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John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251160/

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It’s one of those scenarios where the person becomes kind of an antihero borne out of absolute desperation. I haven’t seen the film in a long time but I recall him at least trying his best to respect his hostages and help them understand his dire situation. It sucks that it even came to that in the first place, but healthcare in America is also an absolute horror show.