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ClassyCo said:
So, I know we've already talked about FALL FROM GRACE (1990) before, but I'll throw it in this thread, too.

The story centers on Jim (Kevin Spacey) and Tammy Faye Bakker (Bernadette Peters), their PTL ministry, and the scandal that surrounded it all. The TV movie is decently produced, and I suppose Spacey and Peters are good enough in their roles. This movie came out around three years after the Bakkers' celebrity hit the fan when their dirty laundry was hung out to dry.

Has anyone seen this one?

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Not since it aired but I remember thinking it was pretty good at the time.
 
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Crimson said:
You're not missing much. The trio of TV-movies about Lucy (1991; 2003; 2021*) are not particularly noteworthy . The first two are typical TV-movie mediocrities: poorly cast, superficial and un-insightful. The third is a mess of inaccuracies and anachronisms, but at least has some some observations and insight into personalities and relationships.

*BEING THE RICARDOS had a theatrical release but it was made for Amazon's streaming service, so I consider it a TV-movie.
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Your call but Academy Award eligible so a theatrical film. Streamers are not the first tv networks to produce theatrical films. Always some license, they aren’t documentaries after all. I found it an interesting take, Sorkin had a point of view.
 
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Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)​

played by Sherilyn Fenn

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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)​

played by Shannen Doherty

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