
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.

as John Quincy Archibald

as Dr. Raymond Turner

as Denise Archibald

as Lt. Frank Grimes

as Mitch Quigley

as Lester Matthews

as Steve Maguire

as Guard Max Conlin

as Chief Gus Monroe

as Rebecca Payne

as Gina Palumbo

as Julie Bird

as Mike Archibald

as Jimmy Palumbo

as Tuck Lampley

as Sgt. Moody

as Miriam Smith

as Steve Smith

as Rosa Gonzales

as Beautiful BMW Driver

as Tow Truck Driver

as Employee Manager

as Dr. Ellen Klein

as Registered Nurse

as Admitting Nurse

as Nurse Reggie

as Insurance Rep

as State Employee

as Social Services Rep

as Human Services Rep

as Medicaid Official

as Sick Girl's Mother

as TV Buyer

as Wife of Heart Transplant Patient

as Dr. Turner's Assistant

as Panicked E.R. Doctor

as Desk Guard

as Debby Utley

as Paramedic #1

as Paramedic #2

as Fong

as Computer Cop

as Freddy B.

as Wally Pitoniak

as News Anchor

as Sniper

as Videographer

as Barricade Cop

as Medical Transplant #1

as Medical Transplant #2

as U.N.O.S. Official

as Nick

as Jay Leno

as Gloria Allred

as Larry King

as Arianna Huffington

as Ted Demme

as Nas

as Bill Maher

as Public Defender

as Judge K. Ploucha

as Jury Foreman

as O.R. Nurse (uncredited)