The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

From the 1960's to the 1980's, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.

  • Released: 2021-09-17
  • Runtime: 126 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach, Sam Jaeger, Louis Cancelmi, Gabriel Olds, Fredric Lehne, Chandler Head, Jay Huguley, Dan Johnson, Michael MacCauley, Grant Owens, Coley Campany, Craig Newkirk, Wes Jetton, Jess Weixler, Maurie Speed, Lindsay Ayliffe, Julie P. Tuggle, Kimberly Ann Parker, Dana Marks, Alan Boell, Randy Havens, Lila Jane Meadows, Carolyn Mints, Kelly Borgnis, Kelsi Chandler, Joe Ando-Hirsh, John Johnson, Grayson Carter, Kimberly Ann Parker, Hugh Downs, Alan Dale, Ronald Reagan, Jay Leno
  • Director: Michael Showalter
 Comments
  • lee_eisenberg - 27 December 2023
    downfall and redemption
    I first learned of the Bakkers from the release of the documentary "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". Not long after that I saw the Leslie Nielsen movie "Repossessed" - an "Exorcist" spoof - which depicted husband-and-wife televangelists obviously based on the Bakkers.

    So now we have a movie about Tammy Faye Bakker, which has the same title as the documentary. Jessica Chastain (in an Academy Award-winning role) plays her, showing her humble origins, marriage to Jim (Andrew Garfield), their meteoric rise to prominence, and their fall from grace. The movie briefly addresses Jerry Falwell's role in the Bakkers' downfall, but not as much as the documentary did. In addition to wearing a lot of makeup, Chastain makes sure to get Tammy Faye's Minnesota accent.

    All in all, I recommend the movie. One of the most impressive scenes is Tammy Faye's interview with an AIDS-afflicted man, which roiled large numbers of Christians.
  • Thanos_Alfie - 2 February 2023
    Tammy Faye...
    "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is a Biography - Drama movie in which we follow the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. We follow her life from her extraordinary rise and the world's largest religious broadcasting network to her fall and the scandals that followed her.

    I found this movie interesting because to be honest I did not know anything about this person, her work and her religious broadcasting network. The direction which was made by Michael Showalter was good and he presented very well his main characters, their work, their way to success and also how everything fell apart. At this point it has to be mentioned the amazing interpretation of Jessica Chastain who played as Tammy Faye Bakker (she won the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role). Another interpretation that has to be mentioned is Andrew Garfield's who played as Jim Bakker and he was also very good. Lastly, I have to say that "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is an interesting movie and even if you do not know anything about it, you will learn everything through this movie.