TheEyesOfTammyFaye production designer Laura Fox says “research, research, research” was the key to building Tammy Faye's world, although very few detailed descriptions of her surroundings existed
, who plays the title character, wanted to make fun of the flamboyant televangelist, yet parts of her life were undeniably over-the-top, such as her creepy doll collection. Fox says “research, research, research” was the key, although very few detailed descriptions of her surroundings existed, which allowed her to have creative license in building key sets such as the Bakker house and their studio.
I also interviewed people there, and everybody knows Tammy, everybody still loves Tammy. I also found this weird interview where she said she had two life-size dolls at her kitchen table, so I started to get these weird bits and pieces and that’s where it began.Tammy’s Bedroom and Her Portraits We found a house, but it was really hard to find the right house because this was set in the ‘80s, so when we did find one, we emptied it.
For the dolls that you start to see, I spent almost every weekend at a thrift store. I found a place called Wanda’s, it was this old grocery store filled with dolls galore, and it was this magical place. She had old tree skirts for tiny Christmas trees, but it was an endless place. Almost everything was from Wanda’s. I texted Mitchell Travers, the costume designer, and told him to go there. He also got stuff from there.
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