A corrupt television preacher and his congregation are held hostage by a woman, her lover, and her two cousins in an attempt to avenge the theft of her inheritance. A quirky look at the dishonesty of the televangelist industry.
Acting
Tim Curry devouring scenery as sweaty false prophet Rev. Ray Porter
Practical Effects
Genuine exploding revival tent — they really built this madness
Writing
Sharp televangelist satire that somehow got made in Reagan's America
Director
David Beaird
Bill Paxton
Jesse Wilkes
Linda Kozlowski
Claire
Tim Curry
Rev. Ray Porter
Annie Potts
Darla
Dennis Burkley
Big Joe Becker
Glenn Withrow
Arnold Limpet
Anthony Geary
Stonewall
Brian Thompson
Kenny Hamilton
Logan Ramsey
Jim Bob Collins
Leland Crooke
Sheriff Rascal Lebeaux
Jim Holmes
Governor
Richard Paul
G.W. Wraith
Paul Ben-Victor
Eddie Depaul
Crystal Smith
Telephone Girl
Elizabeth Gracen
Christie Lynn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bill Paxton and director David Beaird were Texas buddies who'd worked together on *The Lords of Discipline*; Beaird convinced Paxton to do this between *Aliens* and *Near Dark*.
Released during the height of Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart's televangelist scandals, the film's satire was almost too timely — audiences were exhausted by real religious corruption, which killed its box office.
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