John Q
Brief Synopsis
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John Q. Archibald is an ordinary man who works at a factory and takes care of his family. His wife Denise and young son Michael are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that John Q. can't afford and his health insurance won't cover, he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. With time and options running out, a desperate gamble becomes his only hope--he takes the emergency room hostage. As John Q. barricades himself inside the hospital along with his unwitting group of emergency room hostages, many of them in need of medical care themselves, he faces off with a veteran police hostage negotiator and a quick-tempered police chief who both want to bring a swift end to the stand-off.
Cast & Crew
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Nick Cassavetes
Director
Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
James Woods
Doctor Raymond Turner
Ray Liotta
Chief Monroe
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
Film Details
Also Known As
John Q.
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Medical
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; By David's; By David's Capers On Location; C-Span; CNN; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Elite Casting; En Route Catering; Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.; New Line Cinema; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Primary Wave Entertainment; Soundelux; Starcraft; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); 20th Century Fox International; Aurum Producciones; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Gaga Communications (Parent); Intercom; Metropolitan Filmexport; Myndform; New Line Cinema; Nexo Digital; Paradiso Entertainment; SF Studios; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
John Q. Archibald is an ordinary man who works at a factory and takes care of his family. His wife Denise and young son Michael are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that John Q. can't afford and his health insurance won't cover, he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. With time and options running out, a desperate gamble becomes his only hope--he takes the emergency room hostage. As John Q. barricades himself inside the hospital along with his unwitting group of emergency room hostages, many of them in need of medical care themselves, he faces off with a veteran police hostage negotiator and a quick-tempered police chief who both want to bring a swift end to the stand-off.
Director
Nick Cassavetes
Director
Cast
Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
James Woods
Doctor Raymond Turner
Ray Liotta
Chief Monroe
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Frank Grimes
Eddie Griffin
Lester
Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire
Paul Johansson
Tuck Lampley
Ethan Suplee
Max
Shawn Hatosy
Mitch
Heather Wahlquist
Julie
Obba Babatundé
Sergeant Moody
Gabriela Oltean
Beautiful Woman
Ron Annabelle
Tow Truck Driver
Daniel E Smith
Mike Archibald
David Thornton
Jimmy Palumbo
Barry G King
Personnel Manager
Laura Elena Harring
Gina Palumbo
Larissa Laskin
Doctor Klein
Vanessa Branch
Nurse
Stephanie Moore
Admitting Nurse
James Finnerty
Reggie
Michael Jaye
Insurance Representive
Yanna Mcintosh
State Employee
Linda Massad
Social Services Representative
Noam Jenkins
Medicaid Official
Allegra Fulton
Sick Girl'S Mom
Darrin Brown
Tv Buyer
Shera Danese
Shelby'S Wife
Kirsta Teague
Doctor Turner'S Assistant
Rick Sood
Er Doctor
Troy Beyer
Miriam
Troy Winbush
Steve
Martha Chaves
Rosa
Scott Matthew Bloom
Desk Guard
Dina Waters
Debby Utley
Carlos Diaz
Paramedic No 1
Joseph Duer
Paramedic No 1
Simon Sinn
Fong
Jeff Douglas
Computer Cop
Keram Malicki-sanchez
Freddy B
Philip Williams
Wally Pitoniak
Nigel Shawn Williams
News Anchor
Frank Cassavetes
Sniper
Colin Evans
Videographer
Angelo Tsarouchas
Barricade Cop
Marcia Johnson
Medical Transplant No 1
Vijay Mehta
Medical Transplant No 2
Andrew Schaff
U N O S Official
Malcolm Nefsky
Nick
Jay Leno
Himself
Gloria Allred
Herself
Arianna Huffington
Herself
Ted Demme
Himself
Claire Rankin
Public Defender
Philip Craig
Judge
Gerry Quigley
Jury Foreman
Lester Matthews
Human Services Representative
George Venckus
Leadman
Nasir Jones
Himself
Larry King
Self
Bill Maher
Himself
Scott Bloom
Jay Leno
Self
Larry King
Himself
Gloria Allred
Self
Nasir Jones
Self
Arianna Huffington
Self
Ted Demme
Self
Bill Maher
Self
Crew
Dede Allen
Editor
Gloria Allred
Other
Roy T Anderson
Stunts
Ron Annabelle
Other
Rick Avery
Stunt Coordinator (Calgary)
Rudy Baccuchi
Driver
Lane Baker
Additional Avid Assistant
Matt Barry
Casting
Matthew Barry
Casting
Nina Barry
Casting Associates (Usa)
Robert Batha
Sound Assistant
Gordon Becker
Art Department
Lisa A Becker
Video Supervisor
Thomas Bell
Song ("La La (Means I Love You)")
Denis Bellingham
Boom Operator
Andy Bely
Props Assistant
Mike Binder
Special Thanks
Matt Birman
Stunts
Sttphanie Anne Weber Biron
Camera Trainee (Montreal)
Carolyn Blackwood
Legal Services
Jean-francois Boivin
Assistant Unit Manager (Montreal)
Brian Borcherdt
Trainee Assistant Editor (Toronto)
Paul Boucher
"B" Camera Operator
Laurel Bresnahan
Other
Paul Broucek
Music Executive
Christopher Brown
Video Assistant
Darrin Brown
Second 2nd Assistant Director
Gord Brown
Other
Pierre Brunet
Location Manager (Montreal)
Pierre Brunet
Assistant Production Manager
Percy Budd
Driver
Mark Burg
Producer
Howard Burkons
Co-Executive Producer
Barney Cabral
Adr Supervisor
Kelly Cabral
Sound Supervisor
Mario Cacioppo
Key Makeup Artist
Christian Caperaa
Camera Loader (Montreal)
Thomas Carnegie
Art Director
Morgan Carpenter
Electrician
Laurie Cartwright
Other
Nick Cassavetes
Song ("The Voice Inside My Heart")
Rich Cassavetes
Song ("The Voice Inside My Heart")
Virginia Cassavetes
Special Thanks
Jeffrey Cassidy
Other
Don Caulfield
Electrician
Stefania Cella
Production Designer
Larry M. Cherry
Denzel Washington'S Hairstylist
Kim Chow
Set Costumer
Stacey S. Clipp
Associate Editor
Jayson Clute
"A" Camera Focus Puller
Donald Colafranceschi
Production Assistant
Matt Colleran
Dubbing Recordist
William M Connor
1st Assistant Director
Robin D. Cook
Casting (Canada)
Leslie Cowan
Production Coordinator (Calgary)
Mark Cowden
Electrician
Mark Cowden
Best Boy Electric
Carolyn Cox
"B" Camera Focus Puller
Frank Darabont
Special Thanks
Dale De La Torre
Co-Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Studio Executive
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Jennifer Deigl
Set Production Assistant (Chicago)
Ted Demme
Other
Gerry Deschenes
Set Dresser
Renee Desrochers
Assistant (To Mark Burg)
Stephen Dewey
Additional Music Design (Machine Head)
Wally Dibacco
Driver
Shuba Discupta
1st Assistant Special Effects
John Dodds
Stunts
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Wileen Dragovan
Other
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Casting Coordinator
Lyle Edge
Stunts
Jeff Egan
Production Safety
Prudence Emery
Unit Publicist
Carlos Estevez
Special Thanks
Colin Evans
Video Camera Operator
Yuri Everson
Supervisor
Keith Filkins
Transportation Captain (Chicago)
Burton Fink
Special Thanks
Jim Finkbeiner
Stunts
Steve Fitzpatrick
Craft Service Assistant (Starcraft Service Inc)
Tom Fleischman
Re-Recording Mixer
Jill Fleishman
Stand-In
Mike Flicker
Music Editor
Earl Fligg
Assistant Location Manager
Gregory P Fontana
Adr Medical Consultant
Richard Ford
Music Editor
Lucie Fournier
Other
Steve Frakes
Supervisor
Francine Francis-lee
Hair Stylist
Ross Fraser
Construction Coordinator
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Carl Fullerton
Denzel Washington'S Makeup Artist
Rick Gagnon
Location Production Assistant
Sam Gainor
Assistant Production Coordinator (Calgary)
Rick Garbutt
"D" Camera Operator (Calgary)
Nick Gazda
Assistant Art Director
Chris Geggie
Property Master
Ava Gerlitz
Still Photographer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Hector Gika
Effects Editor
Alec Gillis
Body Effects Designer & Creator
Paule Girardin
Production Coordinator (Montreal)
Reg Glass
Stunts
Tom Glass
Stunt Coordinator (Calgary)
Emily Glatter
Supervising Production Coordinator
Daniel Godin
Special Effects (Calgary)
Emile Godin
Special Effects (Calgary)
Vince Gordon
Electrician
Elizabeth Gray
Casting Associate (Canada)
Lori Greenberg
Production Supervisor
David Greenblatt
Picture Car Wrangler
Paul Guenette
"B" 1st Assistant Camera (Calgary)
Dianne Haggarty
Grip
Corwin Hall
Stand-In
Melissa Hall
Assistant Production Coordinator
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
Mathew Hart
Co-Producer
Mathew Hart
Unit Production Manager
William Hart
Song
Joanne Harwood
Script Supervisor
Jacqui Hemingway
Scenic Artist
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Berenicci Hershorn
2nd Assistant Editor (Toronto)
Jerry Hey
Original Music
Jerry Hey
Music Conductor
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Peter G Horn
Location Manager (Calgary)
Peter G Horn
Assistant Production Manager
Arianna Huffington
Other
Stuart Hughes
Driver
Chadwick Humphrey
Construction Bookkepper
Mike Hyde
Other
Mike Hyde
Head Carpenter
Don Irvine
Rigging Grip
Dianne Irving
Other
Sharon Irving
Truck Costumer
Marc Jacobs
Production Resources
Craig Jaeger
Effects Editor
Henry Jesiak
Assistant Property Master
Michael K Jones
Driver
Nasir Jones
Other
Pierric Jouvante
Best Boy Electrician (Montreal)
Steven Juliani
Music Preparation
Avram Kaplan
Unit Production Manager (Usa)
Avram Kaplan
Executive Producer
Richard Karol
Driver Captain (Montreal)
Mark S. Kaufman
Music Clearances Executive
Jim Kearns
Co-Producer
Jim Kearns
Screenwriter
David Kelly
"C" 1st Assistant Camera (Calgary)
Norm Kelner
Other
Steve Kempster
Scoring Recorder & Mixer
Tony Kenny
Special Effects Supervisor
Nancy Green Keyes
Casting
Larry King
Other
Denis Kirkham
Set Dresser
Inge Klaudi
Makeup Artist
Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects Supervisor (Calgary)
M Kohnhorst
Dp/Cinematographer
M Kohnhorst
Director Of Photography (Chicago)
M Kohnhorst
Other
Alex Kontsalakis
Payroll Accountant
Andrea Kool
Casting Assistant (Canada)
Oren Koules
Producer
Andrea Kristof
Art Department Coordinator
Kristi Kusabaski
1st Assistant Accountant
Patti Labelle
Song Performer ("The Voice Inside My Heart")
Hillel Laks
Special Thanks
Elis Lam
Art Director
Tony Lamberti
Effects Editor
Tony Lamberti
Sound Effects Editor
Roy Lance
Picture Car Wrangler
Roy Lance
Helicopter Pilot
Tim Leach
Art Department
Richard Lederer
Assistant Director (Chicago)
Isabelle Leduc
Production Secretary
David Lee
Production Mixer
Benoit Lefebvre
Office Assistant (Montreal)
Robert J Lemos
Assistant Editor
Jay Leno
Other
Dominique Leroutier
Assistant Location Manager (Montreal)
Alan Letts
Assistant Head Carpenter
Alexandra Leviloff
1st Assistant Editor (Film)
Jody Levin
Executive In Charge Of Post-Production
Jolie Levine-aller
Music Contractor
M Michael Lewis
Key Grip (Chicago)
Traci Lewis
Assistant Director (Chicago)
Jeff Lingle
Assistant Music Editor
Mark Logan
Location Manager
John Lopez
Casting Associates (Usa)
Cam Macdonald
"B" Camera Operator (Calgary)
Lara Macinnis
3rd Assistant Art Director
Kenneth Mackenzie
Key Grip (Montreal)
Robin Mader
Accounting Assistant
Bill Maher
Other
Mark Manchester
Key Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
John Q.
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Medical
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; By David's; By David's Capers On Location; C-Span; CNN; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Elite Casting; En Route Catering; Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.; New Line Cinema; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Primary Wave Entertainment; Soundelux; Starcraft; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); 20th Century Fox International; Aurum Producciones; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Gaga Communications (Parent); Intercom; Metropolitan Filmexport; Myndform; New Line Cinema; Nexo Digital; Paradiso Entertainment; SF Studios; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 15, 2002
Released in United States on Video July 16, 2002
James Kearns reportedly received high six figures from New Line Cinema for this project.
Project was previously in development at Columbia Pictures, before James Kearns reportedly reacquired it for mid six figures.
Screenwriting debut for James Kearns.
James Kearns reportedly received high six figures from New Line Cinema for this project.
Completed shooting November 3, 2000.
Began shooting August 7, 2000.
Released in United States Winter February 15, 2002
Released in United States on Video July 16, 2002
