Fall from Grace (1990)
- Director(s):
- Karen Arthur
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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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Richard Paul - Rev. Jerry Falwell
- Kevin Spacey - Jim Bakker
- Robert Broyles - Construction Foreman
- Beth Grant - Paulene
- Richard Herd - Richard Dortch
- Jean Kasem - Palm Springs Realtor
- Stuart Nisbet - Doctor
- Travis Swords - Patrick
- Keith Joe Dick - Cowboy
- Justin Lord
- Daniel Trent - Bodyguard #2
- Rod Britt - Finance Executive
- Susan Ware - Newswoman
- Bernadette Peters - Tammy Faye Bakker
- Steven Barr - Bodyguard #1
- Mark Davenport - Real Estate Man
- Duane Grey - Announcer
- Jean Speegle Howard - Leota Doyle
- John McLiam - Rev. Aubrey Sara
- John Petlock - Technical Engineer
- Annabelle Weenick - Seamstress
- John Evans - Security Guard
- Charles McDaniel - Gruff Attorney
- Bob McLean - Don Zachary
- Charles C. Stevenson, Jr. - Amory Doyle
- Jon Lindstrom - Brian
- Director(s):
- Karen Arthur
- Producer(s):
- Richard L. O'Connor
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