Directed by Nick Cassavetes Written by James Kearns   Cast Gabriela Oltean ... Beautiful BMW Driver Denzel Washington ... John Quincy Archibald Kimberly Elise ... Denise Archibald Ron Annabelle ... Tow Truck Driver Daniel E. Smith ... Michael 'Mike' Archibald David Thornton ... Jimmy Palumbo Barry G. King ... Employee Manager Laura Harring ... Gina Palumbo (as Laura Elena Harring) Kevin Connolly ... Steve Maguire Larissa Laskin ... Dr. Ellen Klein Vanessa Branch ... Registered Nurse Stephanie Moore ... Admitting Nurse James Finnerty ... Nurse Reggie Anne Heche ... Rebecca Payne James Woods ... Dr. Raymond Turner Michael Jaye ... Insurance Rep Yanna McIntosh ... State Employee Linda Massad ... Social Services Rep Lester Mathews ... Human Services Rep Noam Jenkins ... Medicaid Official Allegra Fulton ... Sick Girl's Mother Darrin Brown ... TV Buyer Paul Johansson ... Tuck Lampley Shera Danese ... Wife of Heart Transplant Patient Kirsta Teague ... Dr. Turner's Assistant Ethan Suplee ... Guard Max Conlin Rick Sood ... Panicked E.R. Doctor Shawn Hatosy ... Mitch Quigley Heather Wahlquist ... Julie Bird Troy Byer ... Miriam Smith (as Troy Beyer) Troy Winbush ... Steve Smith Eddie Griffin ... Lester Matthews Martha Chaves ... Rosa Gonzales Scott Bloom ... Desk Guard Dina Spybey-Waters ... Debby Utley (as Dina Waters) Carlos Diaz ... Paramedic #1 Joe Duer ... Paramedic #2 (as Joseph Duer) Simon Sinn ... Fong Robert Duvall ... Lt. Frank Grimes Obba Babatundé ... Sgt. Moody (as Obba Babatunde) Ray Liotta ... Chief Gus Monroe Jeff Douglas ... Computer Cop Keram Malicki-Sánchez ... Freddy B. (as Keram Malicki-Sanchez) Philip Williams ... Wally Pitoniak Nigel Shawn Williams ... News Anchor Frank Cassavetes ... Sniper Colin Evans ... Videographer Angelo Tsarouchas ... Barricade Cop Marcia Johnson ... Medical Transplant #1 Vijay Mehta ... Medical Transplant #2 Andrew Schaff ... U.N.O.S. Official Malcolm Nefsky ... Nick Jay Leno ... Jay Leno Gloria Allred ... Gloria Allred Larry King ... Larry King Arianna Huffington ... Arianna Huffington Ted Demme ... Ted Demme Nas ... Nas Bill Maher ... Bill Maher Claire Rankin ... Public Defender Philip Craig ... Judge K. Ploucha Gerry Quigley ... Jury Foreman Uncredited Cast Olunike Adeliyi ... Insurance Rep John Alan Andrews ... Customer Service Rep Joanna Bennett ... Nurse Jennifer Cohen ... Nurse Chantal Cousineau ... Dr. Turner's Wife Cheryl De Luca ... OR Nurse Wendy Graham ... Girl Larry Hatcher ... Pawn Shop Customer Sandra Jackson ... News Anchor Gillian Leigh ... Schoolgirl Outside Hospital Rona Leon ... Sick Girl Jane Luk ... O.R. Nurse Marcus Mayer ... Orderly Diana Platts ... Reporter Christy Ring ... Cop Michael Sercerchi ... Cop Carroll Shelby ... Heart Transplant Patient Victor Sutton ... Church choir member Produced by Mark Burg   Howard Burkons   Dale De La Torre   Michael De Luca   Mathew Hart   Avram 'Butch' Kaplan   James Kearns   Oren Koules   Richard Saperstein   Hillary Sherman   Original Music by Aaron Zigman

Additional Info Premiere: February 15, 2002 DVD Release: July 16, 2002 Blu-ray Release: April 07, 2009 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema (presents) Burg/Koules Productions Evolution Entertainment Distributors New Line Cinema   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Video   (2002) (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Video   (2002) (USA) (DVD) CBS   (2005) (USA) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,283 / 20,727 Site Ranking #1,279 They Live (1988) #1,280 The French Dispatch (2021) #1,281 Margin Call (2011) #1,282 A Man Called Otto (2022) #1,283 John Q. (2002) #1,284 Shallow Hal (2001) #1,285 8MM (1999) #1,286 Spartacus (1960) #1,287 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air: Season 6 (1995)