The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021 Drama | Other
65%

Tammy Faye Grover is raised in a blended family of eight children in International Falls, Minnesota. In 1960 at North Central Bible College, she meets elevangelist Jim Bakker and they forego studies to marry and establish a travelling ministry, which leads to a big break on the Christian Broadcasting Network. True-life drama, starring an Oscar-winning Jessica Chastain, with Andrew Garfield and Cherry Jones

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by Brian Lloyd
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'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' looks familiar, but is still enjoyable

Based on the real-life story of televangelists Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and her husband Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), the story takes in their humble beginnings as children's entertainers in rural America, all the way through to their 'prosperity gospel' of the '70s and '80s, and their eventual downfall amidst many scandals...

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