John Q

Year:

2002

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2002-02-15

Filming Locations: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $36,000,000

Opening Weekend: $23,612,171 (USA) (17 February 2002)

Gross: $71,026,631 (USA) (28 April 2002)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gabriela Oltean

Beautiful BMW Driver

Denzel Washington

John Quincy Archibald

Kimberly Elise

Denise Archibald

Ron Annabelle

Tow Truck Driver

Daniel E. Smith

Michael 'Mike' Archibald

David Thornton

Jimmy Palumbo

Barry G. King

Employee Manager

Laura Harring

Gina Palumbo (as Laura Elena Harring)

Kevin Connolly

Steve Maguire

Larissa Laskin

Dr. Ellen Klein

Vanessa Branch

Registered Nurse

Stephanie Moore

Admitting Nurse

James Finnerty

Nurse Reggie

Anne Heche

Rebecca Payne

James Woods

Dr. Raymond Turner

Michael Jaye

Insurance Rep

Yanna McIntosh

State Employee

Linda Massad

Social Services Rep

Lester Mathews

Human Services Rep

Noam Jenkins

Medicaid Official

Allegra Fulton

Sick Girl's Mother

Darrin Brown

TV Buyer

Paul Johansson

Tuck Lampley

Shera Danese

Wife of Heart Transplant Patient

Kirsta Teague

Dr. Turner's Assistant

Ethan Suplee

Guard Max Conlin

Rick Sood

Panicked E.R. Doctor

Shawn Hatosy

Mitch Quigley

Heather Wahlquist

Julie Bird

Troy Byer

Miriam Smith (as Troy Beyer)

Troy Winbush

Steve Smith

Eddie Griffin

Lester Matthews

Martha Chaves

Rosa Gonzales

Scott Bloom

Desk Guard

Dina Spybey-Waters

Debby Utley (as Dina Waters)

Carlos Diaz

Paramedic #1

Joe Duer

Paramedic #2 (as Joseph Duer)

Simon Sinn

Fong

Robert Duvall

Lt. Frank Grimes

Obba Babatundé

Sgt. Moody (as Obba Babatunde)

Ray Liotta

Chief Gus Monroe

Jeffrey Douglas

Computer Cop (as Jeff Douglas)

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Freddy B. (as Keram Malicki-Sanchez)

Philip Williams

Wally Pitoniak

Nigel Shawn Williams

News Anchor

Frank Cassavetes

Sniper

Colin Evans

Videographer

Angelo Tsarouchas

Barricade Cop

Marcia Johnson

Medical Transplant #1

Vijay Mehta

Medical Transplant #2

Andrew Schaff

U.N.O.S. Official

Malcolm Nefsky

Nick

Jay Leno

Gloria Allred

Larry King

Arianna Huffington

Ted Demme

Nas

Bill Maher

Claire Rankin

Public Defender

Phillip Craig

Judge K. Ploucha

Gerry Quigley

Jury Foreman

Oluniké Adeliyi

Insurance Rep (uncredited)

John Andrews

Customer Service Rep (uncredited)

Joanna Bennett

Nurse (uncredited)

Rona Chavez

Sick Girl (uncredited)

Jennifer Cohen

Nurse (uncredited)

Chantal Cousineau

Dr. Turner's Wife (uncredited)

Cheryl De Luca

OR Nurse (uncredited)

Larry Hatcher

Pawn Shop Customer (uncredited)

Sandra Jackson

News Anchor (uncredited)

Gillian Leigh

Schoolgirl Outside Hospital (uncredited)

Jane Luk

O.R. Nurse (uncredited)

Marcus Mayer

Orderly (uncredited)

Carroll Shelby

Heart Transplant Patient (uncredited)

Victor Sutton

Church choir member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The scene where George W. Bush is speaking about health care while John and Denise are watching TV was also shot with footage of Al Gore because the election winner had not yet been declared at the time of shooting.

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The scene where Denise calls John from the hospital had to be re-shot because she was wearing the wrong dress.

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The message "For Sasha" appears just before the end credits. This refers to Sasha Cassavetes, daughter of director Nick Cassavetes.

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Goofs

Michael talks to John Q while intubated. It is impossible for a person to talk in this state.

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The rear-view mirror has been removed from John's pickup.

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The amount of, and positioning of, dirt on Mike's face in the moments following his seizure.

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Quotes

John Q. Archibald: Just try to stay awake for a minute, son, I need to tell you a few things.

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Rebecca Payne: If you give in to this guy, there's gonna be guns in every hospital in the country. What, you think Mr. Archibald's the only one who has a sick child? Have you checked out the HIV ward? There's a whole floor full. People get sick, they die. That's the way it goes. I'm faced with decisions like this every single day.

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John Q. Archibald: I AM NOT GOING TO BURY MY SON! MY SON IS GOING TO BURY ME!

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