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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

Director

Michael Showalter

Year

Genre

biography, drama, romance

Box Office

$2,404,127

Production

Freckle Films,MWM Studios,Searchlight Pictures,Semi-Formal Productions,Talent One

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 21 wins & 43 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/theeyesoftammyfaye/

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Tammy Faye Bakker

Jessica Chastain

Jim Bakker

Andrew Garfield

Rachel Grover

Jerry Falwell

Vincent D'Onofrio

Gary Paxton

Roe Messner

Richard Fletcher

Pat Robertson

Fred Grover

Little Tammy Faye

Jimmy Swaggart

Preacher

Big Man

Michael MacCauley

Colonel Sanders

Dede Robertson

Doctor

Male Nurse

Makeup Artist

Nurse

Old Teacher (Bible College)

Lindsay Ayliffe

Pledge Lady

Julie P. Tuggle

Reporter

Kimberly Ann Parker

True Believer

Stephen Chow

Steve Pieters

Tammy Sue

Lila Jane Meadows

Wanda

PTL Patron

PTL Patron

Teenage Punk #1

Teenage Punk #2

Teenage Punk #3

Jamie Charles Bakker (Baby)

Tammy Sue Bakker (Baby)

Caroline Lipian

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Jana King Evans

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Michael B. Lusk

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Savannah Morris

Nashville Singer

Nashville Singer

Self - Tammy Faye Dancer

PTL Sax Player

Audience Member

CBN Kid

PTL Crew

Lluvia Bermudez

Judy

Francesca Black

Tammy's Choir Member

Jan Crouch

Elizabeth J Branca

Bible College Student

Parent (Audience)

PTL Cameraman

John Mark Brooks

PTL Phone Bank Operator

Amanda Camarena Burdier

Falwell Preacher

PTL Patron

Church Lady

Jodie Castellani

PTL Audience Member

Zach Catanzareti

Phone Bank Operator

Audience Member

Audience Member

Phone Bank Operator

Camera Man

PTL Member

Wardrobe Lady

Jessica Nicole Donoso

Faculty

PTL Backstage Crew

Mover BG

News Camera Man

Willie Tyrone Ferguson

Choir Member

Brent Moorer Gaskins

Little Danny

Christian Goins

Dinner

Audience Member

Michelle Brown Houston

Congregation Member

Kimberly Hester Huffstetler

Tanya Jacobson

Photographer

Concert Goer

Dalton Johnston

Parent (Audience)

Christine A. Jordan

Oral Robert Audience

Congregation Member

Jerry Falwell Associate

PTL Mom

Genevieve McDevitt

PTL Teen

Liliana McDevitt

PTL

Stephanie McIntyre

Prison Visitor

PTL

Taylor McCall Moore

Extra

Grayson Lloyd Murphy

PLT Singer

Anna Morgan Neugent

Parent Audience Member

Donald Norris Jr.

Couch Preacher

Christopher W. Norris

PTL Crew

PTL Crew Supervisor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Mover

Patrick Ashley O'Neal

Congregation Member

Abigail Dare Oliver

Prisoner

Tammy's Family

Hailey Nicole Ralston

Falwell Preacher

Jamie Charles Bakker

PTL Audience Member

PTL Audience Member

JeriAnne Rushing

PTL Audience Member

Kassidy Rushing

PTL Show Guest on Stage

Prison Guard (Roaming)

Marcus T. Scott

Special Guest

Tamara Snegosky

European Pastor

Jonathan C Stephens

Audience member

Joshua Stephens

CBN Child

Emory Grace Ann Stewart

Phone Bank Operator

PTL Crew

LaChelle Walker

Phone Bank Operator

Falwell's Man

Audience Member

Audience Member

PTL Singer

David Vann Williams

Little Donny

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Rachel Grover Jim Bakker

I think Jim and Tammy,
in a lot of ways, were entertainers. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I think Jim and Tammy, in a lot of ways, were entertainers.

I think they both had that desire
to be seen and accepted and validated - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I think they both had that desire to be seen and accepted an...

It was absolutely
a reality television show, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It was absolutely a reality television show,

Things that people would think,
"How embarrassing," she would just do. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Things that people would think, "How embarrassing,"...

She was just who she was,
and people would tune in for that. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She was just who she was, and people would tune in for that.

In a sense the bubble bursts
in many ways - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

In a sense the bubble bursts in many ways

And it has a very Shakespearean,
epic quality to it. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And it has a very Shakespearean, epic quality to it.

I've seen the rich, and I've seen people
with little who are more blessed! - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I've seen the rich, and I've seen people with litt...

I think there is a real
kind of rejection of the dark, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I think there is a real kind of rejection of the dark,

You can't have light without dark,
and I think that may have been - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You can't have light without dark, and I think that may...

Your midnight's almost over. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Your midnight's almost over.

It's really interesting to see
how, Tammy Faye in particular, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It's really interesting to see how, Tammy Faye in parti...

Yeah, I won't go forward - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Yeah, I won't go forward

She really was the embodiment
of what she preached. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She really was the embodiment of what she preached.

She'd had 24 albums,
all this stuff she never got paid for. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She'd had 24 albums, all this stuff she never got paid ...

Looking at Tammy
and uncovering the layers, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Looking at Tammy and uncovering the layers,

You can talk about me. That's all right. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You can talk about me. That's all right.

But, you know, you gotta shake my hand,
and you gotta say hi first. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

But, you know, you gotta shake my hand, and you gotta say hi...

And all the stuff about mascara
running down her face, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And all the stuff about mascara running down her face,

Who would like a picture? - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Who would like a picture?

She's someone that is relevant
no matter what time you're in - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She's someone that is relevant no matter what time you&...

We're living in a time where there's
so much fear of the other, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We're living in a time where there's so much fear ...

And so I think that's a story that is
very relevant for any time you're in, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And so I think that's a story that is very relevant for...

Tammy Faye Bakker - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Tammy Faye Bakker

It's an amazing thing to
be able to work on a film like this - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It's an amazing thing to be able to work on a film like...

From the very beginning
when we were talking about this film, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

From the very beginning when we were talking about this film...

He goes so deep
into his character through research - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He goes so deep into his character through research

Andrew's really
found a humanity to Jim Bakker - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Andrew's really found a humanity to Jim Bakker

He's an incredibly soulful actor,
and he too has a similar approach - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He's an incredibly soulful actor, and he too has a simi...

What I loved so much that Andrew did is,
he knew the character so well - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

What I loved so much that Andrew did is, he knew the charact...

And it's fun to kind of
have that back and forth with someone. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And it's fun to kind of have that back and forth with s...

People who have sown seed
in the word of God, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

People who have sown seed in the word of God,

So you're doing kind of
this very intricate, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

So you're doing kind of this very intricate,

So that's just a really fun
and impossible thing to attempt to do, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

So that's just a really fun and impossible thing to att...

Vincent D'Onofrio plays Jerry Falwell, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Vincent D'Onofrio plays Jerry Falwell,

Vincent has, in Jerry Falwell,
taken what could be a sort of - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Vincent has, in Jerry Falwell, taken what could be a sort of

It's interesting when you play parts
like this because the main story - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It's interesting when you play parts like this because ...

And so, structurally,
where my character fits in the story is - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And so, structurally, where my character fits in the story i...

He really is approaching him from
a place of both authority and menace. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He really is approaching him from a place of both authority ...

You need to understand
how powerful we are - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You need to understand how powerful we are

Falwell over-articulated words, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Falwell over-articulated words,

So it gave him
a weird inflection at times... - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

So it gave him a weird inflection at times...

...and a very showy way of talking, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

...and a very showy way of talking,

He thinks about acting in another way, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He thinks about acting in another way,

You understand
that I can't allow you to stay here. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You understand that I can't allow you to stay here.

Your home, and everything in it,
belongs to the ministry. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Your home, and everything in it, belongs to the ministry.

Her energy is fantastic, and she just
immediately became this character. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Her energy is fantastic, and she just immediately became thi...

She's brought a warmth to her character
that wasn't necessarily - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She's brought a warmth to her character that wasn'...

Well, when you first meet Rachel Grover, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Well, when you first meet Rachel Grover,

The biggest challenge for me
with Rachel, honestly, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The biggest challenge for me with Rachel, honestly,

At one point she is saying, lovingly, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

At one point she is saying, lovingly,

You can see through
Cherry's performance that, at its core, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You can see through Cherry's performance that, at its c...

She was so generous to me and loving, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She was so generous to me and loving,

She has this kind of elegant,
soulful kind of thing. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

She has this kind of elegant, soulful kind of thing.

Oh Tammy Faye - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

In our film, we have the role of Gary
who is a music producer - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

In our film, we have the role of Gary who is a music produce...

He becomes a character
who really builds her up - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He becomes a character who really builds her up

As I started researching
and understanding Gary, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

As I started researching and understanding Gary,

And then strangely enough,
he grew up in my hometown, Tucson. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

And then strangely enough, he grew up in my hometown, Tucson...

It's really where he made his mark
as a musician, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It's really where he made his mark as a musician,

I haven't been this excited
about working with an artist - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I haven't been this excited about working with an artis...

Mark was so great and so perfect
for the role of Gary - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Mark was so great and so perfect for the role of Gary

We really liked creating
a character there who was able - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We really liked creating a character there who was able

When was the last time
that you were touched? - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

When was the last time that you were touched?

Gary exercised a rather large influence
on Tammy Faye in a short amount of time. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Gary exercised a rather large influence on Tammy Faye in a s...

But the impact that Gary had upon them
was rather profound. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

But the impact that Gary had upon them was rather profound.

The whole project is just filled - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The whole project is just filled

I had been working
with Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I had been working with Jessica Chastain

He just had all these ideas about PTL - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He just had all these ideas about PTL

I talked to everybody about my vision,
how I saw the movie, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I talked to everybody about my vision, how I saw the movie,

We really wanted to find a director - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We really wanted to find a director

First of all, he just has a sense of play
all the time about him. - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

First of all, he just has a sense of play all the time about...

We tend to get serious.
We can get lost in some heaviness, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We tend to get serious. We can get lost in some heaviness,

We really wanted
to be able to find the fun, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We really wanted to be able to find the fun,

Michael has to constantly be balancing - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Michael has to constantly be balancing

So I would imagine, for Michael,
it's a constant balancing act - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

So I would imagine, for Michael, it's a constant balanc...

You know, I don't pretend
to be something I'm not - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

You know, I don't pretend to be something I'm not

His take on the whole project
has just really opened it up in a way, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

His take on the whole project has just really opened it up i...

He says one little thing,
and then he leaves you alone - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He says one little thing, and then he leaves you alone

He's one of those guys
that can come in and say one thing - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He's one of those guys that can come in and say one thi...

He will give you the opportunity
to find it yourself, and when you don't, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

He will give you the opportunity to find it yourself, and wh...

Michael loves Vincent D'Onofrio
and Cherry Jones and Andrew, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Michael loves Vincent D'Onofrio and Cherry Jones and An...

I will say this is the best part
I've ever had, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I will say this is the best part I've ever had,

A lot of people have misconceptions
of who Tammy Faye was, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

A lot of people have misconceptions of who Tammy Faye was,

Tammy is so rooted into Jessica's heart,
that's an amazing place to come from, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Tammy is so rooted into Jessica's heart, that's an...

I think that she's one
of the best actresses around right now, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I think that she's one of the best actresses around rig...

We're all reaching for the bar
that Jessica sets on a daily basis - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

We're all reaching for the bar that Jessica sets on a d...

Jessica is the most professional,
thorough, diligent, talented actress - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jessica is the most professional, thorough, diligent, talent...

It's pretty unbelievable to see
what she's actually been able to do, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

It's pretty unbelievable to see what she's actuall...

I saw her script, her Bible, - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

I saw her script, her Bible,

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An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

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Director: Michael Showalter

Writer: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Abe Sylvia

Production: Freckle Films,MWM Studios,Searchlight Pictures,Semi-Formal Productions,Talent One

Genre: biography, drama, romance

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 55/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $2,404,127

Released: 17 Sep 2021

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 21 wins & 43 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/theeyesoftammyfaye/

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