Fall from Grace (1990 film)
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| Fall from Grace | |
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| Directed by | Karen Arthur |
| Produced by | Richard L. O'Connor |
| Written by | Ken Trevey |
| Starring | Kevin Spacey Bernadette Peters |
| Music by | Charles Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Tom Neuwirth |
| Editing by | Dann Cahn |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 1990 (NBC television) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starred Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters. This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990.
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[edit] Plot summary
Jim Bakker (Kevin Spacey) establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, only to have it fall. Mr. Bakker was sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges.
Bernadette Peters, as Tammy Faye Bakker, sings several gospel songs, among them "Amazing Grace" and "I Know He's Watching Me"; Peter Matz arranged the music.
Not shown in the movie is the subsequent divorce, in 1992, of the Bakkers.
[edit] Cast
- Jim Bakker -- Kevin Spacey
- Tammy Faye Bakker -- Bernadette Peters
- Richard Dortch -- Richard Herd
- Rev. Jerry Falwell -- Richard Paul
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special --WINNER (tied with "The Phantom of the Opera")
- Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special --nominated
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