Heart of the Beholder (2005)

Director:

Ken Tipton

Writer:

Ken Tipton (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see!

Plot:

Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980...

Plot Keywords:

Scorsese | Intolerance | Censorship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Stacie Adkins	...	Peggy
Barbara Allyne-Bennet	...	Miss Bennet
Carrie Armstrong	...	Vesta
Conrad Bachmann	...	Rudy
Priscilla Barnes	...	Miss Olivia
April Barnett	...	Rhonda
Roseanne Benjamin	...	Vicky
Sarah Brown	...	Diane Howard
Katelin Chesna Henke	...	Marci (as Katelin Chesna)
Samantha Coker	...	Protester
Stella Croxon	...	Stenographer (as Stellarina Croxon)
Dabier	...	Partrick (as Dabir Snell)
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Larson
Daphne Duplaix	...	Detective Deborah Burbach
John Dye	...	D.A. Eric Manion
Greg Germann	...	Bob Harris
Dawn Grabowski	...	Christine
Phil Huggins	...	Hank
Freddie Johnson	...	Bailiff (as Freddie L. Johnson)
Susan Johnston	...	Joan
David Kelsey	...	Detective Dennis Murphy
Patrick J. Kiernan	...	Steve
Casey Kramer	...	Civil Rights Activist
Matt Letscher	...	Mike Howard
Paul Majors	...	Officer Terry Robinson
Patty McCormack	...	Helen
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Lester
Chloe Moretz	...	Molly
Arden Myrin	...	Patty Simpkins
Michelle Paradise	...	Denise
John Prosky	...	Rev. Matthew Brewer
Anne Ramsay	...	Reeba Hollings
L.G. Ross	...	Police Officer
Murray SawChuck	...	Protester
Ken Tipton	...	Bill
Laura Tipton	...	Randi
Patrick Tipton	...	Patrick
Paul Michael Tipton	...	Jerry
Tony Todd	...	Chuck Berry
Mark Valinsky	...	Officer
Tarita Virtue	...	Awards Ceremony
Lanette Ware	...	Louise
Jason Wiles	...	Deetz
Dax McKeever	...	VIP Guest (uncredited)
Ricky Moore	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Ken Tipton

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ken Tipton		writer

Produced by
Jeanette Brill	....	line producer (as Jeanette Volturno)
Jeanette Brill	....	producer (as Jeanette Volturno)
Darlene Lieblich	....	executive producer
Arnon Manor	....	producer
Ken Tipton	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Rafelson

Cinematography by
George Mooradian

Film Editing by
Dana E. Glauberman

Casting by
Lindsay Chag

Production Design by
Ryan Welsch

Set Decoration by
E. Cedar McClure

Costume Design by
Shawnelle Cherry

Makeup Department
Michael Davis	....	key hair stylist
Tina Fabulic	....	assistant makeup artist
Bonni Flowers	....	assistant makeup artist
Jennifer Nudelman	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Rick Osako	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charity Ozarowski	....	first assistant director
Kristin Sampiere	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Brandt	....	storyboard artist
Don Graben	....	lead man
Pete Ibarra	....	property master
Raul Muniz	....	swing
Jessica Rapke	....	art department production assistant
Jessica Ripka	....	art department production assistant
J. Zachary Smith	....	on-set decorator
Joshua Towers	....	swing
Ronny Wormser	....	swing
Spark	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Garrett Bradley	....	boom operator
Mike Brooks	....	sound supervisor (as Michael Brooks)
Robert Hoehn	....	sound designer
Robert Hoehn	....	supervising sound editor
Alan B. Samuels	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Mark Nearing	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Philippe Belliard	....	electrician
Randall James Bol	....	electrician
Nathan Brown	....	unit photographer
Chris Buchakjian	....	electrician
Sean Callahan	....	electrician
Ian Choplick	....	director of photography: second unit
Ian Choplick	....	first assistant camera
Brian Christie	....	dolly grip
Henry Coccetti Jr.	....	gaffer
John Curry	....	electrician
Bryan Gilbert	....	key grip
Trish Herremans	....	best boy electric
Tim Herrman	....	electrician
Leo Ibanez	....	grip
Yusan Karitani	....	grip
Andrew Korner	....	rigging electrician
Chris Linares	....	grip
BJ McDonnell	....	Steadicam operator
BJ McDonnell	....	camera operator
Daniel Miller	....	best boy grip
Molly Minehan	....	grip
Michael Mordler	....	still photographer
Matthew E. Pado	....	grip
Joseph Ruiz	....	grip (as Joe Ruiz)
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Pat Whelan	....	grip
Steve Witcomb	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Susan Johnston	....	additional casting
Susan Johnston	....	extras casting
David Thienes	....	casting production assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Evenson	....	set costumer
Gail Mosley	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
James Hightower	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brian Barrale	....	composer: themes
Brad Houshour	....	music supervisor
Brian Mark	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
James G. Brill	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Cook	....	driver
James Lewis Messersmith	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Joel Champagne	....	production assistant
Matthew E. Chausse	....	production coordinator
Bill Clark	....	studio teacher
Randi M. Cohen	....	production assistant
Nikole Lawson	....	welfare worker
Eric Madrid	....	production assistant
Jason Magee	....	craft service
Jason Magee	....	production assistant
Jordan Marks	....	set intern
Dan Milner	....	location manager
Pascual Romero	....	marketing and promotions
Michelle Ruiz	....	set intern
Jacob Synder	....	production assistant
Mark S. Thomas	....	script supervisor (as Mark Thomas)
Laura Tipton	....	production assistant
Patrick Tipton	....	production assistant
Paul Michael Tipton	....	production assistant
Seth Lee Williams	....	key production assistant
Paul A. Willis	....	security officer

Production Companies

• River City Entertainment
• Catchlight Films

Distributors

• Beholder Productions
• Vanguard Cinema (2008) (USA) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

River City Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Heart of the Beholder is the story, based on real events, of a man destroyed by persecution who managed to come back and achieve a measure of revenge.

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.