The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Eyes of Tammy Faye
| image = The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film).png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Fenton Bailey
- Randy Barbato
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| starring = Tammy Faye Bakker
| narrator = RuPaul Charles
| cinematography = Sandra Chandler
| editing = Paul Wiesepape
| music = Jimmy Harry
| studio = World of Wonder
| distributor = Lions Gate Films
| released = {{Film date|2000|1|25|Sundance|2000|7|21|United States}}
| country = United States
| runtime = 80 minutes
| language = English
| gross = $1 million{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0233687/|title=The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=August 31, 2021}}
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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.{{cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye-1200460180/ |title=The Eyes of Tammy Faye |work=Variety |date=January 27, 2000}}{{cite news |last=Dicker |first=Ron |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-08-24-0008242248-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224054620/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-08-24-0008242248-story.html |title=The Eyes of Tammy Faye |work=Hartford Courant |date=August 24, 2000 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_eyes_of_tammy_faye |title=The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 2, 2021}} It is listed at 23rd on the 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die on Current TV.{{cite web |last=Lampasone |first=Laura |url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/09/08/50-documentaries |title=50 Documentaries (Among Others) to See Before You Die |website=New York Public Library |date=September 8, 2011}}
Accolades
It won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film{{cite web |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |title=BSFC Winners 2000s |website=Boston Society of Film Critics|date=July 27, 2018 }} and was also nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/ifp-spirit-awards-nominate-requiem-chuck-and-buck/404692.article |title= IFP Spirit Awards nominate Requiem, Chuck & Buck |first= Agnes |last= Poirier |work= Screen International |date= January 12, 2001 |access-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231107060202/https://www.screendaily.com/ifp-spirit-awards-nominate-requiem-chuck-and-buck/404692.article |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.advocate.com/news/2001/03/27/ltigt-night-falls-chuck-amp-buck-ltigtscore-spirit-awards-5436 |title= Before Night Falls, Chuck & Buck score at Spirit Awards |author= AdvocateEditors |work= The Advocate |date= March 27, 2001 |access-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231107060546/https://www.advocate.com/news/2001/03/27/ltigt-night-falls-chuck-amp-buck-ltigtscore-spirit-awards-5436 |url-status=live}}
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 Bakker, 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.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0233687}}
- [http://www.worldofwonder.net/productions/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye/ The Eyes of Tammy Fay] at World of Wonder
- {{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye-2000 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=August 4, 2000 |title=The Eyes of Tammy Faye |work=Chicago Sun-Times |via=RogerEbert.com}}
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