Fall from Grace (1990)
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The Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker story was a "natural" for TV-movie adaptation, and Fall From Grace more than fills the bill. Bernadette Peters heaps on makeup by the trowel as Tammy Faye, the wife of televangelist Jim Bakker (here played with boyish fanaticism by Kevin Spacey). The Bakkers… More The Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker story was a "natural" for TV-movie adaptation, and Fall From Grace more than fills the bill. Bernadette Peters heaps on makeup by the trowel as Tammy Faye, the wife of televangelist Jim Bakker (here played with boyish fanaticism by Kevin Spacey). The Bakkers build up their "PTL" organization ("Praise the Lord") into a massive empire encompassing millions of dollars in donations, a cable-TV network, valuable land holdings and a garish religious theme park, Heritage USA. A North Carolina newspaper rocks the boat by investigating inequities in the Bakkers' financial setup. The whole enterprise falls apart when it's discovered that Jim has siphoned off funds to cover up an extramarital affair. Telecast in the spring of 1990 to coincide with the beginning of Jim Bakker's long, long prison sentence, Fall From Grace tries to be fair...for at least fifteen minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Karen Arthur
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 29, 1990 Wide
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Cast
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Steven Barr
as Bodyguard #1
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Robert Broyles
as Construction Foreman
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Mark Davenport
as Real Estate Man
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Beth Grant
as Paulene
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Duane Grey
as Announcer
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Richard Herd
as Richard Dortch
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Jean Speegle Howard
as Leota Doyle
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Jean Kasem
as Palm Springs Realtor
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John McLiam
as Rev. Aubrey Sara
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Stuart Nisbet
as Doctor
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Bernadette Peters
as Tammy Faye Bakker
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John Petlock
as Technical Engineer
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Kevin Spacey
as Jim Bakker
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Travis Swords
as Patrick
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Annabelle Weenick
as Seamstress
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Keith Joe Dick
as Cowboy
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John Evans
as Security Guard
- Justin Lord
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Charles McDaniel
as Gruff Attorney
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Daniel Trent
as Bodyguard #2
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Bob McLean
as Don Zachary
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Rod Britt
as Finance Executive
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Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
as Amory Doyle
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Susan Ware
as Newswoman
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Richard Paul
as Rev. Jerry Falwell
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Jon Lindstrom
as Brian
