John Q

Name: John Q
Cast: Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Shawn Hatosy

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Nick CassavetesWriter: James KearnsProducers: Avram Butch Kaplan, Mark Burg, Michael De Luca, Oren Koules, Richard Saperstein

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

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