| The Eyes of Tammy Faye | |
| Starring: | Tammy Faye Bakker |
| Narrator: | RuPaul Charles |
| Cinematography: | Sandra Chandler |
| Editing: | Paul Wiesepape |
| Music: | Jimmy Harry |
| Studio: | World of Wonder |
| Distributor: | Lions Gate Films |
| Country: | United States |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $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, produced by their company World of Wonder, it is narrated by RuPaul Charles.[2] [3]
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.[4]
The Eyes of Tammy Faye has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 86% based on 36 reviews.[5] It is listed at 23rd on the 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die on Current TV.[6]
It won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film[7] and was also nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.[8] [9]
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.