The Eyes of Tammy Faye
This
documentary tells the life story of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner.
Filled with sock puppets, narration by RuPaul, and wads of mascara, this solid
piece of reporting goes far behind the media created image of a woman who served
as our Clown Princess for quite some time.
Release Date: July 28th, 2000 (LA, NY, SF); August 11th, 2000 (expands to other cities)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual content)
Running Time: 79 minutes
Distributor: Lions Gate Films
Subject: Tammy Faye Bakker Messner
Narrator: RuPaul
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato (codirectors of 1998's Party Monster)
Reviews
The New York Times
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye is taken with its protagonist, a woman who made a career of living out every single moment of her life -- she is the most compelling character to apply makeup with a spatula who ever stepped in front of a camera."Sundance Profile
Read the initial reports about this crowd pleasing documentary.
More
Interview with the filmmakers
IndieWIRE talks to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato about Tammy, Madonna, and Sheila (that's Nevins, HBO's Executive VP of Original Programming).
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