John Q (2002)
| Release Date | 15 February 2002 |
| Budget | $36,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $71,000,000 |
| Tagline | Give a father no options and you leave him no choice. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Ajax, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Drama, Medical Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Hostage Situations, Fathers and Sons, Race Against Time, Doctors and Patients, Class Differences, Down on Their Luck |
| Tones | Tense, Angry, Confrontational, Forceful, Menacing, Earnest |
| Tags | Health Care System, Heart Transplant, HMO (Health Maintenance Organization), Hospital, Hostage, Insurance, Media Circus, Medical Expense |
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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ron Annabelle
Tow Truck Driver
Daniel E. Smith
Michael 'Mike' Archibald
Barry G. King
Employee Manager
Larissa Laskin
Dr. Ellen Klein
James Finnerty
Nurse Reggie
Michael Jaye
Insurance Rep
Yanna McIntosh
State Employee
Linda Massad
Social Services Rep
Lester Mathews
Human Services Rep
Allegra Fulton
Sick Girl's Mother
Darrin Brown
TV Buyer
Kirsta Teague
Dr. Turner's Assistant
Rick Sood
Panicked E.R. Doctor
Troy Winbush
Steve Smith
Martha Chaves
Rosa Gonzales
Carlos Diaz
Paramedic #1
Joe Duer
Paramedic #2
Simon Sinn
Fong
Jeffrey Douglas
Computer Cop
Philip Williams
Wally Pitoniak
Nigel Shawn Williams
News Anchor
Frank Cassavetes
Sniper
Colin Evans
Videographer
Marcia Johnson
Medical Transplant #1
Andrew Schaff
U.N.O.S. Official
Malcolm Nefsky
Nick
Phillip Craig
Judge K. Ploucha
Gerry Quigley
Jury Foreman
Olunike Adeliyi
Insurance Rep
Joanna Bennett
Nurse
Jennifer Cohen
Nurse
Chantal Cousineau
Dr. Turner's Wife
Cheryl De Luca
OR Nurse
Larry Hatcher
Pawn shop customer
Sandra Jackson
News Anchor
Gillian Leigh
Schoolgirl Outside Hospital
Jane Luk
O.R. Nurse
Marcus Mayer
Orderly
Carroll Shelby
Heart Transplant Patient
Director
Writer
James Kearns
Producer
Mark Burg
producer
Howard Burkons
co-executive producer
Dale De La Torre
co-executive producer
Mathew Hart
co-producer
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
executive producer
James Kearns
co-producer
Richard Saperstein
executive producer
Hillary Sherman
co-producer
Original Music
Aaron Zigman
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Cinematographer
Rogier Stoffers
Editor
Dede Allen
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Casting Director
Matthew Barry
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Nancy Green-Keyes
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Production Designer
Stefania Cella
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Art Director
Thomas Carnegie
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Elis Lam
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Set Decorator
Clive Thomasson
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Costume Designer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
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Makeup Department
Mario Cacioppo
key makeup artist
Larry M. Cherry
hair stylist: Mr. Washington
Francine Francis-Lee
hair stylist
Carl Fullerton
makeup artist: Mr. Washington
Inge Klaudi
makeup artist
Maureen Mestan
hair stylist
Allison Mondesir
hair stylist
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran
key hair stylist
Edelgard K. Pfluegl
makeup artist
Production Manager
Jean-François Boivin
assistant unit manager: Montreal
Carla Fry
executive in charge of production
Lori Greenberg
production supervisor
Mathew Hart
unit production manager
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
unit production manager: United States
Philippe Montel
unit manager: Montreal
Rick Reynolds
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darrin Brown
second second assistant director
William M. Connor
first assistant director
Richard S. Lederer
first assistant director: Chicago
Traci M. Lewis
first assistant director: Chicago
Kristen Ploucha
second assistant director
Janet Zdyb
second second assistant director
Donald Colafranceschi
assistant director
Brad Logel
third assistant director: Calgary
Howard Rothschild
first assistant director: second unit
Troy Rudolph
trainee assistant director
Gerrod Shully
dailies assistant director
Art Department
Gordon Becker
original sculptures
Andy Bely
props assistant
Gordon Brown
head painter
Gerry Deschenes
set dresser
Lucie Fournier
stand-by painter: Montreal
Ross Fraser
construction coordinator
Nicholas Gazda
assistant art director
Christopher Geggie
property master
Jacqui Hemingway
scenic artist
Michael Hyde
general foreman, head carpenter
Henry Jesiak
assistant property master
Norman Kelner
stand-by painter
Denis Kirkham
set dresser
Andrea Kristof
art department coordinator
Alan Letts
assistant head carpenter
Lara MacInnis
third assistant art director
Michael J. Meade
prop buyer
Melissa Morgan
key scenic artist
John Morrison
on-set dresser
Jae Pak
assistant art director
Vince Peets
storyboard artist
Michele Perkovich
assistant art director
Mila Rolicz
assistant head painter
Jaclyn Shoub
assistant decorator
Kim Steede
on-set dresser
Tamara Ulisko
third assistant art director
Thomas Vance Jr.
stand-by carpenter
Jim Veale
construction team leader
George Venckus
leadman
Terri Williams
property med-tech
Carol Wong
buyer
Sound Department
Robert Batha
sound assistant
Denis Bellingham
boom operator
Barney Cabral
adr supervisor
Kelly Cabral
sound supervisor
Matt Colleran
dubbing recordist
Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer
Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor
Laura R. Harris
dialogue editor
Craig S. Jaeger
sound effects editor
Tony Lamberti
sound effects editor
Jennifer L. Mann
adr editor
James Moriana
foley artist
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
Perry Robertson
sound effects editor
Michael Semanick
sound re-recording mixer
Duane F. Seykora
pre-record engineer
Katrina Siegmund
sound assistant
Frederick H. Stahly
stage editor, dialogue editor
David Stanke
sound assistant
Michael Stern
pre-record engineer
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Sui Fan Wong
utility sound
Greg Zimmerman
foley recordist
Matt Cluett
sound transferer
Stephen Halbert
sound mixer: second unit
Marcelo Lago
adr recordist: Argentina
Special Effects
Shuba Discupta
first assistant special effects
Yuri Everson
shop supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics
Steve Frakes
mold department supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics
Alec Gillis
body effects designer
Daniel Godin
special effects: Calgary
Emile Godin
special effects: Calgary
Tony Kenny
special effects supervisor
Kaz Kobielski
special effects supervisor: Calgary
Timothy Leach
art department: Amalgamated Dynamics
Tony Matijevich
art department: Amalgamated Dynamics
David Penikas
mechanical supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics
Dean Stewart
special effects office administrator
Tom Woodruff Jr.
body effects designer
Visual Effects
Kenneth P. Coles
digital painter
Ken Dackermann
digital compositor
Matt Linder
3D effects animator
Jeff Wells
digital artist: Pacific Title Digital
Stunts
Roy T. Anderson
stunts
Rick Avery
stunt coordinator: Calgary
Matt Birman
stunts
John Dodds
stunts
Lyle W. Edge
stunts
Jim Finkbeiner
stunts
Reg Glass
stunts
Tom Glass
stunt coordinator: Calgary
Layton Morrison
stunts
Rick Parker
stunts
Allan Phillips
stunts
Edward A. Queffelec
stunts
Paul Rutledge
stunts
John Stoneham Jr.
stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Sr.
stunts
Cathy Sutherland
stunts
Ron Van Hart
stunts
Dean Copkov
safety rigger
Andre Mayers
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Lisa A. Becker
video supervisor
Paul Boucher
camera operator: "b" camera
Christopher Brown
video assistant
Christian Caperaa
camera loader: Montreal
Morgan Carpenter
electrician
Jeffrey Cassidy
24 frame video operator
Don Caulfield
electrician
Jayson Clute
first assistant camera
Mark Cowden
best boy electric
Carolyn Cox
focus puller: "b" camera
Colin Evans
camera operator: video camera
Rick Garbutt
camera operator: "d" camera, Calgary
Ava Gerlitz
still photographer
Vince Gordon
electrician
Paul Guenette
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Calgary
Dianne L. Haggarty
grip
Don Irvine
rigging grip
Pierric Jouvante
best boy electric: Montreal
David Kelly
first assistant camera: "c" camera, Calgary
Michael Kohnhorst
director of photography: Chicago
Morgan Michael Lewis
key grip: Chicago
Cameron MacDonald
camera operator: "b" camera, Calgary
Kenneth MacKenzie
key grip: Montreal
Mark Manchester
key grip
David Moenkhaus
first assistant camera: Chicago
Malcolm Nefsky
best boy grip
Mark Nener
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Orzechowski
best boy rigging grip
Derek Parkes
grip
Gerald Pynn
grip
Jeff Riley
video playback operator
Bob Rodgers
electrician
Peter Rosenfeld
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator
Brian Sanders
first assistant camera: "d" camera, Calgary
Tracy Shaw
dolly grip
Peter Smith
camera operator: "c" camera, Calgary
Paul Spaven
rigging gaffer
John Sztejnmiler
generator operator
Franco Tata
chief lighting technician
Kirsta Teague
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Normand Viau
gaffer: Montreal
Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron
camera trainee: Montreal
Chris Weiss
camera loader
David J. Woods
camera cranes, video playback operator
Rocky Brown
crane grip
Paul Collins
grip
Dwayne McClintock
aerial director of photography
Casting Department
Nina Barry
casting associate: USA
Robin D. Cook
casting: Canada
Aric Dupere
extras casting coordinator
Donna Dupere
extras casting: Toronto
Elizabeth Gray
casting associate: Canada
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Andrea Kool
casting assistant: Canada
John Lopez
casting associate: USA
Louise Mackiewicz
extras casting director: Calgary
Mike Bucci
extras casting: Montreal
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting: Chicago
Kris Rurka
extras casting assistant
Aaron Unrau
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim W. Chow
set costumer
Sharon Irving
truck costumer
Nadia Ongaro
head seamstress
Frank Perry Rose
costumer: Mr. Washington
Marcia Scott
extras costume supervisor
Vanessa Vogel
assistant costume designer
Delphine White
associate costume designer
Jean Wong
wardrobe coordinator
Editorial Department
Lane Baker
additional assistant editor: avid
Brian Borcherdt
trainee assistant editor: Toronto
Stacey S. Clipp
associate editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Berenicci Hershorn
second assistant film editor
Robert J. Lemos
assistant editor
Alexandra Leviloff
first assistant editor: film
Jody Levin
executive in charge of post-production
Harry Muller
color timer
Brigitte Rabazo
first assistant editor: film, Toronto
Pierce P. Shaad
editorial production assistant
Music Department
Paul Broucek
music executive
Steve Dewey
additional music designer
Mike Flicker
music editor
Richard Ford
music editor: temp music
Jerry Hey
orchestrator, conductor
Steve Juliani
music preparation
Mark Kaufman
music clearance executive
Steve Kempster
score recordist , score mixer
Jolie Levine-Aller
music contractor
Jeff Lingle
assistant music editor
Erin Scully
music executive
Lori Silfen
music business affairs
Shari Sutcliffe
music contractor
Jesse Voccia
music programmer: electronic music
Brad Warnaar
orchestrator
Aaron Zigman
orchestrator
Karen Bennett
assistant music editor
Matt Friedman
assistant music editor
Transportation Department
Ron Annabelle
picture car captain
Rudy Baccuchi
driver
Percy Budd
driver
Wally Dibacco
driver
Keith Filkins
transportation captain: Chicago
David 'Greenie' Greenblatt
picture car wrangler
Stuart Hughes
driver
Mike Jones
driver
Richard Karol
driver captain: Montreal
Roy Lance
picture car wrangler
Dan Marjanovich
head driver
Frank Montgomerie
picture car wrangler
Neil Montgomerie
transportation coordinator
Coleman Robinson
transportation coordinator: Calgary
Gerry Savoy
transportation captain
Richard Savoy
driver
Pat Serpe
transportation coordinator: Chicago
William L. Tataryn
driver
Brad Winans
driver
Richard Gaal
driver: set decoration department
Other Crew
Diana Adams
production accountant
Carolyn Blackwood
production attorney
Laurel Bresnahan
studio teacher
Pierre Brunet
location manager: Montreal, assistant production manager: Montreal
Laurie Cartwright
risk management
Donald Colafranceschi
production assistant
Leslie Cowan
production coordinator: Calgary
Jennifer Deigl
set production assistant: Chicago
Renee Desrochers
assistant: Mr. Burg
Wileen Dragovan
location manager: Chicago
Jeff Egan
production safety
Prudence Emery
unit publicist
Steve Fitzpatrick
craft service assistant
Jill Fleischman
stand-in
Earl Fligg
assistant location manager
Gregory P. Fontana
medical consultant
Rick Gagnon
location production assistant
Sam Gainer
assistant production coordinator: Calgary
Paule Girardin
production coordinator: Montreal
Emily Glatter
supervising production coordinator
Corwin Hall
stand-in
Melissa Hall
assistant production coordinator
Joanne T. Harwood
script supervisor
Erik Holmberg
production executive
Peter Horn
assistant production manager: Calgary, location manager: Calgary
Chadwick Humphrey
construction bookkeeper
Dianne Irving
production secretary
Marc Jacobs
production resources
Kristi Kasubaski
first assistant accountant
Alex Kontsalakis
payroll accountant
Isabelle Leduc
production secretary: Montreal
Benoît Lefebvre
office assistant: Montreal
Dominique Leroutier
assistant location manager: Montreal
Mark Logan
location manager
Robin Mader
accounting assistant
Mike Manzato
key set production assistant
Andrew Matthews
financial consultant
Angie Miller
assistant: Mr. Burg
Dan Monroe
helicopter pilot
Jennifer Mount
risk management
Saalahudeen Lunsford Muhammed
security: Mr. Washington
Louise Muskala
assistant: Mr. Kaplan
Louis-Martin Pepperall
location assistant: Montreal
Eric Price
consultant: healthcare
Paul Prokop
production controller
Joshua Ravetch
production resources
Enid Rose
stand-in
Alex Ross
stand-in
Amy Russell
clearance
Andrew Schaff
assistant: Mr. Cassavetes
Kim Slaughter
craft service assistant
Geoffrey Smither
location supervisor: Queens Park
David Sporn
contract administrator
Howard Stellmacher
second assistant accountant
William Chad Strug
production office assistant
Dave Tommasini
helicopter pilot
Lee Tucker
preview technical supervisor
Wendy Wilhite
studio teacher
Ian Williams
stand-in
Andrew Wilson
assistant: Mr. Koules
Edward York
assistant location manager
Zane
post-production accountant
Jimmy Zelinger
title designer
Nellie Adami
production office coordinator: additional photography
David Benning
production assistant: Canmore
Andrew Blau
video project coordinator
Judi Embden
stand-in
Susan Haldenby
technical advisor
Terry Henderson
personal chef: Denzel Washington
Ella Marcus
craft service
Catherine McGovern
production secretary: Alberta second unit
George Ploszczansky
personal security: Anne Heche
Misha Skoric
assistant: Anne Heche
Andy Storey
aerial ground supporter: Toronto
Charles Taylor
gun handler, armorer
Nick Veziris
gun wrangler
Production Company
New Line Cinema
Burg/Koules Productions
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Evolution Entertainment
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Distributor
New Line Cinema
Alliance Universal
Aurum Producciones
CBS Television
Distribution Company
Entertainment in Video
FS Film Oy
Fox-Warner
GAGA Communications
GAGA
Humax Pictures
InterCom
Metropolitan Filmexport
Net5
New Line Home Video
,
Nexo
Paradiso Entertainment
Paradiso Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment
PlayArte Filmes
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
,
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vidéo
Special Effects
Amalgamated Dynamics
Effects Group
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Pacific Title
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
By David's
catering
Capers
catering
Cast & Crew Payroll Services
payroll
Clear Choice, The
clearances
Elite Productions
background casting: Montreal
Enroute Catering
catering
Final Option
technical advice: SWAT
Fuji
film stock
Hand Prop
props supplied by
Helie Security Services
security
Machine Head
additional music design
Movie Armaments Group
firearms supplied by
On-Call Security
security
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Rocco de Montreal
catering and craft service: Montreal
Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services
Signet Sound Studio
score mixed at
Soundelux
sound post-production, sound re-recording
Starcraft Services
craft service
Todd Studios
sound post-production, sound re-recording
Todd-AO Studios
score recording
William F. White International
camera dollies, grip and electric equipment
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