Summaries

Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells for the first time what really happened when they lost control of the first and most successful TV ministry of its kind.

Witness the incredible real-life story of the spectacular rise, fall, and resurrection of the "Queen of the Eyelashes." Many times hilarious and often times tragic, it is an amazing tale of one of the most adored and reviled women of our time.

A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, at her rise and fall as a popular televangelist with husband Jim Bakker. Traces their rise: her teen marriage to Jim; their children's TV show (she was a puppeteer and singer), success founding the 700 Club, co-founding the Trinity Broadcast Network, and starting PTL Network; her nondenominational version of Christianity reaching out to all; and, their building of Heritage USA, a theme park. Things fall apart as money woes mount for Heritage and for Jim, as Tammy takes pills, and as Jerry Falwell takes PTL. Jim goes to prison; she remarries, finds herself alone again, yet remains unsinkable.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • five word title
  • body part in title
  • rise and fall
  • biographical documentary
  • religious parent
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 30, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations International Falls, Minnesota, USA
Production companies Cinemax FilmFour World of Wonder Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1029591
Gross worldwide $1029591

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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