John Q /: New Line Cinema presents a Burg/Koules production ; produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules ; written by James Kearns ; directed by Nick Cassavetes.

Burg, Mark.; Koules, Oren.; Kearns, James; Cassavetes, Nick.; Washington, Denzel,; Duvall, Robert.; Woods, James,; Heche, Anne.; Griffin, Eddie,; Elise, Kimberly,; Hatosy, Shawn,; Liotta, Ray.; Smith, Daniel E.,; Stoffers, Rogier.; Pásztor, Beatrix,; Cella, Stefania.; Zigman, Aaron.; New Line Cinema Corporation.; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

John Q / New Line Cinema presents a Burg/Koules production ; produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules ; written by James Kearns ; directed by Nick Cassavetes.

Burg, Mark.; Koules, Oren.; Kearns, James (Screenwriter); Cassavetes, Nick.; Washington, Denzel, 1954-; Duvall, Robert.; Woods, James, 1947-; Heche, Anne.; Griffin, Eddie, 1968-; Elise, Kimberly, 1971-; Hatosy, Shawn, 1975-; Liotta, Ray.; Smith, Daniel E., 1992-; Stoffers, Rogier.; Pásztor, Beatrix, 1958-; Cella, Stefania.; Zigman, Aaron.; New Line Cinema Corporation.; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

2002

PN1997.2 .J646 2002

Available at DVDs

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Title

John Q / New Line Cinema presents a Burg/Koules production ; produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules ; written by James Kearns ; directed by Nick Cassavetes.

Edition

Widescreen version (1.85:1).

ISBN

0780637577
9780780637573

Publication Details

Language

English

Language Note

Closed-captioned in English.

Description

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Item Number

794043546822

Call Number

PN1997.2 .J646 2002

Dewey Decimal Classification

791.43/72

Distributor No.

N5468 New Line Home Entertainment

Summary

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.

Note

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
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.

Access Note

Authorized for private home use only.

Credits

Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pazstor ; production designer, Stefania Cella ; music, Aaron Zigman ; editor, Dede Allen.

Performer

Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise, Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, Daniel E. Smith [and others].

Cast

Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise, Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, Daniel E. Smith [and others].

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, language and intense thematic elements.

System Details Note

DVD, region 1, Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS surround sound, stereo. surround sound.
System requirements for DVD-ROM features: MS Windows 98SE or later; InterActual player (included); MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; web access; DVD-ROM drive.

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