Holiday Heart (2000)

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In this drama with comic touches directed by Robert Townsend, a middle-aged drag queen (Ving Rhames) still dealing with the loss of his longtime lover meets a 12-year-old girl (Jessika Reynolds) who has no home. Touched by her plight, the drag queen takes in the girl and her mother (Alfre Woodard), a talented writer who has fallen into a cycle of drug abuse. With his help, the woman and her daughter try to rebuild their lives, but they have trouble breaking their ties with the drug dealer (Mykelti Williamson) who been the mother's supplier and confidante. Holiday Heart is based on the play of the same name by Cheryl West.

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Cast

Ving Rhames
as Holiday Heart
Alfre Woodard
as Wanda
Jessika Quynn Reynolds
as Niki
Mykelti Williamson
as Silas
Johnathan Wesley Wallace
as Blue
Guy Fauchon
as Travel Agent
Benz Antoine
as Fisher
Ronald Selmour
as LT
Mary Antonini
as Sarah
Blu Mankuma
as Pastor Henry
Philip Maurice Hayes
as Sergeant
Lorena Gale
as Mrs. Owens
James Kidnie
as Penthouse M.C.
Emy Aneke
as Ricky
Patricia Idlette
as Mrs. Walker
Roger Haskett
as UPS Guy
Bob Dawson
as Farmer
Doug Cameron
as Principal
Steven Miller
as Velveeta
Rhys Williams
as Deuce
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Holiday Heart... is more proof, if anyone needs it, that Ving Rhames can do anything.

Feb 5, 2018 | Full Review…
New York Magazine/Vulture
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