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Director:
Writer (WGA):
James Kearns (written by)
Release Date:
15 February 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
Plot:
A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins
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7 nominations
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(39 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gabriela Oltean | ... | Beautiful BMW Driver | |
| Denzel Washington | ... | John Quincy Archibald | |
| Kimberly Elise | ... | Denise Archibald | |
| Ron Annabelle | ... | Tow Truck Driver | |
| Daniel E. Smith | ... | Michael 'Mike' Archibald | |
| David Thornton | ... | Jimmy Palumbo | |
| Barry G. King | ... | Employee Manager | |
| Laura Harring | ... | Gina Palumbo (as Laura Elena Harring) | |
| Kevin Connolly | ... | Steve Maguire | |
| Larissa Laskin | ... | Dr. Ellen Klein | |
| Vanessa Branch | ... | Registered Nurse | |
| Stephanie Moore | ... | Admitting Nurse | |
| James Finnerty | ... | Nurse Reggie | |
| Anne Heche | ... | Rebecca Payne | |
| James Woods | ... | Dr. Raymond Turner |
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Also Known As:
John Q. (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and intense thematic elements.
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Runtime:
116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Venezuela:PG-13 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #38323) |
Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) |
France:U |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Finland:K-15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:12 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15
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Continuity: The amount of, and positioning of, dirt on Mike's face in the moments following his seizure.
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Quotes:
Mitch:
This country man, can't go anywhere without getting' mugged, or murdered or stabbed. Kids killin' their classmates, drivebys, ya know, I won't even go into a post office any more.
Steve Maguire: Shut up, Mitch.
Dr. Turner: No, you shut up. I hate the little bastard but he's right. You know how easy it is to get a gun in the country? In five minutes, boom, gun show.
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Steve Maguire: Shut up, Mitch.
Dr. Turner: No, you shut up. I hate the little bastard but he's right. You know how easy it is to get a gun in the country? In five minutes, boom, gun show.
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Movie Connections:
References Citizen Kane (1941)
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Soundtrack:
The Voice Inside My Heart
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Despite what people have said, this movie is NOTHING like Dog Day Afternoon. The only similarities between the two is that both films have to do with holding a public place hostage (In Dog Day Afternoon it was a Bank in John Q, its a hospital). Sure, you see a sort of homage to Dog Day Afternoon in John Q, but thats it, the movie has its own plot. I enjoyed this film, Denzel Washington is really believeable as the down-on-his-luck father, and the rest of the supporting cast executed their characters very well. Most notably the great Robert Duvall as the hostage negotiator and Ray Liotta as the stuck-up police chief. I won't say more about this movie other than it is heart-breaking and you can almost feel the pain frustration John Q has to go through. 4 stars out of 5.