Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
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.
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Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
James Woods
Dr. Raymond Turner
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
Robert Duvall
Lt. Frank Grimes
Shawn Hatosy
Mitch Quigley
Eddie Griffin
Lester Matthews
Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire
Ethan Suplee
Guard Max Conlin
Ray Liotta
Chief Gus Monroe
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
Laura Harring
Gina Palumbo
Heather Wahlquist
Julie Bird
Daniel E. Smith
Mike Archibald
David Thornton
Jimmy Palumbo
Paul Johansson
Tuck Lampley
Nick Cassavetes
Director
James Kearns
Writer, Screenplay
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Avram Butch Kaplan
Executive Producer
Richard Saperstein
Executive Producer
Mark Burg
Producer
Oren Koules
Producer
Rogier Stoffers
Director of Photography
Michael Kohnhorst
Director of Photography
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Dede Allen
Editor
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Costume Design
Stefania Cella
Production Design
