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Searchlight Pictures’ The Eyes of Tammy Faye Arrives on Digital November 2, 2021 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 16, 2021
My Rating: 7/10
#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 63%
Directed by
Michael Showalter
Screenplay by
Abe Sylvia
Based on
The Eyes of Tammy Faye by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Produced by
Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Rachel Shane, Gigi Pritzker
Starring
Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker
Chandler Head as Young Tammy Faye
Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker
Cherry Jones as Rachel LaValley
Vincent D'Onofrio as Jerry Falwell
Fredric Lehne as Fred Grover
Louis Cancelmi as Richard Fletcher
Sam Jaeger as Roe Messner
Gabriel Olds as Pat Robertson
Mark Wystrach as Gary S. Paxton
Jay Huguley as Jimmy Swaggart
Randy Havens as Steve Pieters
Jess Weixler as Makeup Artist (voice)
Cinematography
Mike Gioulakis
Edited by
Mary Jo Markey
Music by
Theodore Shapiro
Social Media
Twitter: @EyesofTammyFaye
Facebook: @EyesofTammyFaye
Instagram: @EyesofTammyFaye
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Jessica Chastain discusses her character Tammy Faye Bakker
"I spent years looking at footage of her and never once saw mascara running down her face. Tammy Faye was nothing like the caricature the media fed off of. She was the ordained minister Jim wasn't. She preached acceptance and compassion and meant it, and that’s what we wanted people to see in this film. When everyone turned their backs on people with HIV and AIDS, she invited a high profile gay pastor who had AIDS to be on her show. She also hosted Praise The Lord network shows all day long, wrote four books and released twenty-four albums. She never got paid for any of it, she gave her money back to the church."
“Homosexuality has often been demonized by the Christian community. At a time when people shrank from HIV and AIDS, Tammy was having none of it. She didn’t believe in labeling people. She understood the power of the camera to look into the eyes of people far and wide and share the truth.”
“She was never embarrassed. People were drawn to her because she was unique. She used her platform to advocate for a celebration of our differences, and knowing that made it easier for me to perform.”
“Tammy is so rooted into Jessica’s heart, and that’s an amazing place to come from. You follow her into the fray because of that; because she’s so passionate and devoted.”
British-American actor Andrew Garfield discusses his character Jim Bakker
"Jim’s actually a very complicated person. I found it easy to fall in love with him. What he and Tammy did was really radical. They created a wild alternative to other Christian broadcasting of the time. They had a longing to heal people. Instead of waiting for joy in heaven, they advocated for happiness in the here and now. His downfall was that he lost sight of all of that, and I found his fallibility fascinating."
Actress Cherry Jones discusses her character Rachel (Tammy Faye’s mother)
"Rachel gave so much to her church and got nothing in return. Her home life was unstable as well. She was stressed physically and spiritually. Throughout her life, she feared for Tammy's soul, and was terrified Tammy wouldn't have an everlasting life. I'm finding ways to soften her a bit. She loved her daughter, but her life was harsh."
Vincent D'Onofrio discusses his character Jerry Falwell
"Falwell is sort of like a Judas character. He befriended the Bakkers, gained their trust and then claimed he barely knew them. Their rise, his betrayal, and their fall, is all very Shakespearean."
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