An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall, and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and her husband Jim Bakker,rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn’t long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.—Fox Searchlight Pictures
Parodies and impressions of Tammy Faye Bakker featured her crying with heavily running mascara. Jessica Chastain noted that when researching Tammy Faye, she couldn’t find a single image of her with running mascara; Tammy Faye only wore waterproof mascara.
