Unless you are from the South, and born within a certain time frame, there’s a chance you aren’t even familiar of the legend of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, televangelists who came to prominence in the 1970s and ‘80s by bilking their gullible followers into funding their religious empire, only to see the house of cards they constructed collapse down on them, leading to jail time. A movie about their spectacular ascent and messy tumble seemed inevitable, but who would be able to capture the artificial look that Tammy Faye Bakker became incredible popular for?
The answer is “nobody,” so Jessica Chastain has to completely disappear into a mixture of cosmetics and prosthetics to play one half of the faith-based telemarketers in director Michael Showalter’s upcoming biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Press play on the trailer above and drink in the madness.