The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 American biographical drama film based on the documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Abe Sylvia, the film depicts the controversial history of televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker, portrayed by Jessica Chastain (who also produces the film) and Andrew Garfield, respectively. Cherry Jones, Fredric Lehne, Louis Cancelmi, Sam Jaeger, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach and Vincent D’Onofrio also star.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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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 Andrew Garfield Cherry Jones Fredric Lehne Louis Cancelmi Sam Jaeger Gabriel Olds Mark Wystrach Vincent D’Onofrio
Cinematography	Mike Gioulakis
Edited by	Mary Jo Markey
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Production companies	TSG Entertainment Freckle Films MWM Studios Semi-Formal Productions
Distributed by	Searchlight Pictures
Release date	September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12) (TIFF) September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) (United States)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.4 million[2]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, and was released on September 17, 2021 by Searchlight Pictures. The film grossed $2.4 million and received mixed reviews from the critics, who praised the performances but criticized the screenplay.

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An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

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 Paxton
Jay Huguley as Jimmy Swaggart
Randy Havens as Steve Pieters
Jess Weixler as Makeup Artist (voice)

It was announced in May 2019 that Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield were cast to star in the film, with Michael Showalter directing.[3] Chastain detailed in an August 2019 interview she had acquired the rights to Tammy Faye Bakker’s life in 2012. Chastain will also be doing her own singing in the film.[4] In October 2019, Cherry Jones joined the cast of the film.[5] In November 2019, Sam Jaeger, Vincent D’Onofrio, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach, Chandler Head, Fredric Lehne and Jay Huguley joined the cast of the film.[6][7][8]

Principal photography began in October 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.[9][10][11]

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