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ڈرامہسال2005دورانیہ1h 46mIMDb5.7

Heart of the Beholder

ڈرامہ

Videocassette tape rental store owners fight against a religious fanatic group for the right to keep their controversial film on the shelves for sale.

ابھی دیکھیں

ٹریلر

کاسٹ

Ken Tipton

Director

Stacie Shakarian

Peggy

Carrie Armstrong

Vesta

Conrad Bachmann

Rudy

Priscilla Barnes

Miss Olivia

April Barnett

Rhonda

NB

Nicky Bassman

David Harris

RB

Roseanne Benjamin

Vicky

Barbara Allyne Bennet

Edna

Sarah Joy Brown

Diane Howard

Katelin Chesna

Marci

RC

Randy Crowder

Priest

DD

Dwain Deets

Judge Dalton

John Dye

Eric Manion

Michael Dorn

Lt. Larson

Daphne Duplaix

Tina

Beth Fortenberry

Welfare Worker

Greg Germann

Bob Harris

Dawn Grabowski

Christine

Ken Tipton

Writer

تبصرے

10 تبصرے

Sir PerezNov 29, 2025

Jemima OsundeNov 29, 2025

RishikapoorpatelNov 29, 2025

Bayyinah_sanaJul 24, 2023

If you're anything like me, you're fed up with all the generic overly polished stuff the entertainment industry is peddling nowadays. Yeah the acting is better than it used to be, and special effects came a long way, but that's not enough. The reason you can't find any movies to watch on streaming services isn't because there's something wrong with you, it's cause most of them are well made, but boring! Lots of things can be said about "Heart of the Beholder", but certainly not that it's boring. This movie takes so many liberties with its portrayal of a story based on true events, it just keeps you entertained. It made me laugh a bunch of times, even when that definitely wasn't the director's intention. It's such a weird blend of odd story twists and good to great acting mixed with horrible soup opera stuff, I can't help but love it. Most praise has to go to Matt Letscher. He really carries the movie as the main character and I actually cared about him. Some of his acting is downright bad, but in other parts he's surprisingly good. Honorable mention for the woman from SNL (I forgot her name), her character was quite likeable and entertaining too. So all in all, I say it's worth a watch if you're not in the mood for anything serious. There's some surprisingly strong R-rated scenes and some dialogue that's so on the nose it's downright hilarious. Then at other times it's almost like a lifetime movie. You gotta see it to believe it. I'll take this "bad" but entertaining movie over a "good" boring movie any day!

AsifRaza12Jul 24, 2023

In the 1980s, a chain of video clubs opened in St. Louis. But when the legendary Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" appears on the shelves, all hell breaks loose on the owner and his family. A group of religious fanatics is trying in every way to force him to withdraw the film from distribution or to kick him out of business, but he decides to fight for freedom of speech and choice at all costs. Years later, he decides to tell his story through this film, which he wrote and directed himself. As this is his first and only film, it is not particularly good in any aspect, but because of the story it tells and the message it sends, it is worth watching. 6/10

Radhiyyah LalaJul 24, 2023

I was very interested to learn about this supposed based-on-real-life story of censorship campaign by religious folks, but was completely unprepared for the * content. It was such a disappointment! It may very well have been intended to highlight an important cultural issue, but I could not stomach the rest of the film - nor can I recommend it at all. Surely any corruption that may have led to the banning of Martin Scorcese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" in the community in question could have been portrayed better and without putting younger viewers at risk. As a teacher, I would have liked to had the film as a resource to spark discussion of the issues in class, but this film - sadly - would be completely inappropriate and unusable in that context. Such a wasted opportunity! The mood of the film was also very heavily negative and one-sided, reminiscent of a political campaign rather than an educational or informative film. A better film would have compassionately portrayed both sides of the issue well enough to have sparked true debate. A documentary or docudrama, this is not.

Raïssa🦋Jul 24, 2023

The Heart of the Beholder is the story of a dreamer who finally achieved one of his dreams: his own business, a chain of video stores in St. Louis, Mo, only to be driven out of business by a group of fanatics who are outraged when he won't remove The Last Temptation of Christ from the shelves of his stores. It is, as they say, based on real events. In fact, the movie was written and directed by the man himself on the advice, he says, of Robert Wise. Undertaking the project helped in his recovery process. At the time I write this, he is having trouble getting distribution for the movie. This is a story that needed to be told. The trouble is that the movie isn't very good, more like a worse than average TV movie. The actors in the main roles don't quite pull it off. Michael Dorn in wasted in a small role. Greg Germann's performance is the best in the movie. This is definitely a movie to see on DVD because all the background information is what makes it interesting. We learn that the most unlikely things depicted in the movie actually did happen. Freedom of speech is everywhere under threat so everybody should either see this movie or read about the story on-line.

Besty_Jul 24, 2023

Based on real events, yes. Based on the actual facts of those real events, no. This movie, according to the principals, was the darling of the film festival circuit for almost three weeks. The term "film festival," again according to the principals, is any event in which four or more people watch a movie. The movie takes the odd stance of championing freedom of speech and suppression of speech -- both under the guise of the First Amendment. Apparently, if you are "in the right," you should be able to say whatever you want, but if you are "in the wrong," anything you say is oppressive and illegal. In this movie, one group is definitely pegged as being "in the right." Personally, I like the rules in America that say nobody has to shut up. Everybody gets to speak their mind. Even those with ugly, revolting points of view get to say what they want. That's America. People are allowed to say "Don't shop at XXXXX. They do things we don't like. Go ask Wal-Mart, Sony, Disney, Burger King, etc. All of them have had campaigns against them. And people are allowed to sell anything legal despite protests. Again, go ask Wal-Mart, Sony, Disney, etc. And no crime has been committed by these protests even if one party feels "forced" to withdraw a product. They can still sell it. It's their choice. Disney is a perfect example. They have top movies and cartoons that will never be seen again because of protests over 50 years ago. It's their choice. No law is being broken because of the protests. In America, people are allowed to say, Don't shop at XXX, their commercials are xxx. People are allowed to say, Don't shop at XXX, they made fun of xxx. People are allowed to say, Don't shop at XXX, they sell a T-shirt with a slogan that offends us. The oil companies, Big Tobacco, automakers, chain stores, restaurants, Wall Street -- all have endured fanatical protests of a much higher and more strident nature. Are they victims also? The actual facts would have made an accurate, but boring, portrayal of the down-and-dirty dealings of activists versus business. Accurate and boring, yes, but quite a bit better than horribly slanted and boring. The saving grace of this movie, unlike other doggie doo, is that you won't run across it unless you actively search for it. It has never risen to "discount bin" status.

matselisontsohiJul 24, 2023

When people's control issues get mixed up in their religion, then it is trouble for anyone who does not agree with their rigid, jargon based belief system. This is well illustrated in "Heart of the Beholder." Well worth the viewing. The script, however, though chock full of possibilities, came off a bit shallow in the story-telling. I believe this was due to the fact that there is so much of the story to tell and you only have two hours to tell it. There are some great scenes throughout the film where each actor gets their moment to shine. This is a great film to see on how NOT to behave as a Christian. "Heart of the Beholder" illustrates that fundamentalist terrorism exists in every religion. There is no 'right' in ruining someone's life, livelihood, or terrorizing their family and saying that God says it's okay. One cannot say that God is love and then behave with violence, verbal or otherwise, to prove it. I happened to have seen "Last Temptation of Christ" when it came out in the '80's and found it a great film bringing home the fact the Jesus was human, he had doubts and he most likely went to the bathroom just like the rest of us. Funny how Jesus never terrorized people into seeing things his own way. His temper tantrum in the temple was based on the fact that the vendors had turned sacred ground into a market place. In that cast he became what one might call "A Holy Terror," but never when he was teaching or healing did he behave with verbal/emotional/physical abuse. Neither should we.

Miss DinaJul 24, 2023

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