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John Q.
John Q. is a 2002 American thriller crime drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, and written by James Kearns. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, and Ray Liotta appear in supporting roles.
The film was shot in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, and Canmore, Alberta, although the story takes place in Chicago. Shooting took place from August 8 to November 3, 2000, and the film was released on February 15, 2002, by New Line Cinema. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $102 million on a $36 million budget.
A young woman in a white BMW 5 Series drives recklessly on a mountainous winding road; she collides with a truck and is killed instantly.
Weeks earlier in Chicago, factory worker John Quincy Archibald and his wife Denise are behind with payments. After Sunday church ceremony, they rush their young son Michael to the hospital after he collapses at his baseball game. Cardiologist Dr. Raymond Turner and administrator Rebecca Payne tell John and Denise that Michael needs a heart transplant, at a cost of $250,000, or he will die.
However, the couple are behind on their house and car payments and have only $1,000 in savings, and the hospital requires a $75,000 down payment simply to place Michael on the organ transplant list. To make matters worse, John's health insurance will not cover the surgery due to his workplace changing his policy as a result of them switching insurance carriers and reducing his working hours.
The couple attempts to raise the money, but they exhaust all avenues and still come up short. Upon learning the hospital intends to send Michael home to die, in desperation, John takes Dr. Turner and several patients and staff hostage at gunpoint in the ER, demanding that Payne put Michael's name on the transplant list. Police negotiator Lt. Frank Grimes makes contact with John.
Grimes clashes with his superior Chief Gus Monroe over the handling of the siege. Most of the hostages sympathize with John and reflect on the flaws of America's healthcare system. A nurse even reveals that Michael's condition could have been detected earlier during routine checkups, but the doctor had not recommended additional testing in order to get bonuses from the insurance company in exchange for helping maintain their profit.
After agreeing to release some of the patients, John is attacked by hostage Mitch, but Mitch's abused girlfriend Julie helps subdue him. John releases expectant couple Steve and Miriam and immigrant mother Rosa with her infant son, who all declare their support for John to the news crews outside. Grimes and Payne tell Denise about John's act. Payne places Michael on the list to perform the operation pro bono.
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John Q.
John Q. is a 2002 American thriller crime drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, and written by James Kearns. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, and Ray Liotta appear in supporting roles.
The film was shot in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, and Canmore, Alberta, although the story takes place in Chicago. Shooting took place from August 8 to November 3, 2000, and the film was released on February 15, 2002, by New Line Cinema. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $102 million on a $36 million budget.
A young woman in a white BMW 5 Series drives recklessly on a mountainous winding road; she collides with a truck and is killed instantly.
Weeks earlier in Chicago, factory worker John Quincy Archibald and his wife Denise are behind with payments. After Sunday church ceremony, they rush their young son Michael to the hospital after he collapses at his baseball game. Cardiologist Dr. Raymond Turner and administrator Rebecca Payne tell John and Denise that Michael needs a heart transplant, at a cost of $250,000, or he will die.
However, the couple are behind on their house and car payments and have only $1,000 in savings, and the hospital requires a $75,000 down payment simply to place Michael on the organ transplant list. To make matters worse, John's health insurance will not cover the surgery due to his workplace changing his policy as a result of them switching insurance carriers and reducing his working hours.
The couple attempts to raise the money, but they exhaust all avenues and still come up short. Upon learning the hospital intends to send Michael home to die, in desperation, John takes Dr. Turner and several patients and staff hostage at gunpoint in the ER, demanding that Payne put Michael's name on the transplant list. Police negotiator Lt. Frank Grimes makes contact with John.
Grimes clashes with his superior Chief Gus Monroe over the handling of the siege. Most of the hostages sympathize with John and reflect on the flaws of America's healthcare system. A nurse even reveals that Michael's condition could have been detected earlier during routine checkups, but the doctor had not recommended additional testing in order to get bonuses from the insurance company in exchange for helping maintain their profit.
After agreeing to release some of the patients, John is attacked by hostage Mitch, but Mitch's abused girlfriend Julie helps subdue him. John releases expectant couple Steve and Miriam and immigrant mother Rosa with her infant son, who all declare their support for John to the news crews outside. Grimes and Payne tell Denise about John's act. Payne places Michael on the list to perform the operation pro bono.