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John Q (2002) More at IMDbPro »

John Q. Archibald: The hospital is under new management now! Free health care for everyone!

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John Q. Archibald: I AM NOT GOING TO BURY MY SON! MY SON IS GOING TO BURY ME!

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Denise: They are releasing him, now you need to do something! DO YOU HEAR ME! DO SOMETHING!

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John Q. Archibald: My son is dying, and I'm broke. If I don't qualify for Medicare, WHO THE HELL DOES?

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Freddy B: We got sound! Boss! We got sound!
Tuck Lampley: What about picture? We need picture!
Freddy B: Hold on boss, I'm gonna make you famous!

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Lester: [laughing in realization] I get it, you a member of the Slapaho Tribe.

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Mitch: This country man, can't go anywhere without getting' mugged, or murdered or stabbed. Kids killin' their classmates, drivebys, ya know, I won't even go into a post office any more.
Steve Maguire: Shut up, Mitch.
Dr. Turner: No, you shut up. I hate the little bastard but he's right. You know how easy it is to get a gun in the country? In five minutes, boom, gun show.

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Denise: [to Rebecca Payne, the hospital administrator] I would tell you what I think of you, but I am a Christian woman.

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Mike Archibald: No goodbye, you know I don't like goodbyes. See you later!

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John Q. Archibald: Who was driving?
Mitch: Huh?
John Q. Archibald: The car. Who was driving?
Mitch: I was. What's that got to do with anything?
John Q. Archibald: Why's your girl all banged up and you’re not?
Mitch: What do you call this?
[shows light scratches on arm]
Lester: [Laughs]
Mitch: What are you laughing at?
Lester: Somebody get this fool a band-aid. I don't want you to bleed to death.
Mitch: Screw you man. This shit hurts.
Julie Bird: His airbag went off and mine didn't.
John Q. Archibald: What kind of car do you drive?
Mitch: Mercedes 500.
John Q. Archibald: You drive a Mercedes 500? Oh. What year?
Mitch: 1986. It's a classic.
John Q. Archibald: Mercedes didn't make passenger side air-bags til 1988.
Lester: [laughs] *Busted!*

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Max Conlin: So what? Are you just gonna go in there and offer yourself?
John Q. Archibald: Only one thing is gonna stop me.
Max Conlin: Yeah, and what is that?
John Q. Archibald: If Mitch is B positive.
Mitch: Oh Hell no. Uh-uh. No way baby.
[Everybody laughs]
John Q. Archibald: See you in the funny papers.

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Lester: [to Mitch] You put the hit on that girl and everyone here knows it.

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Dr. Turner: [in a debate on healthcare] Shut up. Enough already. I've heard all the bitching and moaning I can stand for one day all right? Look, if you want to regard me as some kind of blood-sucking vampire, then fine, great, I'll be the bad guy.
[points at John]
Dr. Turner: but who's holding the fucking gun?

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Lester: John... you're my hero.

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