Jeffrey Speicher is a Senior Features Writer and List Writer for Collider. He is a screenwriter as well as a film and television buff. He lives in Dallas, Texas, but can't stand the Cowboys. His crime novel, "The Snitch" is available on Amazon.
The Big Picture Everybody loves an underdog. That's just a fact. Human nature dictates that when we see a person with everything stacked against them, we want them to overcome all the obstacles, defy all odds, and come away in a good place. It's even written about in biblical terms in the story of David vs. Goliath. And when Denzel Washington plays the role of David, the audience can't help but cheer him on.
Actors Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Daniel E. Smith, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Ray Liotta Release Date February 15, 2002 Run Time 116 minutes Director Nick Cassavetes Studio New Line Cinema 'John Q' Is About a Father Desperately Trying to Save His Son's Life John Quincy Archibald has a wonderful family. He and his wife Denise are the proud parents of a young boy named Mike .
While at Mike's little league baseball game, he unexpectedly collapses on the field. John picks his unconscious son up and rushes him to the nearest hospital emergency room. Mike is diagnosed with a rare enlarged heart disorder that will require a transplant. The scene where hospital director Rebecca Payne and cardiac surgeon Dr. Raymond Turner inform the parents that their son has just days to live is brutal to watch.
'John Q' Is Reminiscent of Al Pacino in 'Dog Day Afternoon' In Sidney Lumet's 1975 bank heist thriller Dog Day Afternoon, starring Al Pacino, the community rallies around him and embraces him as a symbol of one man's battle against an overbearing system. Even though he is trying to rob a bank, the crowd around the scene embraces an underdog mentality. In John Q., Denzel Washington takes on the cold, faceless insurance industry.
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