Who Played Me in "John Q"? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Denzel Washington

Washington, born on December 28th, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York was cast as John Quincy Archibald. John and his wife, Denise, had financial problems so he looked in the newspaper for a second job. Their son, Mike, collapsed one day while he played baseball and John and Denise rushed him to the hospital.

They found out that Mike would need a heart transplant or he was going to die. Since John's insurance did not cover transplant surgeries, he had to come up with a large sum of money in order to get Mike's name on the donor recipient list. John purchased a gun and hold the hospital hostage until his son would get on the organ recipient list.

When it appeared that no heart was available, John said he would kill himself so his heart would go to Mike.

However, a heart was brought to the hospital before John could go through with his plan and Mike's doctor, Dr. Raymond Turner, performed the life saving operation. John was arrested and convicted of kidnapping and false imprisonment. Washington starred in the films, "American Gangster", "Training Day" and "He Got Game".

In 1990, Washington won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, "Glory". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were Marlon Brando for "A Dry White Season", Martin Landau for "Crimes and Misdemeanors", Danny Aiello for "Do the Right Thing" and Dan Aykroyd for "Driving Miss Daisy".

Answer: Kimberly Elise

Elise, a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota portrayed Denise Archibald. Denise worked as a checker at a grocery store and did not have any health insurance, since she was still in her probationary period. She was upset when she found out she would have to come up with a lot of money in order to get Mike's name on the organ recipient list.

In one scene, Denise called John and told him the hospital was releasing Mike and she ordered him to do something. When Denise found out John took the entire hospital hostage, she was shocked, since she knew John would not hurt a fly.

She was relieved when the hospital director, Rebecca Payne, put Mike's name on the recipient list and the hospital would pay for the surgery. Rebecca was the first one to inform Denise that a heart was available and Denise tried to tell John the news via a walkie talkie. John would not respond so Denise ran towards the hospital entrance and yelled to John that a heart was available. Elise guest starred on the TV series', "Grey's Anatomy", "Private Practice" and "Girlfriends".

Answer: Robert Duvall

Duvall, born in 1931 in San Diego, California got the part of Frank Grimes. Grimes was a Lieutenant for the Chicago Police Department and the first officer to talk to John. Frank suggested to John that he not get hysterical and not harm anyone. John told Frank he would harm a hostage if his son did not get a new heart as soon as possible.

At one point, John released some of the hostages but he told Frank to work on getting Mike a heart. Right after Mike's heart transplant surgery was successful, Frank got out a pair of handcuffs and took John into custody. Duvall was seen in the movies, "Open Range", "Sling Blade" and "Rambling Rose".

In 1984, Duvall won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film, "Tender Mercies". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Michael Caine for "Educating Rita", Tom Conti for "Reuben, Reuben", Tom Courtenay for "The Dresser" and Albert Finney for "The Dresser".

Answer: Anne Heche

Heche played Rebecca Payne. Rebecca was the director of the hospital where Mike Archibald received treatment and she met with Mr. and Mrs. Archibald to discuss Mike's options. She told them that they could do nothing except medicate Mike, so he could feel as comfortable as possible. Rebecca informed John and Denise that their insurance carrier did not contain provisions for transplant surgery.

She said that they would need to pay a down payment of $75,000 before she could place his name on the organ recipient list. John consulted with his insurance and he filed an appeal, which they approved.

When John showed this to Rebecca, she told him he filed the wrong paperwork and needed to file a grievance. Rebecca decided to put Mike's name on the list, despite the fact she did not receive the full down payment of $75,000.

Heche had guest starring stints on the TV shows, "Masters of Science Fiction", "Nip/Tuck" and "Ellen".

Answer: James Woods

Woods, born on April 18th, 1947 in Vernal, Utah was cast as Dr. Raymond Turner. Dr. Turner's first scene was when he met John and Denise Archibald to discuss Mike's condition. He said Mike had defects in his heart and that it was three times the size of a regular child's heart.

He told them the heart's size caused the blood to back up into his lungs. He said Mike needed a transplant or he would die. Dr. Turner said Mike's blood type was B positive so his name would go right to the top of the donor recipient list.

After John took the hospital hostage, Dr. Turner was still inside and he performed an emergency operation on someone who just got shot. Near the end of the film, he informed John that he would have to run tests on a prospective heart to make sure it would be okay to transplant into Mike. John told Dr. Turner he would kill himself if no heart was available for Mike so he could give his heart to Mike.

At first, Dr. Turner objected to this plan but he was reluctant to honor John's request should it be the only available option. Luckily, John did not have to go through with his plan since a heart was available for Mike. Dr. Turner performed the transplant and Mike lived. Woods played characters in the films, "The Virgin Suicides", "Diggstown" and "Scary Movie 2".

In 1997, Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, "Ghosts of Mississippi", but he lost to Cuba Gooding, Jr. for "Jerry Maguire". Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were William H. Macy for "Fargo", Edward Norton for "Primal Fear" and Armin Mueller-Stahl for "Shine".

Answer: Heather Yahlquist

Wahlquist, a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma played Julie Bird. Julie and her boyfriend, Mitch Quigley, were two of the hostages in the hospital, when John took over the place. Mitch claimed that Julie had a broken arm, since they were in a car accident but it was eventually revealed that Mitch beat Julie.

In one scene, Mitch and John fought and Julie had the opportunity to help Mitch but she maced him. She kicked Mitch in the back for beating her and for being a jerk. Right after this, Julie took off her blonde wig and told Mitch she was no longer going to be his Barbie girl.

When John planned to kill himself, he wrote out a will and asked for two witnesses to sign it. Julie was one of the witnesses and signed the will. Wahlquist portrayed characters in the movies, "Simone Says", "Good Advice" and "Alpha Dog".

Answer: Shawn Hatosy

Hatosy, born in 1975 in Frederick, Maryland portrayed Mitch Quigley. Mitch was in the hospital with his girlfriend, Julie, on the day that John held the place hostage. Mitch and Julie were in a car accident and he claimed the car did not have an air bag.

In one scene, Mitch attacked John with a knife and they scuffled. In the middle of that scuffle, John hit his head in Mitch's face and this caused his nose started to bleed. When John contemplated killing himself so his heart would be used to save Mike, he joked that he would not do it if Mitch had the same blood type as his son. Hatosy had guest starring stints on the TV shows, "Law & Order", "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Six Feet Under".

Answer: Gabriel Oltean

Oltean had the small role of a beautiful BMW driver. In the opening scene, the driver drove along a route and appeared to be in a hurry since she drove around other cars. At one point, she tried to pass a truck and it was from the other direction that another truck came along and hit her car.

Then, another truck slammed into her car and she was pronounced dead. In the middle of the movie, her body was airlifted to a nearby facility to inspect it to see if any body parts could be transplanted. When her body was opened up, they confirmed that the heart was good and her blood type was B positive.

They saw that Mike was on the donor recipient list and needed a B positive heart. They took her heart out and flew it to the hospital where Mike was so he could receive a transplant. Oltean's first acting credit was as the beautiful BMW driver in "John Q".

Answer: Daniel E. Smith

Smith, born on February 22nd, 1990 in Tampa, Florida was cast as Mike Archibald. Mike participated in a baseball game where got a hit, then collapsed on the field while running to second base. John and Denise ran onto the field when Mike's body began to convulse.

They grabbed Mike and raced him down to the nearest hospital, Hope Memorial. Mike was seen throughout the movie, in his bed as he awaited for a heart to be transplanted in him. The nurse told John and Denise they did not want his blood pressure to drop below a certain point or else his heart would immediately fail.

At the end of the movie, Mike thanked his father for all he did to get him his heart just as John was carted off to prison. Smith guest starred on the TV series', "Without a Trace", "ER" and "Everybody Hates Chris".

Answer: Kevin Connolly

Connolly, a native of New York City, got the part of Steve Maguire. Steve was a nurse at the hospital where Mike received treatment and was first seen when John and Denise brought him in after his collapse. Steve got Mike into a bed and called for a doctor to help him. Steve was one of the people who John held hostage when he took over the hospital. John used chains and locks to close the doors to the emergency room.

In one scene, two paramedics came and demanded the doors be unlocked since they had a gunshot victim. John asked Steve if he knew who they were and he said yes so John unlocked the door to bring the patient in for treatment.

In the middle of the movie, Steve asked John if he had an HMO and John replied that he did. Steve informed John that HMOs paid doctors not to test patients to see if they had certain health problems and then argued with Dr. Turner about his point. Connolly starred in the movies, "The Notebook", "He's Just Not That into You" and "Antwone Fisher".