Pray TV (1982 film)
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| 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 | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter S. Greenberg |
| Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant |
| Editor | Peter Parasheles |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | ABC Circle Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 1, 1982 |
Pray TV is a 1982 American Christian 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]
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.
Calls received to phone number
The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone received 15,000 real calls.[3]
