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Holiday Heart DVD

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Category Urban Drama DVDs, Dramas Movies, Television/TV Series Videos, Christmas, Drugs, Cable Original
Starring Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames, Mykelti Williamson, Blu Mankuma, Benz Antoinee, James Kidnie, Lorena Gale, Phillip Maurice Hayes, Jessika Quynn Reynolds, Johnathan Wallace
Director Robert Townsend
Art Director Liz Goldwyn
Co-Producer Cheryl L. West
Composer Stephen James Taylor
Costume Designer Kate Healey
Director of Photography Jan Kiesser
Editor Sabrina Plisco-Morris
Executive Producer Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Brad Epstein
Production Designer Eric Norlin
Screenwriter Cheryl L. West
Source Writer Cheryl L. West
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish

Filmmaker Robert Townsend directs a tenderly tearful story about love, discrimination, and survival with HOLIDAY HEART. The movie stars Ving Rhames as the title character, Holiday--a church-loving, flamboyant gay drag queen with a heart of gold. After Holiday's long-time lover, Fisher (Benz Antoine), passes away, Holiday is left alone and grieving. So when a homeless drug addict, Wanda (Alfre Woodard), and her young daughter, Niki (Jessika Quynn Reynolds), unexpectantly fall in need of Holiday's help, he moves them into the apartment next door to his own. The three form an unconventional family. That is, until Wanda brings home a new boyfriend, drug dealer Silas (Mykelti Williamson), and changes everything for the worse. Wanda's inability to avoid drugs threatens to further break the trio apart and Niki suffers and she watches her dream of a normal, stable family life dissolve. Playwright Cheryl L. West adapted her original play, HOLIDAY HEART, into a screenplay for this original Showtime movie.

Cable television release: December 10, 2000 (Showtime) HOLIDAY HEART was filmed on location in Vancouver, British Columbia. Robert Townsend has directed other films for Showtime including LOVE LETTERS and the documentary ROBERT TOWNSEND ON SEX IN THE 20TH CENTURY: FROM BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Robert DeNiro and his Tribeca Productions partners, Jane Rosenthal and Brad Epstein, were the executive producers of HOLIDAY HEART. Cheryl West's play HOLIDAY HEART made its New York premiere at the Manhattan Theater Club. HOLIDAY HEART is the film debut for young actress Jessika Quynn Reynolds. Alfre Woodard met Jessika when the girl was walking to class and helped arrange an audition for her for the role of Niki in the film. Jessika's twin sister was chosen to be her stand-in. Alfre Woodard was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role in HOLIDAY HEART.

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"...Rhames transcends his manly-man looks to develop a credible glam persona..." -- Michelle Patient, Entertainment Weekly

This is the only Phillip Maurice Hayes video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Jessika Quynn Reynolds, Johnathan Wallace.

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List Price $9.98 (You save $2.89)
Studio 20th Century Fox
Orig Year 2000
DVD Encoding Region 1
All Time Sales Rank   2370  
CD Universe Part number 1692056
Catalog number 1001817
Discs 1
Release Date May 29, 2001
Rating R (MPAA)
Running Time 97 Minutes
Movie Details Color; Stereo Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Digitally Processed
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5 stars Wow....what a Movie!!
Ving Rhames plays a comical drag queen in this heartwarming movie about a drug addicted mother, her lovely young daughter and a widowed gay man / drag queen. This movie really warms the heart and soul, but is also very comedic..it's definatly worth the buy!
Submitted by wwwtechs (Portland, Oregon USA) Verified Buyer
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3 stars Great acting horrible story
This was a decent movie. The story was lacking, but great acting makes up for it. T.J.
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5 stars A WONDERFUL MOVIE
THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE, SHOWING JUST HOW TOUGH LIFE CAN REALLY BE. BUT THROUGH IT ALL, WITH THE HELP OF GOD, SILAS AND HOLIDAY, NIKKI WAS THE WINNER AFTER ALL.
Submitted by a reviewer (ST. LOUIS, MO, USA) Verified Buyer
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4 stars Great, Great, Great!!!!
This was truely a wonderful movie. More people should care today about just people rather than labeling everybody.
Submitted by a reviewer (Vero Beach Fl USA) Verified Buyer
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4 stars One of Townsends Best
Life lessons in love taught by the most unlikely teachers. This movie really makes you think while you laugh. A must see!!
Submitted by lexus2299 (Little Rock, AR, USA) Verified Buyer
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Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish


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