The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Coming Out at September 17, 2021 in theaters
Biography, Drama
The film primiered at September 2021 on Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film is an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity.
Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn’t long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.
Director: Michael Showalter
Writer: Abe Sylvia, Fenton Bailey (documentary), Randy Barbato (documentary)
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Vincent D’Onofrio, Sam Jaeger, Mark Wystrach, Cherry Jones, Fredric Lehne
►Cast
| Andrew Garfield | ► | Jim Bakker |
| Jessica Chastain | ► | Tammy Faye Bakker |
| Vincent D’Onofrio | ► | Jerry Falwell |
| Cherry Jones | ► | Rachel |
| Sam Jaeger | ► | Roe Messner |
| Fredric Lehne | ► | Fred Grover |
| Louis Cancelmi | ► | Richard Fletcher |
| Randy Havens | ► | Steve Pieters |
| Joe Ando-Hirsh | ► | Teenage Punk |
| Chandler Head | ► | Little Tammy Faye |
| Gabriel Olds | ► | Pat Robertson |
| Kimberly Hester Huffstetler | ► | Congregation member |
| Coley Campany | ► | DeDe Robertson |
| Meredith Jackson | ► | Makeup Artist |
| Jay Huguley | ► | Jimmy Swaggart |
| Kevin J. O’Connor | ► | PTL Crew Supervisor |
| Mark Wystrach | ► | Gary Paxton |
| Lindsay Ayliffe | ► | Old Teacher |
| Wes Jetton | ► | Male Nurse |
| Hailey Nicole Ralston | ► | PTL Teen |
| Craig Newkirk | ► | Doctor |
| Chris TC Edge | ► | PTL Backstage Crew |
| Brent Moorer Gaskins | ► | Choir Member / PTL Audience Member / Tammy Faye Dancer |
| LaChelle Walker | ► | PTL Crew |
| Mellie Boozer | ► | Tammy’s choir member |
| Kenny Keen | ► | Oral Robert Audience / PTL Audience |
| Chris Emrich | ► | Mover BG |
| Keith D Dooley | ► | Faculty |
| Kimberly Ann Parker | ► | Reporter |
| Michelle Brown Houston | ► |