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Pray TV (1982 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Pray TV' is a 1982 American Christian made-for-television drama film which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty. The project garnered controversy when Rev. Jerry Falwell, the prominent televangelist, undertook a public campaign in an attempt to keep the TV movie from airing.
Plot
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.
Calls received to phone number
The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone received 15,000 real calls.
Cast
*John Ritter as Tom McPherson
*Ned Beatty as Rev. Freddy Stone
*Richard Kiley as Rev. Gus Keiffer
*Madolyn Smith as Liz Oakes
*Louise Latham as Mrs. Oakes
*Jonathan Prince as Bill Oakes
*Michael Currie as Artie Allman
*Kenneth Tigar as Parker
*Lois Hamilton as Bobbi Ellis
*Jason Bernard as Everett
*Frank Birney as Johnson
*James Keane as Fats
*Richard Kennedy as Announcer
*Mel Torm as Himself
*Devo as Dove, the Band of Love
References
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