Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach, Sam Jaeger DIRECTOR: Michael Showalter CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mike Gioulakis MUSIC: Theodore Shapiro PRODUCTION: Freckle Films, MWM Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Semi-Formal Productions, Talent One

Box Office Performance

The Eyes of Tammy Faye earned $2,404,127 domestically, for a worldwide total of $2,404,127. The film skewed heavily domestic (100%), suggesting strong North American appeal.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

It was announced in May 2019 that Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield were cast to star in the film, with Michael Showalter directing. The film was produced through Jessica Chastain's production company, Freckle Films. Chastain detailed in an August 2019 interview she had acquired the rights to Tammy Faye Bakker's life in 2012. In October 2019, Cherry Jones joined the cast of the film. Chastain and Jones had both starred on Broadway in The Heiress, and Chastain was an admirer of Jones' work. In November 2019, Sam Jaeger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach, Chandler Head, Fredric Lehne and Jay Huguley joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography began in October 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Chastain stated in interviews that the makeup for the film took between 4–7 hours in the makeup chair having prosthetics added to her face. Chastain also wore false teeth in certain scenes to match the way Tammy Faye smiled. Chastain performs several songs from Bakker's musical catalog in the film. Tammy Sue Bakker-Chapman, the daughter of Jim and Tammy, performed on the film's soundtrack with a cover of "Don't Give Up (On the Brink of a Miracle)".

▸ Music & Score

The film's soundtrack was released on September 17, 2021, by Hollywood Records. The score for the film by Theodore Shapiro was also released as a separate album. Chastain worked with music producer Dave Cobb to record the soundtrack.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: Won 2 Oscars. 22 wins & 45 nominations total

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! scope="row" |Palm Springs International Film Festival

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! scope="row" rowspan="2"|San Sebastián International Film Festival

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! scope="row" rowspan=3|Women's Image Network Awards

CRITICAL RECEPTION

The website's critics consensus reads: "The Eyes of Tammy Faye might have focused more sharply on its subject's story, but Jessica Chastain's starring performance makes it hard to look away." Metacritic assigned the film an average weighted score of 55 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Despite the mixed reviews for the film, Jessica Chastain ended up winning the Academy Award, along with a SAG and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress.