John Q (2002) [PG-13]
Featuring:
Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Gabriela Oltean
Written by:
James Kearns
Directed by:
Nick Cassavetes
Release Date:
February 15, 2002
Original Title:
John Q
Alternate Titles:
Dzhon K'yu
Dzhon Kyu
Situación extrema
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Burg/Koules Productions
Evolution Entertainment
New Line Cinema
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M BR: 12 CH: 12 CZ: 12+ DE: 12 FR: U GB: 15 IE: 15 JP: G KR: 12 MX: B-15 NL: 12 PT: M/12 RU: 16+ SE: 15 US: PG-13
Runtime: 116
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
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.
John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.
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