The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 5
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Average Rating: 7.8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0
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RuPaul narrates this affectionate look at everyone's favorite televangelist/living cosmetic display: Tammy Faye Bakker. The eldest of eight children in rural Minnesota, Tammy Faye married Jim Bakker in 1960, and soon they found a following on the gospel circuit. This eventually led to a gig on Christian media mogul Pat Robertson's first television shows, including the ever-popular 700 Club. Perhaps jealous of their rising profile, Robertson soon usurped the show for himself. The Bakkers went on
Jun 1, 2000 Wide
Jan 30, 2001
LionsGate Entertainment
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All Critics (54) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (5) | DVD (6)
This scared me then, and scares me now. Shudder.
A decent doc.
. . . it becomes uncomfortably obvious that everything else we thought we knew about this born-again kewpie doll is probably wrong.
Equally revelatory and entertaining... a fascinating, cathartic, from-the-ground-up reconstruction of an American pariah.
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This documentary shows the rise and fall of the Bakker's from Tammy Faye's point of view and shows that unlike her compatriots, she wasn't anti-woman, nor was she a homophobe (she actually embraced and prayed for AIDS victims as well as drug addicts and the homeless). She and her husband started two of the most well-known Christian broadcasting networks/shows in the country: the 700 Club and TBN before being kicked out for their hard work. The two went on to start their own (the PTL club) which flourished well above others, but of course, it all came tumbling down with scandal: fraud and infidelity. And poor Tammy Faye is left to pick up the pieces after her husband is carted off the jail. This documentary also shows the rise of the Moral Majority, started by this doc's villain: Jerry Falwell.
This film made me appreciate the eternal punchline that is Tammy Faye. While I still think she's funny (sometimes without trying to be), I think she's a sweet person who truly wants to help others, but I'm actually on the fence on whether or not she was part of the greed that brought down the Bakker empire. Definitely worth a look-see.
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- Narrator: JIm would never allow this.
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- Narrator: God Loves You. He really, really does.
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