John Q poster
Director Nick Cassavetes
Screenplay James Kearns
Writer James Kearns

John Q

Tagline: Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.

Release Date: 2002-02-15

Duration: 116 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Denzel Washington
    John Quincy Archibald
  • Ray Liotta
    Chief Gus Monroe
  • James Woods
    Dr. Raymond Turner
  • Robert Duvall
    Lt. Frank Grimes
  • Kevin Connolly
    Steve Maguire
  • Claire Rankin
    Public Defender
  • Anne Heche
    Rebecca Payne
  • Laura Harring
    Gina Palumbo
  • Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
  • Shawn Hatosy
    Mitch Quigley