The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)

Directors:

Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

She'll make a believer out of you

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Christianity | Televangelist | Religion | Independent Film

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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
Greg Gorman	...	Himself
Roz Music	...	Herself
Steven Chao	...	Himself
Jeff Walker	...	Himself (as Pastor Jeff Walker)
David Warren	...	Himself - Evangelist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phillip Bloch	...	Himself
Richard Dortch	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Falwell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jessica Hahn	...	Herself (archive footage)
Pat Robertson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Oral Roberts	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roseanne	...	Herself (archive footage)

Directed by
Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato

Produced by
Fenton Bailey	....	producer
Randy Barbato	....	producer
John Hoffman	....	producer: Cinemax
Harry Knapp	....	executive producer
Sheila Nevins	....	executive producer
Gabriel Rotello	....	associate producer
Thairin Smothers	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Harry

Cinematography by
Sandra Chandler

Film Editing by
Paul Wiesepape

Production Management
Harry Knapp	....	executive in charge of production
Eduardo Magaña	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Robert Corbett	....	post audio mixer
Albee Gordon	....	sound
Stacy Hruby	....	sound
Virgil Kanne	....	sound
Terry Losardo	....	sound
J.L. Myers	....	sound
Grady Price Jr.	....	sound
Peter Thomas	....	sound
Janet Urban	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Celi	....	additional camera
Scott Franse	....	additional camera
Richard Oliphant	....	assistant camera
Don Windsor	....	additional camera

Editorial Department
Mike Rysavy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
James Harry	....	music producer

Other crew
Samantha Bickley	....	researcher
Damien Breen	....	production assistant
Donald Brunell	....	production team
Ace Eastman	....	production team
Nicole Flowers	....	production accountant
Tiffany Flynn	....	puppeteer
Russell Frazier	....	titles
Tyler M. Hall	....	production assistant
Johnny Kim	....	consultant: beauty product (as Derek Kim)
Mike Kuldanes	....	production team
Rob Lundy	....	production team
David Magdael	....	publicist
Madeline S. McEneney	....	production associate
Roger Nead	....	tape librarian
Edward Rohwedder	....	researcher
Kenny Tallier	....	puppeteer
Max Thompson	....	production team
Sean Williams	....	chyron operator

Thanks
Dan Weaver	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cinemax
• FilmFour
• World of Wonder

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Cinemax

Quotes:

Jim Bakker: With your donation of $500, I will send you this beautiful rice patty baby!

Movie Connections:

Features "The Jim J. and Tammy Faye Show" (1996)

With your donation of $500, I will send you this beautiful rice patty baby!

I was familiar with Jim and Tammy Faye before their downfall. Heck, I might have even sent a contribution to the 700 Club. I seem to remember having a 700 Club pin. But, that was another life, so this film was a trip down memory lane for me.

What was interesting was the insight into the machinations of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. It is clear from the film that they have more love for themselves than they do for the god they profess to believe in. That is not surprising to me, but it will be revealing to others.

Despite, her outrageous makeup, Tammy Faye comes off here as a genuinely warm and loving person. I was especially touched by her acceptance of gays and her comment that "God doesn't make junk."I wish other so-called "christians" would take note.

A good documentary.