John Q
Nick Cassavetes2002-02-15
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
7.1
116 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Denzel Washington | John Quincy Archibald | Calvin and Nobbs |
 |
James Woods | Dr. Raymond Turner | Unowned |
 |
Kimberly Elise | Denise Archibald | Unowned |
 |
Robert Duvall | Lt. Frank Grimes | Zac E. Chan |
 |
Shawn Hatosy | Mitch Quigley | Unowned |
 |
Eddie Griffin | Lester Matthews | Unowned |
 |
Kevin Connolly | Steve Maguire | Unowned |
 |
Ethan Suplee | Guard Max Conlin | Unowned |
 |
Ray Liotta | Chief Gus Monroe | Calvin and Nobbs |
 |
Anne Heche | Rebecca Payne | Goutbreak |
 |
Laura Harring | Gina Palumbo | Unowned |
 |
Heather Wahlquist | Julie Bird | Unowned |
 |
Daniel E. Smith | Mike Archibald | Unowned |
 |
David Thornton | Jimmy Palumbo | Unowned |
 |
Paul Johansson | Tuck Lampley | Unowned |
 |
Obba Babatundé | Sgt. Moody | Unowned |
 |
Troy Byer | Miriam Smith | Unowned |
 |
Troy Winbush | Steve Smith | Unowned |
 |
Martha Chaves | Rosa Gonzales | Unowned |
 |
Gabriela Oltean | Beautiful BMW Driver | Unowned |
|
Ron Annabelle | Tow Truck Driver | Unowned |
|
Barry G. King | Employee Manager | Unowned |
 |
Larissa Laskin | Dr. Ellen Klein | Unowned |
 |
Vanessa Branch | Registered Nurse | Unowned |
 |
Stephanie Moore | Admitting Nurse | Unowned |
|
James Finnerty | Nurse Reggie | Unowned |
|
Michael Jaye | Insurance Rep | Unowned |
 |
Yanna McIntosh | State Employee | Unowned |
|
Linda Massad | Social Services Rep | Unowned |
|
Lester Mathews | Human Services Rep | Unowned |
 |
Noam Jenkins | Medicaid Official | Unowned |
 |
Allegra Fulton | Sick Girl's Mother | Unowned |
|
Darrin Brown | TV Buyer | Unowned |
 |
Shera Danese | Wife of Heart Transplant Patient | Unowned |
|
Kirsta Teague | Dr. Turner's Assistant | Unowned |
|
Rick Sood | Panicked E.R. Doctor | Unowned |
 |
Scott Bloom | Desk Guard | Unowned |
 |
Dina Spybey-Waters | Debby Utley | Unowned |
 |
Carlos Diaz | Paramedic #1 | Unowned |
|
Joe Duer | Paramedic #2 | Unowned |
 |
Simon Sinn | Fong | Unowned |
|
Jeff Douglas | Computer Cop | Unowned |
 |
Keram Malicki-Sánchez | Freddy B. | Unowned |
 |
Philip Williams | Wally Pitoniak | Unowned |
 |
Nigel Shawn Williams | News Anchor | Unowned |
 |
Frank Cassavetes | Sniper | Unowned |
|
Colin Evans | Videographer | Unowned |
 |
Angelo Tsarouchas | Barricade Cop | Unowned |
|
Marcia Johnson | Medical Transplant #1 | Unowned |
 |
Vijay Mehta | Medical Transplant #2 | Unowned |
 |
Andrew Schaff | U.N.O.S. Official | Unowned |
|
Malcolm Nefsky | Nick | Unowned |
 |
Jay Leno | Jay Leno | Unowned |
 |
Gloria Allred | Gloria Allred | Unowned |
 |
Larry King | Larry King | Unowned |
 |
Arianna Huffington | Arianna Huffington | Unowned |
 |
Ted Demme | Ted Demme | Unowned |
 |
Nas | Nas | Unowned |
 |
Bill Maher | Bill Maher | Unowned |
 |
Claire Rankin | Public Defender | Unowned |
 |
Philip Craig | Judge K. Ploucha | Unowned |
 |
Gerry Quigley | Jury Foreman | Unowned |