John Q
(DVD) 

Videodisc release of the 2002 motion picture.

Widescreen 1.85:1.

Special features: filmmaker commentary with director Nick Cassavetes, screenwriter James Kearns, producer Mark Burg and director of photography Rogier Stoffers; original documentary "Behind the scenes of John Q."; deleted/alternate scenes with optional director commentary; theatrical trailer; theatrical press kit; original documentary "Fighting for care"; fast track; DVD-ROM features: script-to-screen; link to original website; Infinifilm. com link; hot spot.

Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pazstor ; production designer, Stefania Cella ; music, Aaron Zigman ; editor, Dede Allen.

Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise, Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, Daniel E. Smith.

John Q. is a factory worker facing financial hardship as a result of reduced hours in his workplace. He and his wife soon discover that their child is in need of an emergency heart transplant. Although they have an HMO, they are informed that their policy doesn't cover such an expensive procedure. Unable to raise the money for the surgury himself and with no recourse but to take his son home to die, John snaps and holds the staff and patients of the hospital's emergency room hostage at gunpoint.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, language and intense thematic elements.

DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS surround sound, Dolby digital stereo. surround sound.

System requirements for DVD-ROM features: MS Windows 98SE or later; InterActual player (included); MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; web access; DVD-ROM drive.

For private home use only.

In English, with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.