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.

"Give a father no options and you leave him no choice."

Credits

Nick CassavetesDirector

Denzel WashingtonJohn Quincy Archibald

James WoodsDr. Raymond Turner

Kimberly EliseDenise Archibald

Robert DuvallLt. Frank Grimes