Heart of the Beholder is a 2005 drama film that was written and directed by Ken Tipton. It is based on Tipton's own experience as the owner of a chain of videocassette rental stores in the 1980s. Tipton and his family had opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980; their business was destroyed by a campaign of Christian fundamentalists who objected to the chain's carrying the film The Last Temptation of Christ for rental.
The film showed at the 2005 Westwood Film Festival.[1] Critic Ryan Cracknell summarized the film, "There's no shortage of material for writer-director Ken Tipton to work with here. That alone makes Heart of the Beholder a film of interest. It is in many ways a politically charged film as it touches on issues of freedom of speech, religious beliefs and all out fanaticism. Still, I didn't think it was charged with enough balance and I think a large part had to do with the film's inconsistent pacing."[2]
The film won the best feature award at the 2005 New Hampshire Film Festival and the directors choice award at the 2005 Bluegrass Independent Film Festival.
Cast
- Matt Letscher as Mike Howard
- Sarah Joy Brown as Diane Howard
- Greg Germann as Bob Harris
- Anne Ramsay as Reeba Holings
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Larson
- John Prosky as Reverend Brewer
- Arden Myrin as Patty
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Lester
- Priscilla Barnes as Miss Olivia
- Chloë Moretz as Molly
- Jason Wiles as Deetz
- John Dye as D.A. Eric Manion
- Carrie Armstrong as Vesta
- Conrad Bachman as Rudy
- April Barnett as Rhonda
- Katelin Chesna as Marci
- Patty McCormack as Helen
- Roseanne Benjamin as Vicky
- Daphne Duplaix as Detective Deborah Burbach
- Susan Johnston as Joan
- David Kelsey as Murphy
- Michelle Paradise as Denise Weston
References
- ^ "Hollywood2020". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Cracknell, Ryan (July 14, 2005). "Review of Heart of the Beholder". Movie-Views.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
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