The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)

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79 min - Documentary | Biography

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A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, at her rise and fall as a popular televangelist with husband Jim Bakker... See full summary »

Directors:

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Stars:

RuPaul, Tammy Faye Bakker and Virginia Fairchild

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	RuPaul	...	Himself (Narrator) (voice)
	Tammy Faye Bakker	...	Herself
	Virginia Fairchild	...	Herself - aunt
	Johnny Grover	...	Himself - brother
	Jim Bakker	...	Himself
	Lori Graham Bakker	...	Herself
	Mel White	...	Himself
	Tammy Sue Bakker-Chapman	...	Herself
	Jamie Bakker	...	Himself
	Roe Messner	...	Himself
	Charles E. Shepard	...	Himself
	Marvin Brooks	...	Himself - doctor (as Dr. Marvin Brooks)
	James Albert	...	Himself
	Pat Boone	...	Himself
	Jim J. Bullock	...	Himself

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A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, at her rise and fall as a popular televangelist with husband Jim Bakker. Traces their rise: her teen marriage to Jim; their children's TV show (she was a puppeteer and singer), success founding the 700 Club, co-founding the Trinity Broadcast Network, and starting PTL Network; her nondenominational version of Christianity reaching out to all; and, their building of Heritage USA, a theme park. Things fall apart as money woes mount for Heritage and for Jim, as Tammy takes pills, and as Jerry Falwell takes PTL. Jim goes to prison; she remarries, finds herself alone again, yet remains unsinkable. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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