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About
John Quincy Archibald is 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 donor's list.
Theatrical
Feb 15, 2002
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 16, 2002
Box Office
$102.2M
Budget
$36.0M
Return
2.8x
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Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Evolution Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Burg/Koules Productions
Cast
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Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
J
James Woods
Dr. Raymond Turner
K
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
Robert Duvall
Lt. Frank Grimes
S
Shawn Hatosy
Mitch Quigley
E
Eddie Griffin
Lester Matthews
K
Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire
E
Ethan Suplee
Guard Max Conlin
R
Ray Liotta
Chief Gus Monroe
A
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
L
Laura Harring
Gina Palumbo
H
Heather Wahlquist
Julie Bird
D
Daniel E. Smith
Mike Archibald
D
David Thornton
Jimmy Palumbo
P
Paul Johansson
Tuck Lampley
O
Obba Babatundé
Sgt. Moody
T
Troy Byer
Miriam Smith
T
Troy Winbush
Steve Smith
M
Martha Chaves
Rosa Gonzales
L
Larissa Laskin
Dr. Ellen Klein
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See all →Desperation Breeds Extreme Choices
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Desperation Leads to Unthinkable Choices
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Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
