Was the movie “John Q” based on a true story?
John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes; starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son’s name on the recipient’s list. The film also stars Kimberly Elise, Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin and Robert Duvall, among others. The film was shot in Hampton, Ontario (ballpark scenes), Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canada and Canmore, Alberta [1], although the story takes place in Chicago. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
The movie is not a true-to-life story. John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes; starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son’s name on the recipient’s list. The film also stars Kimberly Elise, Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin and Robert Duvall, among others. The film was shot in Hampton, Ontario (ballpark scenes), Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canada and Canmore, Alberta [1], although the story takes place in Chicago. Directed by Nick Cassavetes Produced by Mark Burg Oren Koules Written by James Kearns Starring Denzel Washington Robert Duvall James Woods Anne Heche Eddie Griffin Kimberly Elise Shawn Hatosy and Ray Liotta Obba Babatundé Ethan Suplee Troy Beyer Troy Winbush Martha Chaves Heather Wahlquis
