John Q

Rating: 5/10 Crime Drama Thriller

Release Year: 2002 Language: en

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.

Cast Members

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 Daniel E. Smith as Mike Archibald David Thornton as Jimmy Palumbo Paul Johansson as Tuck Lampley Obba Babatundé as Sgt. Moody Troy Byer as Miriam Smith Troy Winbush as Steve Smith Martha Chaves as Rosa Gonzales Gabriela Oltean as Beautiful BMW Driver Ron Annabelle as Tow Truck Driver Barry G. King as Employee Manager Larissa Laskin as Dr. Ellen Klein Vanessa Branch as Registered Nurse Stephanie Moore as Admitting Nurse James Finnerty as Nurse Reggie Michael Jaye as Insurance Rep Yanna McIntosh as State Employee Linda Massad as Social Services Rep Lester Mathews as Human Services Rep Noam Jenkins as Medicaid Official Allegra Fulton as Sick Girl's Mother Darrin Brown as TV Buyer Shera Danese as Wife of Heart Transplant Patient Kirsta Teague as Dr. Turner's Assistant Rick Sood as Panicked E.R. Doctor Scott Bloom as Desk Guard Dina Spybey-Waters as Debby Utley Carlos Diaz as Paramedic #1 Joe Duer as Paramedic #2 Simon Sinn as Fong Jeff Douglas as Computer Cop Keram Malicki-Sánchez as Freddy B. Philip Williams as Wally Pitoniak Nigel Shawn Williams as News Anchor Frank Cassavetes as Sniper Colin Evans as Videographer Angelo Tsarouchas as Barricade Cop Marcia Johnson as Medical Transplant #1 Vijay Mehta as Medical Transplant #2 Andrew Schaff as U.N.O.S. Official Malcolm Nefsky as Nick Jay Leno as Jay Leno Gloria Allred as Gloria Allred Larry King as Larry King Arianna Huffington as Arianna Huffington Ted Demme as Ted Demme Nas as Nas Bill Maher as Bill Maher Claire Rankin as Public Defender Philip Craig as Judge K. Ploucha Gerry Quigley as Jury Foreman