The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film)

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Fenton Bailey
  • Randy Barbato
Produced by
  • Fenton Bailey
  • Randy Barbato
StarringTammy Faye Bakker
Narrated byRuPaul Charles
CinematographySandra Chandler
Edited byPaul Wiesepape
Music byJimmy Harry
Production
company
World of Wonder
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release dates
  • January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25) (Sundance)
  • July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$1 million[1]

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 and narrated by drag queen RuPaul.[2][3]

It was followed by the 2005 documentary Tammy Faye: Death Defying, which follows Bakker's struggle with inoperable stage 4 colon cancer.

Reception[]

The film has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 86% based on 36 reviews.[4] It is listed at 23rd on the 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die on Current TV.[5]

Accolades[]

It won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film[6] and was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 27, 2000). "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". Variety.
  3. ^ Dicker, Ron (August 24, 2000). "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Lampasone, Laura (September 8, 2011). "50 Documentaries (Among Others) to See Before You Die". New York Public Library.
  6. ^ "BSFC Winners 2000s". Boston Society of Film Critics.
  7. ^ Film Independent. 16th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by John Waters - full show (2001) – via YouTube.

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