The Eyes of Tammy Faye

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2000

1h 19m

6.3(23 votes)

Documentary

Drama

Overview

A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, at her rise and fall as a popular televangelist with husband Jim Bakker.

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10 featured cast members

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RuPaul

Narrator

Tammy Faye Bakker

Herself

Jim Bakker

Himself

Mel White

Self - Executive Director, Soul Force Ministry

Roe Messner

Self

Jay Bakker

Self

Jessica Hahn

Self (archive footage)

Pat Boone

Self - Christian Entertainer

Jim J. Bullock

Self - Former Co-Host

Greg Gorman

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Produced by: Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato

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