Fall from Grace (1990 film)

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Fall from Grace
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

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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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.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

  • 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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