As the movie begins, we are introduced to john, his wife, denise. Sections homepage trivia quizzes free trivia questions player quiz lists ask funtrivia get answers to questions daily and hourly trivia games crossword puzzles funtrivia discussions forums trivia chat trivia questions archive. Why has john q, released in the united states on 15 february, captured the imagination of the american public. John q generally pays little attention to accuracy or balance in depicting health care activities. A film very much close to director nick cassavetes heart as his own daughter sasha. The film tells the story of john quincy archibald denzel washington.
Hell, this movie even suggests president bush is screwing him. They also mentioned how swat team advisors for the film related a similar true incident in toronto where a man henry masuka took an er. The character first appeared in the novel man on fire, then in two movie adaptations of the same name. If the movie john q is not based on a true story then who. In the film john q, the archibald family faces a tragedy when their son is found to be diagnosed with critical heart issues. John q is an unoriginal, cliche, overly dramatic movie that even manages to rip off dog day afternoon. John rushes michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that michaels only hope is a transplant. The situation that john q is faced with is one that is encountered by quite a lot of people in america. John q is the story of a man who finds himself up against a wall. Rent john q 2002 starring denzel washington and robert duvall on dvd and bluray.
But thats what denzel washingtons character does in the film john q. Denzels acting was great but disappointed with the ending because of a few loose ends eg. Gia the tragic story of gia marie carangi, an 80s supermodel who died of aids, brilliantly acted by angelina jolie grizzly man true story of timothy treadwell the experiment the constant gardener based on true facts zulu paschendale based on the first battle of the somme the runaways about the story of the formation and career of. Despite its preachiness, john q is entertaining and features an especially fine performance by washington, whose portrayal of a fathers desperation is very palpable. She hate me is a 2004 independent comedydrama film directed by spike lee and starring anthony mackie, kerry washington, ellen barkin, monica bellucci, brian dennehy, woody harrelson, bai ling and john turturro the film garnered controversy, and, as with many of lees films, touches on comedy, drama, and politics. Is the movie john q based on a true story trivia question questions answer answers. The majority of the film s music is supplied by talking heads. The film tells the story of john quincy archibald denzel washington, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and finds out he is unable to receive a transplant because hmo insurance will not cover it, before he decides to hold up the hospital and force them to. The author explores the public perception of current u. With denzel washington, robert duvall, gabriela oltean, kimberly elise. The film says this is possible because the sons defective heart is three sizes too large, so his chest cavity can accommodate an adult heart.
Is the character john creasy based on a real person. Archibald, a father whose son has just fallen victim to a terrible heart condition, which requires a transplant within a fairly short amount of time. Early on in the film the viewer learns that john and wife denise struggle to make ends meet, as they have to choose between paying the monthly bill for the car or the mortgage. True story of ravindra kaushik, raw agent, that inspired john abrahams character in romeo akbar walter. John quincy archibald is a man who will stop at nothing to look after his family in the 2002 film, john q. John q is the story of a working class african american family. Denzel washington is always good, so im not going to complain about him, as he was okay.
Ending spoiler for john q 2002, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. See stephen hunter, john q shoots itself in the foot, wash. Thus, johns own negligence also contributes to the problem he faces, not just the stupid bureaucracy of his hmo and the hospital. This is based on true story, it happened in the early eighties, the father was a hispanic farmworker whos daughter was dying, because of lack of insurance the doctors refused to save her life, so the father went into the hospitsl with a shotgun and forced doctors to operate, i watched it unfold on the news, they did operate and saved her, her father got 2 years in prison, the public was. Health care, health insurance, medical ethics, film criticism. Unlike many prior works, spike lee does not have an acting credit in this film. John married mabel selena florence story on august 27 1907, at age 25 in cowell, south australia, australia. But perhaps, more importantly, the film s portrayal of the limitations. The movie john q narrates a story of the financially constrained character john quincy archibald who ensures that his nine year old son at the brink of death, secures a heart transplant by any means possible. Although ejohn q is a fictional story, johns actions in the movie are criminal offenses in the real world. John quincy archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance wont cover his sons heart transplant.
John pellew story was born on may 7 1882, in wandearah, south australia, australia, to john story and mary story. Denzel washington is always good, so im not going to complain about. For one, the current state of the health care system is put on trial in this film. I n todays american society, our health care insurance dilemma is outrageous, and john q had the potential to make not one moviegoer unaware of how serious this problem really is the film, directed by nick cassevetes, begins with a shot of an open highway. True stories is a 1986 american musical satirical comedy film directed by david byrne, who stars alongside john goodman, swoosie kurtz, and spalding gray. Schantz march 8, 2011 abstract the film john q provides a model for the analysis and demonstration of ethical principles of distributive justice as they pertain to healthcare and, more specifically, organ allocation in the face of scarcity. John quincy archibalds son michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. Unfortunately for john, he soon finds out that due to his companys change in health coverage, his hmo will not allow compensation. The purpose of the film was to raise the many issues surrounding poor health care in the united states, and even less empathy from hospital administration and insurance companies. Even so, the character who is most identifiable as a nurse is a kind, knowledgeable icu nurse actor unknown who explains to john and denise some aspects of their sons condition and care. I agree with its message that the richest nation in history should be able to afford national health insurancebut the message is pounded in with such fevered melodrama, its as slanted and manipulative as your average political commercial. True story is a 2015 american mystery thriller film directed by rupert goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by goold and david kajganich.
John story historical records and family trees myheritage. John q is the kind of movie mad magazine prays for. The movie starred kimberly elise, james woods, ray liotta. More drama added to politics of transplants the new york times. So many good ones that i would have mentioned already. Drove to the brink of desperation, what dramatic turns their lives can lead to, is the story of john q. The film, directed by rupert goold and starring james franco as longo and jonah hill as finkel, is based on finkels book full title. Based on the memoir of the same name by michael finkel, the film stars jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones. Breakthrough tells the true story of one of the most miraculous recoveries ever. All of these problems betray an underlying dramatic failure in john qs story. Making matters worse is the fact that some of the twists in the movies story are fairly predictable. It gives us a clear notion of the duties of public servants, and private administrators with regards to ethical decision they face in the.
The tense hostage scenes and a guntoting denzel must have played a part. It is so earnest, so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied. However, the institutions within the movie provide an ethical dilemma, while reflecting the reality within our current society. Does the story at the heart of the film square with real life. John q is an emotionallypacked movie that surrounds the unfortunate medical circumstances of john, played by denzel washington, and his son. Throughout the movie, there is a compelling display. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The shot ends with a horrific car accident where a beautiful woman is killedand it is obvious then this woman will be. John creasy is a character created by late author philip nicholson under the pen name a. John is a bluecollar man who works in a factory, but his. Latinautor umpg, sony atv publishing, ascap, iricom, umpg publishing. John has been demoted to a parttime employee at his job and his wifes car has been repossessed. The cast also includes gretchen mol, betty gilpin, and john sharian. The son has a heart condition and needs a transplant. He was found guilty of kidnapping, a class 2 felony in illinois. In the movie, the title character was charged with attempted murder, armed criminal action and kidnapping.