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Issue: Winter 2002

John Q (2002) movie review

Into His Own Hands

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A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation. (IMDB)

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by Ali Kayn
Due for Australian release May 2002
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Title: John Q (2002)
Written by: James Kearns
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Running time: 116 mins
Rating: M

The Players: Gabriela Oltean, Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Anne Heche, James Woods,

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