Movie · 2002
John Q
“Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.”
Released 15 February 2002 116 min Drama / Thriller / Crime More from 2002 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Robert Duvall
as Lt. Frank Grimes
Larry King
as Larry King
James Woods
as Dr. Raymond Turner
Jay Leno
as Jay Leno
Obba Babatundé
as Sgt. Moody
David Thornton
as Jimmy Palumbo
Denzel Washington
as John Quincy Archibald
Ray Liotta
as Chief Gus Monroe
Paul Johansson
as Tuck Lampley
Laura Harring
as Gina Palumbo
Troy Byer
as Miriam Smith
Dina Spybey-Waters
as Debby Utley
Kimberly Elise
as Denise Archibald
Larissa Laskin
as Dr. Ellen Klein
Eddie Griffin
as Lester Matthews
Anne Heche
as Rebecca Payne
Troy Winbush
as Steve Smith
Kevin Connolly
as Steve Maguire
Shawn Hatosy
as Mitch Quigley
Ethan Suplee
as Guard Max Conlin
Heather Wahlquist
as Julie Bird
Noam Jenkins
as Medicaid Official
Daniel E. Smith
as Mike Archibald
Frank Cassavetes
as Sniper
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The numbers
60years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Robert Duvall — oldest on the call sheet
11Daniel E. Smith — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast