A Change of Heart (film)

A Change of Heart
Directed by	Kenny Ortega
Written by	James Orr Luis Santeiro
Produced by	Emilio Estefan Kern Konwiser Kip Konwiser
Starring	Jim Belushi Virginia Madsen Kathy Najimy Mauricio Sanchez Roberto Escobar
Cinematography	Steve Mason
Edited by	Don Brochu
Production company	Surprise Film
Release date	March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) (Miami)
Country	United States
Language	English

A Change of Heart is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Jim Belushi, Virginia Madsen, Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Yáñez, Gloria Estefan and William Levy.^[1][2]

The film depicts a man who believes in traditional concepts of marriage, and fears social changes. He receives a heart transplant in a surgery, and learns that he owes his life to a drag queen. He has the option to embrace diversity or to continue living in fear.

Hank (Jim Belushi) is afraid of the way that society is changing. When he suffers a heart attack, he gets a transplant from a Puerto Rican drag queen.

• Jim Belushi as Hank
• Virginia Madsen as Deena
• Kathy Najimy as Ruthie
• Aimee Teegarden as Josie
• Cody Horn as Teddy
• Dawn Olivieri as Laurie
• Eduardo Yáñez as Cousin David
• Gloria Estefan as Dr. Farjado
• William Levy as Carlos
• Mauricio Sanchez as Corky
• Roberto Escobar as Tio Ruben

The film was shot in Miami.^[3][4]

A Change of Heart premiered on March 10, 2017, at the Miami International Film Festival. It premiered in Europe at the 2017 Parool Film Fest in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It has never been released theatrically or on home video/streaming.

• A Change of Heart at IMDb

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