The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Starring:Tammy Faye Bakker, RuPaul, Roe Messner, Jim Bakker, Jamie Bakker, Mel White, Pat Boone, Tammy Sue Bakker-Chapman, Steven Chao, JM J. Bullock, Roseanne, Greg Gorman, Charles E. Shepard, James Albert, Phillip Bloch, Jessica Hahn, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson
Director: Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD
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Witness the incredible real-life story of the spectacular rise, fall and resurrection of the "Queen of the Eyelashes." Many times hilarious and oftentimes tragic, it is an amazing tale of one of the most adored and reviled women of our time.
Narrated by RuPaul Charles, this award-winning film chronicles Tammy Faye's personal journey from the genuine love-at-first-sight encounter with Jim Bakker and making of the most successful television ministry to being crucified in the court of public opinion.
Extensive, revealing interviews by those on the inside will both shock and endear. Delve deep into the not-so-Christian scandals and million dollar lies that devastated the empire and destroyed her family.
And be enlightened with Tammy Faye's unique personal philosophies that helped her carry on... Because in spite of it all, Tammy Faye never lost hope in two things - extra thick mascara and Jesus Christ.
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Starring: Tammy Faye Bakker, RuPaul Charles
Directed By: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Running Time: 78 Min., Color
Copyright Lion's Gate Entertainment 2003.
Format: DVD MOVIE
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Tammy Faye Bakker, she of the layers of makeup that made her face into a living Halloween mask, will forever remain a camp icon of '80s culture for many of us. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato aren't above needling Bakker for her more excessive accouterments, but The Eyes of Tammy Faye is ultimately a loving, sympathetic portrait of "the first lady of televangelism." The film charts her life from traveling evangelist to the mother of three religious cable networks, and her fall from grace when husband Jim Bakker was forced out of the PTL (Praise the Lord) ministry after a scandalous affair. Always entertaining (sock puppets introduce each section) and at times surprising (did you know that Jim and Tammy were the first television ministers to reach out to the gay community and people with AIDS?), it rarely strays from Tammy Faye's version of events. Jerry Falwell becomes the story's sole scapegoat, but even the film's best arguments don't quite make Jim Bakker an innocent victim. But then it's not his film, it's Tammy Faye's, and Bailey and Barbato seem to have fallen in love with their charismatic subject. If nothing else, they reveal the woman behind the cultural joke and celebrate a spiritual survival story. RuPaul Charles narrates, and clips from the 1990 TV movie Fall from Grace feature a young Kevin Spacey as the adulterous preacher. --Sean Axmaker
Average customer rating:
- Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!
- Great Balls of Fire !
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- why we love her
- "Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me."
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Starring: Tammy Faye Bakker , RuPaul , Roe Messner , Jim Bakker , and Jamie Bakker
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Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
Product Description
Witness the incredible real-life story of the spectacular rise, fall and resurrection of the "Queen of the Eyelashes." Many times hilarious and oftentimes tragic, it is an amazing tale of one of the most adored and reviled women of our time.
Narrated by RuPaul Charles, this award-winning film chronicles Tammy Faye's personal journey from the genuine love-at-first-sight encounter with Jim Bakker and making of the most successful television ministry to being crucified in the court of public opinion.
Extensive, revealing interviews by those on the inside will both shock and endear. Delve deep into the not-so-Christian scandals and million dollar lies that devastated the empire and destroyed her family.
And be enlightened with Tammy Faye's unique personal philosophies that helped her carry on... Because in spite of it all, Tammy Faye never lost hope in two things - extra thick mascara and Jesus Christ.
System Requirements:
Starring: Tammy Faye Bakker, RuPaul Charles
Directed By: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Running Time: 78 Min., Color
Copyright Lion's Gate Entertainment 2003.
Format: DVD MOVIE
Amazon.com
Tammy Faye Bakker, she of the layers of makeup that made her face into a living Halloween mask, will forever remain a camp icon of '80s culture for many of us. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato aren't above needling Bakker for her more excessive accouterments, but The Eyes of Tammy Faye is ultimately a loving, sympathetic portrait of "the first lady of televangelism." The film charts her life from traveling evangelist to the mother of three religious cable networks, and her fall from grace when husband Jim Bakker was forced out of the PTL (Praise the Lord) ministry after a scandalous affair. Always entertaining (sock puppets introduce each section) and at times surprising (did you know that Jim and Tammy were the first television ministers to reach out to the gay community and people with AIDS?), it rarely strays from Tammy Faye's version of events. Jerry Falwell becomes the story's sole scapegoat, but even the film's best arguments don't quite make Jim Bakker an innocent victim. But then it's not his film, it's Tammy Faye's, and Bailey and Barbato seem to have fallen in love with their charismatic subject. If nothing else, they reveal the woman behind the cultural joke and celebrate a spiritual survival story. RuPaul Charles narrates, and clips from the 1990 TV movie Fall from Grace feature a young Kevin Spacey as the adulterous preacher. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!.......2007-07-06
A striking and informative movie about Tammy Faye Bakker, Christian broadcasting, power and scandal. You'll learn some fascinating things about Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, not to mention many others who got their start due to Tammy and Jim's TV talents. But the true star here is Tammy Faye. You'll end up reconsidering what you thought you knew about her, and you'll end up liking her. Take the time to enjoy this little gem. You won't be disappointed.
Great Balls of Fire !.......2007-05-23
I am not sure which I purchased first.. the poster or the movie...but I have owned both for a long time it seems. LOVE both. I, like so many others had a pre concieved notion of what Tammy was about...painted by the main stream media. (no pun intended) I, like so many others here, got it for kicks and giggles... but came out on the other side with a new found respect and admiration for a woman that just as well could have totally cratered to the sticks and stones life threw at her. It is an interesting film and I am not sure if anyone has commented on how hard these people worked. That much relentless pressure to perform for your public takes a toll. I had no opinion other than negative for both Tammy and Jim, but I think they probably did a lot of folks a lot of good along the way. I too, am not surprised at Falwell's behavior...He has no shame. I have had several friends that seemed to have the same hair and makeup gene Tammy got...but both of those women taught me important life lessons that I will never forget and will always be grateful for. Love and compassion come in all manner of costume and cosmetic preferences. I am so very sorry that this dear woman is having to struggle with cancer now. I hope her faith keeps her secure and if anyone ever deserved a halo, it is Miss Tammy.
Thanks for the great film.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye.......2007-05-15
I have always admired Tammy Faye Bakker, and I truly liked this movie. It tells the story of how Tammy, through it all, has come through as the strong Christian that she is.
why we love her.......2007-01-25
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner would appear to be crazy. But millions of people love her, and you have to wonder why. Clearly, there is something deeply human and moving about this woman so many people love to trash. This documentary, directed by her openly gay friends Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, shows why.
"Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me.".......2006-05-11
In "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato explore the life and tribulations of televangelism's biggest star of the 1980s, the "first lady of religious broadcasting", Tammy Faye Bakker. Narrator RuPaul Charles takes us back to Tammy Faye's Minnesota childhood as the eldest of 8 children in a fundamentalist Assemblies of God household, through her marriage to Jim Bakker and their many successes, to her life in near isolation in Palm Desert, California, 12 years after scandal and financial troubles brought a dramatic end to Jim and Tammy Faye's broadcasting empire and their marriage. (This film was made in 1999. Tammy Faye now lives in North Carolina and suffers from lung cancer.) Through clips of the Bakkers' television shows and interviews with Tammy Faye, Jim Bakker, their children, Tammy Faye's 2nd husband and Heritage USA contractor Roe Messner, law professor James A. Albert, and "Charlotte Observer" journalist Charles Shepard, among others, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" presents an intriguing portrait of Tammy Faye's personality and values, as well as some insight into the PTL organization that the scandal-mongering media didn't often provide back when everything came tumbling down.
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is sympathetic to Tammy Faye -and her maquillage- which is a nice respite from the often cruel and disproportionate attacks she has undergone in the press. The filmmakers present Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker as more ingenuous than ruthless or greedy -a view shared even by their critics. Their ingenuousness and simple, optimistic nature was a large part of their appeal. And it was a large part of their undoing. Jim Bakker didn't have the sophistication to competently manage PTL's finances, which became increasingly apparent as he tried to construct and maintain the ambitious "Heritage USA" Christian resort in Fort Mill, SC. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" comes down hard on the Machiavellian tactics of the far more fanatic Jerry Falwell. Non-Christian observers (of which I am one) tend to lump televangelists in the same category, but the contrast between the ruthless ambition and fire-and-brimstone sermons of Falwell or Pat Robertson and the naive over-the-top enthusiasm and inclusiveness of the Bakkers is stark. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" provides a valuable second look at Tammy Faye for those of us who only knew the scandal. No, she's not clever or tasteful, but she isn't what the secular press or Jerry Falwell made her out to be either. Subtitles are available in English and Spanish on the Trimark/Lions Gate 2003 DVD.
Average customer rating:
- Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!
- Great Balls of Fire !
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- why we love her
- "Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me."
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Tammy Faye Bakker, she of the layers of makeup that made her face into a living Halloween mask, will forever remain a camp icon of '80s culture for many of us. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato aren't above needling Bakker for her more excessive accouterments, but The Eyes of Tammy Faye is ultimately a loving, sympathetic portrait of "the first lady of televangelism." The film charts her life from traveling evangelist to the mother of three religious cable networks, and her fall from grace when husband Jim Bakker was forced out of the PTL (Praise the Lord) ministry after a scandalous affair. Always entertaining (sock puppets introduce each section) and at times surprising (did you know that Jim and Tammy were the first television ministers to reach out to the gay community and people with AIDS?), it rarely strays from Tammy Faye's version of events. Jerry Falwell becomes the story's sole scapegoat, but even the film's best arguments don't quite make Jim Bakker an innocent victim. But then it's not his film, it's Tammy Faye's, and Bailey and Barbato seem to have fallen in love with their charismatic subject. If nothing else, they reveal the woman behind the cultural joke and celebrate a spiritual survival story. RuPaul Charles narrates, and clips from the 1990 TV movie Fall from Grace feature a young Kevin Spacey as the adulterous preacher. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!.......2007-07-06
A striking and informative movie about Tammy Faye Bakker, Christian broadcasting, power and scandal. You'll learn some fascinating things about Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, not to mention many others who got their start due to Tammy and Jim's TV talents. But the true star here is Tammy Faye. You'll end up reconsidering what you thought you knew about her, and you'll end up liking her. Take the time to enjoy this little gem. You won't be disappointed.
Great Balls of Fire !.......2007-05-23
I am not sure which I purchased first.. the poster or the movie...but I have owned both for a long time it seems. LOVE both. I, like so many others had a pre concieved notion of what Tammy was about...painted by the main stream media. (no pun intended) I, like so many others here, got it for kicks and giggles... but came out on the other side with a new found respect and admiration for a woman that just as well could have totally cratered to the sticks and stones life threw at her. It is an interesting film and I am not sure if anyone has commented on how hard these people worked. That much relentless pressure to perform for your public takes a toll. I had no opinion other than negative for both Tammy and Jim, but I think they probably did a lot of folks a lot of good along the way. I too, am not surprised at Falwell's behavior...He has no shame. I have had several friends that seemed to have the same hair and makeup gene Tammy got...but both of those women taught me important life lessons that I will never forget and will always be grateful for. Love and compassion come in all manner of costume and cosmetic preferences. I am so very sorry that this dear woman is having to struggle with cancer now. I hope her faith keeps her secure and if anyone ever deserved a halo, it is Miss Tammy.
Thanks for the great film.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye.......2007-05-15
I have always admired Tammy Faye Bakker, and I truly liked this movie. It tells the story of how Tammy, through it all, has come through as the strong Christian that she is.
why we love her.......2007-01-25
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner would appear to be crazy. But millions of people love her, and you have to wonder why. Clearly, there is something deeply human and moving about this woman so many people love to trash. This documentary, directed by her openly gay friends Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, shows why.
"Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me.".......2006-05-11
In "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato explore the life and tribulations of televangelism's biggest star of the 1980s, the "first lady of religious broadcasting", Tammy Faye Bakker. Narrator RuPaul Charles takes us back to Tammy Faye's Minnesota childhood as the eldest of 8 children in a fundamentalist Assemblies of God household, through her marriage to Jim Bakker and their many successes, to her life in near isolation in Palm Desert, California, 12 years after scandal and financial troubles brought a dramatic end to Jim and Tammy Faye's broadcasting empire and their marriage. (This film was made in 1999. Tammy Faye now lives in North Carolina and suffers from lung cancer.) Through clips of the Bakkers' television shows and interviews with Tammy Faye, Jim Bakker, their children, Tammy Faye's 2nd husband and Heritage USA contractor Roe Messner, law professor James A. Albert, and "Charlotte Observer" journalist Charles Shepard, among others, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" presents an intriguing portrait of Tammy Faye's personality and values, as well as some insight into the PTL organization that the scandal-mongering media didn't often provide back when everything came tumbling down.
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is sympathetic to Tammy Faye -and her maquillage- which is a nice respite from the often cruel and disproportionate attacks she has undergone in the press. The filmmakers present Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker as more ingenuous than ruthless or greedy -a view shared even by their critics. Their ingenuousness and simple, optimistic nature was a large part of their appeal. And it was a large part of their undoing. Jim Bakker didn't have the sophistication to competently manage PTL's finances, which became increasingly apparent as he tried to construct and maintain the ambitious "Heritage USA" Christian resort in Fort Mill, SC. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" comes down hard on the Machiavellian tactics of the far more fanatic Jerry Falwell. Non-Christian observers (of which I am one) tend to lump televangelists in the same category, but the contrast between the ruthless ambition and fire-and-brimstone sermons of Falwell or Pat Robertson and the naive over-the-top enthusiasm and inclusiveness of the Bakkers is stark. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" provides a valuable second look at Tammy Faye for those of us who only knew the scandal. No, she's not clever or tasteful, but she isn't what the secular press or Jerry Falwell made her out to be either. Subtitles are available in English and Spanish on the Trimark/Lions Gate 2003 DVD.
Average customer rating:
- Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!
- Great Balls of Fire !
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- why we love her
- "Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me."
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- I Will Survive... and You Will, Too!
- Son of a Preacher Man: My Search for Grace in the Shadows
- I Was Wrong: The Untold Story of the Shocking Journey from PTL Power to Prison and Beyond
- Tammy: Telling It My Way
- Jesus Camp
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Tammy Faye Bakker, she of the layers of makeup that made her face into a living Halloween mask, will forever remain a camp icon of '80s culture for many of us. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato aren't above needling Bakker for her more excessive accouterments, but The Eyes of Tammy Faye is ultimately a loving, sympathetic portrait of "the first lady of televangelism." The film charts her life from traveling evangelist to the mother of three religious cable networks, and her fall from grace when husband Jim Bakker was forced out of the PTL (Praise the Lord) ministry after a scandalous affair. Always entertaining (sock puppets introduce each section) and at times surprising (did you know that Jim and Tammy were the first television ministers to reach out to the gay community and people with AIDS?), it rarely strays from Tammy Faye's version of events. Jerry Falwell becomes the story's sole scapegoat, but even the film's best arguments don't quite make Jim Bakker an innocent victim. But then it's not his film, it's Tammy Faye's, and Bailey and Barbato seem to have fallen in love with their charismatic subject. If nothing else, they reveal the woman behind the cultural joke and celebrate a spiritual survival story. RuPaul Charles narrates, and clips from the 1990 TV movie Fall from Grace feature a young Kevin Spacey as the adulterous preacher. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
Surprisingly appealing documentary - highly recommended!!.......2007-07-06
A striking and informative movie about Tammy Faye Bakker, Christian broadcasting, power and scandal. You'll learn some fascinating things about Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, not to mention many others who got their start due to Tammy and Jim's TV talents. But the true star here is Tammy Faye. You'll end up reconsidering what you thought you knew about her, and you'll end up liking her. Take the time to enjoy this little gem. You won't be disappointed.
Great Balls of Fire !.......2007-05-23
I am not sure which I purchased first.. the poster or the movie...but I have owned both for a long time it seems. LOVE both. I, like so many others had a pre concieved notion of what Tammy was about...painted by the main stream media. (no pun intended) I, like so many others here, got it for kicks and giggles... but came out on the other side with a new found respect and admiration for a woman that just as well could have totally cratered to the sticks and stones life threw at her. It is an interesting film and I am not sure if anyone has commented on how hard these people worked. That much relentless pressure to perform for your public takes a toll. I had no opinion other than negative for both Tammy and Jim, but I think they probably did a lot of folks a lot of good along the way. I too, am not surprised at Falwell's behavior...He has no shame. I have had several friends that seemed to have the same hair and makeup gene Tammy got...but both of those women taught me important life lessons that I will never forget and will always be grateful for. Love and compassion come in all manner of costume and cosmetic preferences. I am so very sorry that this dear woman is having to struggle with cancer now. I hope her faith keeps her secure and if anyone ever deserved a halo, it is Miss Tammy.
Thanks for the great film.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye.......2007-05-15
I have always admired Tammy Faye Bakker, and I truly liked this movie. It tells the story of how Tammy, through it all, has come through as the strong Christian that she is.
why we love her.......2007-01-25
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner would appear to be crazy. But millions of people love her, and you have to wonder why. Clearly, there is something deeply human and moving about this woman so many people love to trash. This documentary, directed by her openly gay friends Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, shows why.
"Without my eyelashes, I wouldn't be Me.".......2006-05-11
In "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato explore the life and tribulations of televangelism's biggest star of the 1980s, the "first lady of religious broadcasting", Tammy Faye Bakker. Narrator RuPaul Charles takes us back to Tammy Faye's Minnesota childhood as the eldest of 8 children in a fundamentalist Assemblies of God household, through her marriage to Jim Bakker and their many successes, to her life in near isolation in Palm Desert, California, 12 years after scandal and financial troubles brought a dramatic end to Jim and Tammy Faye's broadcasting empire and their marriage. (This film was made in 1999. Tammy Faye now lives in North Carolina and suffers from lung cancer.) Through clips of the Bakkers' television shows and interviews with Tammy Faye, Jim Bakker, their children, Tammy Faye's 2nd husband and Heritage USA contractor Roe Messner, law professor James A. Albert, and "Charlotte Observer" journalist Charles Shepard, among others, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" presents an intriguing portrait of Tammy Faye's personality and values, as well as some insight into the PTL organization that the scandal-mongering media didn't often provide back when everything came tumbling down.
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is sympathetic to Tammy Faye -and her maquillage- which is a nice respite from the often cruel and disproportionate attacks she has undergone in the press. The filmmakers present Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker as more ingenuous than ruthless or greedy -a view shared even by their critics. Their ingenuousness and simple, optimistic nature was a large part of their appeal. And it was a large part of their undoing. Jim Bakker didn't have the sophistication to competently manage PTL's finances, which became increasingly apparent as he tried to construct and maintain the ambitious "Heritage USA" Christian resort in Fort Mill, SC. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" comes down hard on the Machiavellian tactics of the far more fanatic Jerry Falwell. Non-Christian observers (of which I am one) tend to lump televangelists in the same category, but the contrast between the ruthless ambition and fire-and-brimstone sermons of Falwell or Pat Robertson and the naive over-the-top enthusiasm and inclusiveness of the Bakkers is stark. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" provides a valuable second look at Tammy Faye for those of us who only knew the scandal. No, she's not clever or tasteful, but she isn't what the secular press or Jerry Falwell made her out to be either. Subtitles are available in English and Spanish on the Trimark/Lions Gate 2003 DVD.
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