Pray TV (1982 film)
Pray TV is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty.[1] The project garnered controversy when Rev. Jerry Falwell, the prominent televangelist, undertook a public campaign in an attempt to keep the TV movie from airing.[2]
Pray TV | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Lane Slate |
Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
Starring | John Ritter Ned Beatty Richard Kiley Madolyn Smith Louise Latham |
Theme music composer | Dennis McCarthy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Peter S. Greenberg |
Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant |
Editor(s) | Peter Parasheles |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company(s) | ABC Circle Films |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | February 1, 1982 |
Plot
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.
Fake Phone Number in Film Gets Real Calls
The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone got 15,000 real calls for help.
Cast
- John Ritter as Tom McPherson
- Ned Beatty as Rev. Freddy Stone
- Richard Kiley as Rev. Gus Keiffer
- Madolyn Smith as Liz Oakes
- Louise Latham as Mrs. Oakes
- Jonathan Prince as Bill Oakes
- Michael Currie as Artie Allman
- Kenneth Tigar as Parker
- Lois Hamilton as Bobbi Ellis
- Jason Bernard as Everett
- Frank Birney as Johnson
- James Keane as Fats
- Richard Kennedy as Announcer
- Mel Tormé as Himself
- Devo as Dove, the Band of Love
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References
- Maslin, Janet (February 1, 1982). "Ned Beatty in Role of Broadcast Evangelist". The New York Times.
- O'Connor, John J. (February 7, 1982). "A Serious Subject Flawed by Compromise". The New York Times.
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