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Though I rarely make any commemorative threads for anything that came out after 1999, I do make exceptions from time to time and this is one of them:
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Holiday Heart is a 2000 television film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Jesika Reynolds, and Mykelti Williamson. It aired on the cable TV channel Showtime, and was distributed on DVD by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was based on a play by Cheryl L. West, and involves a gay drag queen befriending a single mother and her daughter and trying to protect them from the criminal environment around them. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, for Woodard's performance, among other award nominations.

Holiday Heart - Wikipedia

Why, you ask? Because every time I see a gif from this movie, I always think of that one time when this man called into Wendy Williams' WBLS show for the sole purpose of letting her know that she looked like Ving Rhames from Holiday Heart (God forgive me, but I died a thousand times on that dollar van when I heard that :unsure::unsure::unsure:).

In all seriousness, though, it is one of the better holiday movies to come out in the last 20 years for those who've never seen it:


P.S.: Alfre Woodard is a national treasure that's never gotten her full bouquet of flowers. Sure, she's been nominated and she's won awards, but she's never gotten the Grande Dame of Acting regard that she deserves (and I say that someone who's known of her almost my entire life).
 

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I remember when I first watched this movie. It is so iconic. The scene that really broke me was watching the mum tell the daughter to have xes with that drug dealer smh it was so sad

I'm glad it had a happy ending though. However I hated the bf of the mum, he was so suspicious/homophobic of Holiday when he should've been grateful Holiday cared enough about Nikki to look out for her and her mum. I wished he died tbh
 

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Ving Rhames was such an awkward choice for this film, lol. And I love him. But his big buff ass playing a drag queen was so unbelievable.
 

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OH MAN, this film brings back memories LMFAO. My entire family would make random references to this movie, esp. the scene w/ the bicycle :sick::cry::ROFLMAO:

I'd love to see the cast get together for a virtual reunion or something for nostalgia's sake - maybe a table read???
 

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They used to run this so much that I had no choice but to watch it. I was really surprised how good it is.

Ving definitely looked a whole mess, but he played this part very well.
 

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One of my favorite movies. The first time I saw Holiday Heart was on Showtime.

ETA: I didn’t like how Wanda and Nikki ditched Holiday once Silas entered the picture.

I really didn’t like when Silas niece called Holiday the F word because he had on makeup.
 

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Ving Rhames was such an awkward choice for this film, lol. And I love him. But his big buff ass playing a drag queen was so unbelievable.
I remember when I first seen this movie and I seen Ving..I didnt know what the fµck I was looking at. I was younger and never seen or knew what a drag queen was. I seen rupaul but that was no ving in a dress..and I thought that was the ugliest thing I ever seen..


'Also here the video on youtube for anyone who wants to watch..

 
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This is my movie! So many quotables. This makes me miss Playboy Peanut (rip) because he stayeddd putting lines from this movie in his skits. Lol. “Let me take you to the husspital, Wanda.” “I’m fine Holiday. Me and Nikki are FINE!”
 

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It’s a deep film but Ving Rhames was an odd choice to play that part
I think he was a good choice. This movie really showcases his talents as an actor. Once you get over his looks, you'll see he is an hell of an actor. he went from this to baby boy,and you really forget he is acting at times!
 
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Love this movie!

Fun Fact: Ving Rhames is the voice of Arby's "We have the meats!" and Pusha T from the Clipse wrote the slogan for the company.
 
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Aww. This was my little cousin's favorite movie and she would always want to watch it! I used to hate it then after seeing it so many times, I bonded with this damn movie.
 

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I actually cried when I first watched this years ago because my mother had battled drug addiction. It hit too close to home and I didn't watch it again until I was an adult years later. It's one of my favorites now.
 

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"I thought you looooooved me Wanda"

Holidayyyyyy I got the bike!!!!

Been coming on every weekend Lmao
 

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I remember when I first seen this movie and I seen Ving..I didnt know what the fµck I was looking at. I was younger and never seen or knew what a drag queen was. I seen rupaul but that was no ving in a dress..and I thought that was the ugliest thing I ever seen..


'Also here the video on youtube for anyone who wants to watch..



Those were just about my exact thoughts at the time as a young teen, didn't know what was going on. Glad I know the name of the movie now.
 

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My favorite scene is the beginning! Holiday is playing the life out of the piano, leading & directing the choir!

When troubles come
And storms begin to rise
Hold on and learn to stretch out!

I love this movie & will probably watch it a few times this week.
 

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This damn movie becaome a member of our damn family we watched it so much. I dont remember how I heard about this movie but I got the vhs tape and played it for my little sisters . I was the oldest and I would watch them but they ended up loving this movie...even my grannie loved it. See my mom was in the middle of a bad addiction at that time and we all lived with my grannie. I think we all saw a little of her in it. But there are so many quotable lines and Alfre Woodard played the hell out of that part. You literally see her slide back down into addiction and she soooo convincing ...Wanda is my avi
 

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Ving Rhames was such an awkward choice for this film, lol. And I love him. But his big buff ass playing a drag queen was so unbelievable.
I thought so too until I watched it myself for the first time. I think he was a believable "fem" drag queen. He was channeling Patti Labelle in his mannerisms & style. I was dying laughing at the scene where he fights the crackhead. His voice went to full base :joy::joy::joy: when he wooped someone's ass lol.
 

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I remember when I first watched this movie. It is so iconic. The scene that really broke me was watching the mum tell the daughter to have xes with that drug dealer smh it was so sad

I'm glad it had a happy ending though. However I hated the bf of the mum, he was so suspicious/homophobic of Holiday when he should've been grateful Holiday cared enough about Nikki to look out for her and her mum. I wished he died tbh
I thought it was crazy how he brandished a gun on him & then they later found common ground/buddies. It was never brought up & he never apologize.
 

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I thought it was crazy how he brandished a gun on him & then they later found common ground/buddies. It was never brought up & he never apologize.

I remember that scene. If it was real life, Holiday would’ve been quick to forget abt Nikki and her mum after that.
 

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I thought so too until I watched it myself for the first time. I think he was a believable "fem" drag queen. He was channeling Patti Labelle in his mannerisms & style. I was dying laughing at the scene where he fights the crackhead. His voice went to full base :joy::joy::joy: when he wooped someone's ass lol.
I remember that scene. If it was real life, Holiday would’ve been quick to forget abt Nikki and her mum after that.
He should have. Especially when they stayed in his house and ignored him.
 

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I remember that scene. If it was real life, Holiday would’ve been quick to forget abt Nikki and her mum after that.
Holiday should’ve paid Wanda and Nikki dust after they started acting funny towards Holiday when Wanda started dating the rich drug dealer.
 

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