TY  - GEN
N2  - John Q. is a factory worker facing financial hardship as a result of reduced hours in his workplace. He and his wife soon discover that their child is in need of an emergency heart transplant. Although they have an HMO, they are informed that their policy doesn't cover such an expensive procedure. Unable to raise the money for the surgury himself and with no recourse but to take his son home to die, John snaps and holds the staff and patients of the hospital's emergency room hostage at gunpoint.
AB  - John Q. is a factory worker facing financial hardship as a result of reduced hours in his workplace. He and his wife soon discover that their child is in need of an emergency heart transplant. Although they have an HMO, they are informed that their policy doesn't cover such an expensive procedure. Unable to raise the money for the surgury himself and with no recourse but to take his son home to die, John snaps and holds the staff and patients of the hospital's emergency room hostage at gunpoint.
T1  - John Q /
DA  - ©2002.
CY  - [Los Angeles, CA] :
AU  - Burg, Mark.
AU  - Koules, Oren.
AU  - Kearns, James
AU  - Cassavetes, Nick.
AU  - Washington, Denzel,
AU  - Duvall, Robert.
AU  - Woods, James,
AU  - Heche, Anne.
AU  - Griffin, Eddie,
AU  - Elise, Kimberly,
AU  - Hatosy, Shawn,
AU  - Liotta, Ray.
AU  - Smith, Daniel E.,
AU  - Stoffers, Rogier.
AU  - Pásztor, Beatrix,
AU  - Cella, Stefania.
AU  - Zigman, Aaron.
ET  - Widescreen version (1.85:1).
CN  - PN1997.2
CN  - PN1997.2
PB  - New Line Home Entertainment,
PP  - [Los Angeles, CA] :
LA  - eng
LA  - Closed-captioned in English.
PY  - ©2002.
N1  - Originally  released as a motion picture in 2002.
N1  - Special features: filmmaker commentary with director Nick Cassavetes, screenwriter James Kearns, producer Mark Burg and director of photography, Rogier Stoffers; original documentary "Behind the scenes of John Q."; deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary; theatrical trailer; theatrical press kit; Beyond the movie features; original documentary "Fighting for care"; fast track; DVD-ROM features: script-to-screen; link to original website; Infinifilm. com link; hot spot.
ID  - 775314
KW  - Health services accessibility
KW  - Health maintenance organizations
KW  - Health maintenance organization patients
KW  - Fathers and sons
KW  - Hostages
SN  - 0780637577
SN  - 9780780637573
TI  - John Q /
ER  -