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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Sometimes in life, you have to take your lashes.

20216.52h 6m

Overview

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings 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.

Directed by Michael Showalter
Written by Abe Sylvia
Produced by Rachel Shane, Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Tammy Faye Bakker

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Jim Bakker

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Rachel Grover

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Jerry Falwell

Mark Wystrach

Mark Wystrach

Gary Paxton

Sam Jaeger

Sam Jaeger

Roe Messner

Louis Cancelmi

Louis Cancelmi

Richard Fletcher

Gabriel Olds

Gabriel Olds

Pat Robertson

Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Fred Grover

Chandler Head

Chandler Head

Little Tammy Faye

Themes & Keywords

affectationbiographybased on true storyrise and falltelevangelistwondersentimentalamusedappreciativebewilderedempatheticenchantexuberantinformative

About The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a drama, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of affectation, biography, based on true story, rise and fall, televangelist, wonder. Directed by Michael Showalter, it stars Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones. From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings 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.

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