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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' is a 2000 American documentary film about the life of Tammy Faye Bakker. Directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, produced by their company World of Wonder, it is narrated by RuPaul Charles.
Legacy and home media
It was followed by a 2005 documentary 'Tammy Faye: Death Defying', which follows Bakker's struggle with inoperable stage 4 colon cancer. Both films are available on WOW Presents Plus.[https://www.wowpresentsplus.com/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye#:~:text=Twelve%20years%20after%20the%20dramatic,television%20ministry%20of%20its%20kind. Eyes of Tammy Faye]'WowPresentsPlus.Com'
Reception
'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 86% based on 36 reviews. It is listed at 23rd on the '50 Documentaries to See Before You Die' on Current TV.
Accolades
It won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film and was also nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Film adaptation
The documentary served as the basis for a biographical film of the same title, starring Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye and Andrew Garfield as Jim, with Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio co-starring. Released in September 2021 to critical acclaim, Chastain won the Best Actress at the 94th Academy Awards.
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