Stars: Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, James Woods, Anne Heche, Robert Duvall, Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin, Shawn Hatosy, Kevin Connolly, Daniel E. Smith, Troy Winbush

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Summary: A man who finds that his medical insurance will not pay for his son's heart operation decides to take positive action. Taking the hospital's emergency room hostage he refuses to walk out until the doctors agree to operate...

John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey's life. John's HMO refuses to cover the expensive surgery. With the hospital and his insurance provider unwilling to help and his wife pleading with John to act, he takes matters into his own hands, holding the hospital's renowned heart surgeon (James Woods) and several others hostage in an emergency care wing until the surgery will be performed.
Nick Cassavetes directed this attack on the American health care system. Like his previous feature, SHE'S SO LOVELY, Cassavetes proves adept at mining the political ramifications out of human drama. The film criticizes hospitals and health care providers for working in collusion against the working class. This moving drama is propelled by the intense lead performance by Washington as one man against an unjust system.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer, Documentaries, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Scenes, Theatrical Press Kit
Year:	2002
Release Date:	October 28, 2002
Runtime:	112 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E D V 9144
Label:	New Line Cinema
Keywords:	John, General, Drama, Q
Genre:	Drama