723d	type	Get Out!
The Desperate Hours / int_9f62723d	comment	Get Out!: Said by Hilliard at the end while holding Griffin at gunpoint.
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The Desperate Hours / int_a36e433	type	The Meddling Kids Are Useless
The Desperate Hours / int_a36e433	comment	The Meddling Kids Are Useless: The family has two or three perfect escapes foiled by the same kid. In one they get outside, find the kid missing and see he's still in the house at gunpoint. This kid also mouthed off to the bandits with something like "Oh, yeah? Well, when my father gets to his gun which is in the drawer right there ..."
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The Desperate Hours / int_aa0b5ae8	type	Covert Distress Code
The Desperate Hours / int_aa0b5ae8	comment	Covert Distress Code: Ralph tries to sneak out a message to the visiting teacher via a notebook. Foiled by Griffin, who sees through the attempt.
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The Desperate Hours / int_b1a7cd14	comment	Tap on the Head: Both Kobish and Hilliard Sr. go out after getting beaten in the neck by Griffin.
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The Desperate Hours / int_b5b4c0cf	type	The End
The Desperate Hours / int_b5b4c0cf	comment	The End: The movie closes on such a title card.
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The Desperate Hours / int_d49ce4f8	type	Protect This House
The Desperate Hours / int_d49ce4f8	comment	Protect This House: Daniel has to look after his family after Griffin and his gang invade his home.
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The Desperate Hours / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
The Desperate Hours / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: Against the word of the local politician, the FBI agent allows Hilliard back in his house.
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