Overview

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.

Fun facts

Awards
Won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (2003)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture (2003)
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Box office
Grossed $102M worldwide, about 2.8 times its $36M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Chicago, Toronto, Montreal and Hamilton
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Setting
Set in Chicago
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Music
Music by Stevie Wonder and Aaron Zigman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers
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