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Bill Paxton ... Jesse Wilkes
Linda Kozlowski ... Claire

Tim Curry ... Rev. Ray Porter

Annie Potts ... Darla
Dennis Burkley ... Big Joe Becker

Glenn Withrow ... Arnold Limpet
Anthony Geary ... Stonewall

Brian Thompson ... Kenny Hamilton
Logan Ramsey ... Jim Bob Collins

Leland Crooke ... Sheriff Rascal Lebeaux

Jim Holmes ... Governor

Richard Paul ... G.W. Wraith
John Cody ... Billy
Paul Cody ... Dean
Debra Sue Maffett ... Miss Dallas
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Divinely eccentric fun, 22 March 1999
Author: Oriel from Athens, Georgia

Any film that features the immortal Tim Curry as a corrupt televangelist would be worth watching, and this one has even more to offer: Annie Potts as his loopy, big-haired wife; gun-toting good old boys fresh out of jail (and hungry for Moon Pies); dancing angels in fishnet stockings; and a trigger-happy citizens' militia that takes its TV very seriously. This screwball satire features Bill Paxton as our hero, who attempts to quietly steal back his girlfriend's legacy but inadvertently takes the TV studio Tower of Bethlehem hostage--during a live broadcast. Curry and Potts give virtuoso performances, but every one of the quirky supporting characters adds to the fun. While this over-the-top comedy may not be for all tastes, anyone who ever laughed at a Tammy Faye t-shirt should get a kick out of its razor-sharp send-up of televangelism, and fans of Curry, Potts, or Paxton shouldn't miss it.

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