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  2. Feb 27, 2023 · Unfortunately, the real John Q, Henry Masuka, was killed by the police in Toronto in 1999. On the other hand, the judge handed the fiction John Q a prison sentence of two years. He evaded the most severe charges against him; attempted murder and armed criminal action.

  3. Apr 30, 2022 · No, ‘John Q’ is not based on a true story. However, although the story’s finale is too good to be true, the core structure of a desperate father raising hell to save his son may have real-life resemblances. Nick Cassavetes directed the movie from a screenplay by James Kearns.

  4. Aug 19, 2020 · John Q is a movie about a father who takes hostages in a hospital to save his son's life. The film is not based on a true story, but inspired by the US health-care-reform battle and a similar incident in Toronto.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_QJohn Q. - Wikipedia

    John Q. is a 2002 American thriller drama film written by James Kearns and directed by Nick Cassavetes. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who is forced to take a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant.

  6. Aug 4, 2015 · John Q. Archibald is a fictional character in a 2002 movie starring Denzel Washington. The movie’s title character takes an emergency room hostage to get a heart transplant for his dying son. There is no real John Q. He did not commit a real crime and did not spend any time in prison.

  7. Mar 11, 2002 · But that’s what Denzel Washington’s character does in the film John Q. when his son is denied the heart transplant he needs to survive.

  8. Oct 17, 2023 · John Q is arrested and charged with attempted murder, armed criminal action, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. The jury found him innocent of attempted murder and armed criminal action because his gun was not loaded. He faced a prison sentence of up to five years for the other two charges.