John Q. / #350
Format:
Video disc
Title:
John Q. / #350
ISBN:
9780780637573
Edition:
Widescreen version (1.85:1).
Publication Information:
[United States] : [New Line Home Entertainment], [©2002]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series title(s):
General Note:
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.
Contents:
Special features: filmmaker commentary with 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-scene -- link to original website (Infinifilm.com LINK) -- hot spot.
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.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: PG-13.