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Pray TV (1982 film)

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Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

5.4/10
IMDb

Director
  
Robert Markowitz

Writer
  
Lane Slate

Language
  
English

Pray TV (1982 film) movie poster
Release date
  
February 1, 1982 (1982-02-01)

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Pray TV was the title of a made-for-TV drama in 1982 which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty. 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.

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Plot summary

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
  • References

    Pray TV (1982 film) Wikipedia
    Pray TV (1982 film) IMDb