Movie
John Q
Overview
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-02-15
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Evolution Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Burg/Koules Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald
- James Woods as Dr. Raymond Turner
- Kimberly Elise as Denise Archibald
- Robert Duvall as Lt. Frank Grimes
- Shawn Hatosy as Mitch Quigley
- Eddie Griffin as Lester Matthews
- Kevin Connolly as Steve Maguire
- Ethan Suplee as Guard Max Conlin
- Ray Liotta as Chief Gus Monroe
- Anne Heche as Rebecca Payne
- Laura Harring as Gina Palumbo
- Heather Wahlquist as Julie Bird
Crew
- Nick Cassavetes - Director
- James Kearns - Writer
- James Kearns - Screenplay
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