Directed by:
Robert TownsendScreenplay:
Cheryl L. WestCinematography:
Jan KiesserComposer:
Stephen James TaylorCast:
Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Jesika Reynolds, Mykelti Williamson, Blu Mankuma, Peter Williams, Guy Fauchon, James Kidnie, Benz Antoine, Lorena Gale, Ron Selmour (more)VOD (3)
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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. (Sandpiper Pictures)
(more)Cast
![Ving Rhames](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/097/164097534_213876.jpg)
Ving Rhames
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Jesika Reynolds
Best movies:
Holiday Heart (2000) (TV movie)
![Mykelti Williamson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268874_cd8e31.jpg)
Mykelti Williamson
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Heat (1995)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
![Blu Mankuma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444290_618c4a.jpg)
Blu Mankuma
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
Whale Music (1994)
Stakeout (1987)
![Peter Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275869_567d9f.jpg)
Peter Williams
Jamaica
Best movies:
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009) (TV movie)
Run (1991)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Guy Fauchon
Canada
Best movies:
Final Destination (2000)
Chain of Fools (2000)
A Wrinkle in Time (2003) (TV movie)
![James Kidnie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126060_55f5a0.jpg)
James Kidnie
Best movies:
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Sea of Love (1989)
Run (1991)
![Benz Antoine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812623_22713d.jpg)
Benz Antoine
Canada
Best movies:
Breakfast with Scot (2007)
Death Race (2008)
I'm Not There (2007)
![Lorena Gale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/528/160528669_42436b.jpg)
Lorena Gale
Canada
Best movies:
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Ron Selmour
Best movies:
TRON: Legacy (2010)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Shattered (2007)
Mary Antonini
Best movies:
Holiday Heart (2000) (TV movie)
The Breach (2022)
Emy Aneke
Best movies:
Taken (2002) (series)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) (TV movie)
Doug Cameron
Best movies:
The Outfit (1993)
Holiday Heart (2000) (TV movie)
Catch Me If You Can (1998) (TV movie)
Patricia Idlette
Best movies:
The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV movie)
The Delicate Art of Parking (2003)
Chaos Theory (2008)