Heart of the Beholder
| Heart of the Beholder | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Tipton |
| Produced by |
Darlene Lieblich Ken Tipton Jeanette Voluturno Arnon Manor |
| Written by | Ken Tipton |
| Starring |
Matt Letscher Sarah Joy Brown John Dye Anne Ramsay Michael Dorn Jason Wiles Greg Germann Ken Tipton Arden Myrin Silas Weir Mitchell Tony Todd Chloë Grace Moretz |
| Music by | Peter Rafelson |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Dana E. Glauberman |
| Distributed by | Beholder Productions |
Release dates | 2005 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$500,000 |
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 largely 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 won "Best Feature Film" awards at several film festivals.[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]
References
- ↑ "Awards for 'Heart of the Beholder'". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ↑ Cracknell, Ryan (July 14, 2005). "Review of Heart of the Beholder". Movie-Views.com. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
External links
- Official website
- Heart of the Beholder at the Internet Movie Database
- Heart of the Beholder at Rotten Tomatoes
- Heart of the Beholder at AllMovie