John Q.

George Bush on television (0:03)

Young Mike Archibald tells his parents factory worker John Quincy and supermarket clerk Denise Archibald, "... I’d just go crazy..." (0:05)

A nurse asks Mike’s parents, "Allergies to medication?" (0:14)

John tells Mike, "Don’t worry about it..." (0:16)

Hospital administrator Rebecca Payne answers John, "... medicate him..." 
John: ”Oh, we got insurance, major medical...” 
”... immunosuppressant drugs...” (0:19)

A representative of his employer tells John, "Yeah, we’ve recently switched carriers from a PPO to an HMO..." (0:24)

Payne tells John, "... there’s a limit to our generosity..." (0:28)

Cardiac surgeon Dr. Raymond Turner tells a patient, "... you’re the only patient... who eats the food in this place..." (0:33)

Turner tells John, referring to patients, "They need treatment." 
John: ”... from now on, free health care for everybody...” 
Patient Lester Matthews: ”You crazy?” (0:38)

Turner: "75 mg Demerol IV..." (0:43)

A patient tells John, "A drunk ran a red light..." (0:46)

By radio, John tells police Lt. Frank Grimes, "...It insults my intelligence..." (0:48)

A patient’s husband Steve Maguire tells John, "Just kind of nervous." 
Lester: ”Somebody get this fool a bandaid.” 
Lester tells Mitch: ”You like to beat on that young lady...” 
Mitch: ”I was drunk...” (0:49)

A nurse tells Denise, referring to Mike, "Dopamine for his blood pressure..." (0:51)

A woman reacts to the death of her daughter. (0:52)

Security guard Max asks Mitch, "Are you nuts?" (0:53)

A nurse tells John, "You got an HMO, right?" 
”HMOs pay their doctors not to test... insurance said they won’t cover... The HMO sends the doctor a... bonus check.” 
Lester: ”... unless they ain’t got major medical...” (0:56)

By telephone, Grimes tells John, "A lot of nervous people out here, John." 
Sign: ”... medical insurance card...” (0:59)

John head butts Mitch in the face.
Mitch asks his friend Julie, "Are you crazy?" (1:01)

Steve tells his wife, "Don’t worry. Don’t worry..." (1:02)

Television reporter Tuck Lampley: "... hostages who will immediately be debriefed by members of the crisis team."
Title: ”Crisis at Hope Memorial Hospital” (1:03)

Payne tells Grimes and police Chief Gus Monroe, "... there are 50 million people in this country without medical insurance." (1:04)

John tells Mitch, "You’ve got insurance." (1:06)

Lampley: "Live at the crisis..." (1:10)

By telephone, John tells Mike, "Don’t worry about me." (1:18)

John punches the sniper repeatedly in the head. (1:21)

Lester tells John, "Oh man, you done lost your damn mind." 
John: ”Yes, I can kill myself.” 
Lester: ”Man, that’s just crazy.” 
”... killing yourself ain’t gonna solve a damn thing... Sometimes you just gotta let go and let god...” 
John tells Turner, ”He’s a patient to you...” 
John, placing the muzzle of his pistol against his head, then in his mouth: ”I’m going to kill myself.” 
Nurse: ”You’re gonna let him kill himself.” (1:28)

Lester tells John, "I ain’t gonna watch you kill yourself." 
Max: ”... you’re gonna off yourself?” (1:33)

John: "The only one I ever considered killing was me." (1:39)

John holds the pistol to his head. (1:40)

Lampley, reporting: "Crisis At Hope Memorial" (1:42)

Jay Leno: "... all because an HMO denied coverage for his son’s heart transplant." 
Gloria Allred: ”... for HMOs to deny coverage...” 
Ariana Huffington: ”... this is a crappy health care system.” 
Leno: “... one of those faith-based health care plans...”
Bill Maher: ”We are the ones who shot down national health care...” (1:45)

Jimmy tells John, "Don’t worry about nothin’." (1:48)