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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.
$36000000
$102244770
116 min
2002-02-15
Released
English
2476
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John Quincy Archibald
Dr. Raymond Turner
Denise Archibald
Lt. Frank Grimes
Mitch Quigley
Lester Matthews
Steve Maguire
Guard Max Conlin
Chief Gus Monroe
Rebecca Payne
Gina Palumbo
Julie Bird
Mike Archibald
Jimmy Palumbo
Tuck Lampley
Sgt. Moody
Miriam Smith
Steve Smith
Rosa Gonzales
Beautiful BMW Driver
Tow Truck Driver
Employee Manager
Dr. Ellen Klein
Registered Nurse
Admitting Nurse
Nurse Reggie
Insurance Rep
State Employee
Social Services Rep
Human Services Rep
Medicaid Official
Sick Girl's Mother
TV Buyer
Wife of Heart Transplant Patient
Dr. Turner's Assistant
Panicked E.R. Doctor
Desk Guard
Debby Utley
Paramedic #1
Paramedic #2
Fong
Computer Cop
Freddy B.
Wally Pitoniak
News Anchor
Sniper
Videographer
Barricade Cop
Medical Transplant #1
Medical Transplant #2
U.N.O.S. Official
Nick
Jay Leno
Gloria Allred
Larry King
Arianna Huffington
Ted Demme
Nas
Bill Maher
Public Defender
Judge K. Ploucha
Jury Foreman
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