Holiday Heart (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writers (WGA):

Cheryl L. West (teleplay)
Cheryl L. West (play)

Release Date:

10 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A drag queen faces his toughest act ever. Fatherhood.

Plot:

A drag queen takes in a drug addict and her daughter and helps raise the daughter. |

Plot Keywords:

Drag Queen | Gay Father | African American | Gay Lead Character | Gay Parent

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Ving Rhames	...	Holiday Heart
Alfre Woodard	...	Wanda
Jesika Reynolds	...	Niki (as Jessika Quynn Reynolds)
Mykelti Williamson	...	Silas
Johnathan Wesley Wallace	...	Jambalaya Blue (as Johnathan Wallace)
Phil Hayes	...	Sergeant (as Philip Maurice Hayes)
Blu Mankuma	...	Pastor Henry
Lorena Gale	...	Mrs. Owens
James Kidnie	...	Penthouse M.C.
Benz Antoine	...	Fisher
Guy Fauchon	...	Travel Agent Dan
Ron Selmour	...	LT (as Ronald Selmour)
Patricia Idlette	...	Mrs. Walker
Mary Antonini	...	Sarah
Emy Aneke	...	Ricky

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

MGM Television

Goofs:

Continuity: Nikki's shoes change from sneakers to boots during the scenes in which she first meets Holiday and when he takes them to his house.

Quotes:

Niki: [notices Holiday's piano] See, Mama. Look, it ain't portable.
Wanda: Isn't portable. I'm trying to get her to use correct grammar.
Holiday Heart: Oh, that's very nice. Well, I hope I say this with correct grammar, but Sister Girl, this food sure don't look appetizing.
Wanda: It's all beige, isn't it?
Holiday Heart: Well, let's just put it this way. Holiday can burn, so let's say from here on out I do all the cooking, okay?
[hands over plate]
Holiday Heart: What is it anyway?
Wanda: I don't know.

Movie Connections:

Features Imitation of Life (1959)

Soundtrack:

I Love the Nightlife

A very sweet film.

Holiday Heart is a very heart-wrenching drama about a Drag-queen played beautifully by Ving Rhames and a crack addict mother and her young daughter. Ving loves the little girl as a father and tried to protect her. But soon the little girl's mother gets a boyfriend who sells drugs and her mother starts doing more crack and disappearing for days. Ving tries to help the little girl and her mother but things get very complicated when the girl's mother owes money to the druggies. Fantastic family film that will make you laugh and cry. This sensational film gives you a sense of happiness and is highly entertaining. Watch this with your family and watch it again and again. ****stars