Holiday Heart (2000) (TV)

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: When Silas teaches Holiday how to play the Nintendo N64, the game is Super Mario 64, when only a few seconds earlier the game was clearly Super Smash Bros, which only features the character Mario.

Quotes:

Wanda: [reading her poetry] They were young and firm, quick to part but slow to learn. But my thighs are mine to keep...
Holiday Heart: When are you going to write about something that doesn't involve your body parts?
Wanda: [throws paper] You know what? Remind me to never show you anything again. And you're lucky I don't show you my Sally right now.
Holiday Heart: Your what?
Wanda: My Sally.
[grabs crotch]
Wanda: My SUGAR BOWL! Oh, yes!
Holiday Heart: [turns up face in digust] Please, darling.

Movie Connections:

Features Imitation of Life (1959)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Hurry Love

A film for sentimentalists and Ving fans.

"Holiday Heart" attempts to be a touching lite drama about a burly drag queen who befriends a female druggie and her daughter. Rhames works hard to fit into his character and his dresses and, to his credit, pulls it off. The film in general is a little schmaltzy around the edges, makes obvious efforts to push the viewers buttons for the desired result, and tells a story which beyond the unique premise is unoriginal. Nonetheless, the viewer who sets skeptical analysis aside and goes with the flow may just become pleasantly engrossed in this heart warming tale of strange bedfellows.