John Q movie

A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation.

:For the United States generic name, see: John Q. Public.

The title is a reference to the term John Q. Public, indicating that the struggles in the story could be experienced by any average American. Nick Cassavetes directed the movie.A protest against the policies and hidden procedures of many of todays insurance companies, John Q also stars Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin and Robert Duvall, among others.Plot summaryAs the film opens, a young woman is driving down a rural-looking highway. A slow-moving truck impedes her progress, and she attempts to pass it by moving into the oncoming lane of traffic. Suddenly, a second truck looms in the oncoming lane, and it clips the womans rear fender. The woman fishtails and comes to a stop in front of the first truck, which collides with her car, and she dies en route to the hospital (this whole ordeal is interspersed throughout the movie.

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John Q Cast

• Anne Heche
• Barry G. King
• Daniel E. Smith
• David Thornton
• Denzel Washington
• James Finnerty
• James Woods
• Kevin Connolly
• Kimberly Elise
• Larissa Laskin
• Laura Harring
• Ron Annabelle
• Stephanie Moore
• Vanessa Branch