The Eyes of Tammy Faye

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

One of America's true oddities, Tammy Faye Bakker has been maligned for well over a decade now, and it's unfortunate (or not, I guess) that this erstwhile loving documentary of her life won't change the public's conception of her very much. While the picture is basically a dutiful retelling of her rise, fall, and semi-rise again, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato go to such lengths to hokify the film (by having RuPaul narrate and using Babe-esque sock puppets to read the inter-scene title cards) that you can't help but feel poor Tammy is being laughed at. Still, her history is a tragic and eye-opening one, and it's a story that you'll absolutely watch until the end -- even if that end is something of a letdown.

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Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
  • Producer: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
  • Screenwriter:
  • Stars: Tammy Faye Bakker, RuPaul, Roe Messner, Jim Bakker, Jamie Bakker, Mel White, Pat Boone, Tammy Sue Bakker-Chapman, Steven Chao, Jim J. Bullock, RuPaul Charles
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13