Holiday Heart (2000)

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

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Jesika Reynolds

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ving Rhames	...	Holiday Heart
Alfre Woodard	...	Wanda Dean
Jesika Reynolds	...	Niki Dean (as Jessika Quynn Reynolds)
Mykelti Williamson	...	Silas
Johnathan Wesley Wallace	...	Jambalaya Blue (as Johnathan Wallace)
Philip Maurice Hayes	...	Sergeant
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

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

drag queen | christmas | gay parent | gay lead character | gay | 

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Taglines:

He'll do anything in his power... to keep them together.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Holiday Heart

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television, Tribeca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Ving Rhames and Mykelti Williamson have played Don King. Ving Rhames portrayed King in Don King: Only in America (1997) and Mykelti Williamson played him in Ali (2001).

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Wanda: Excuse me. Are you the principal?
Principal: Yes.
Wanda: Okay, I'm Wanda Dean. This is my daughter, Nicki Dean. Remember her name now. She is brilliant. I am delivering her to you as a happy straight-A student with an imagination. And I expect you to return to me the same way. Otherwise I can be a nighmare bitch. So, if she gets so much as a hangnail, you let me know, okay?
Principal: I promise you. I understand. We'll take good care of your daughter.
Wanda: Okay. Have a good day, Nicole!
Holiday Heart: "A nightmare bitch?"
Wanda: What? I'm just ...

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Connections

Referenced in On Cinema: 'Solace' and 'The Light Between Oceans' (2016)

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Soundtracks

Baby Love
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland Jr.)

User Reviews

Ving Rhames and Alfre Woodard

I've seen lots of movies with Ms Woodard and not knowingly have seen Mr Rhames in his other movies. Pulp Fiction was way too intense for me and Holiday Heart was something that I decided to watch, but these two actors in this movie are AWESOME!!! Ms Woodard is so convincing as a full-blown, out-there-on-that-end drug user, then to see her as a ghost who needs to finish business on earth in Heart and Soul.......this woman is amazing! And Mr Rhames had me thinking he was indeed a drag queen outside of the movies! Dang, he's good!! One of the best scenes is in the drug store for Nikki and that's all I'm saying!! (Unfortunately, there are women who fit Ms Woodard's striking profile of the drug user and though some do end up as Wanda, many do make it through and become clean and go forward. I hope this was so for the lady who had to live the nightmare with her mother. (If this paragraph has to be removed because it's personal, I understand.))