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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. 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."
Original Release
01/01/2005
US Release
01/01/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Stacie Shakarian | Peggy |
Carrie Armstrong | Vesta |
Conrad Bachmann | Rudy |
Priscilla Barnes | Miss Olivia |
April Barnett | Rhonda |
Roseanne Benjamin | Vicky |
Barbara Allyne Bennet | Edna |
Katelin Chesna | Marci |
Randy Crowder | Priest |
Dwain Deets | Judge Dalton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stacie Shakarian | Peggy |
Carrie Armstrong | Vesta |
Conrad Bachmann | Rudy |
Priscilla Barnes | Miss Olivia |
April Barnett | Rhonda |
Roseanne Benjamin | Vicky |
Barbara Allyne Bennet | Edna |
Katelin Chesna | Marci |
Randy Crowder | Priest |
Dwain Deets | Judge Dalton |
John Dye | Eric Manion |
Michael Dorn | Lt. Larson |
Daphne Duplaix | Tina / Detective Deborah Burbach |
Beth Fortenberry | Welfare Worker |
Greg Germann | Bob Harris |
Dawn Grabowski | Christine |
Nikki Hornsby | Religious Singer |
Phil Huggins | Hank |
Jackie Jetter | Nancy |
Susan Johnston | Joan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Darlene Lieblich Tipton | Executive Producer |
Ken Tipton | Producer |
Arnon Manor | Producer |
Jeanette Volturno | Producer |