The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Official release poster
Directed by	Michael Showalter
Screenplay by	Abe Sylvia
Based on	The Eyes of Tammy Faye by Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato
Produced by	Jessica Chastain Kelly Carmichael Rachel Shane Gigi Pritzker
Starring	Jessica Chastain Andrew Garfield Cherry Jones Vincent D'Onofrio
Cinematography	Mike Gioulakis
Edited by	Mary Jo Markey
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Production companies	TSG Entertainment Freckle Films MWM Studios Semi-Formal Productions
Distributed by	Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12) (TIFF) September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) (United States)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.8 million[2]

The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a 2021 American biographical drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Abe Sylvia, based on the 2000 documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder. The film tells the story of Tammy Faye Bakker (played by Jessica Chastain), from her humble beginnings growing up in International Falls, Minnesota, through the rise and fall of her televangelism career and marriage to Jim Bakker (played by Andrew Garfield). Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio also star. The film is produced by Chastain's production company, Freckle Films.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021, and was released on September 17, 2021, by Searchlight Pictures. Critics praised the performances (particularly Chastain's) while criticizing the screenplay, deeming the film to be inferior to the documentary. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film won Best Actress (for Chastain) and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Chastain also won the SAG Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.