Pray TV (1982 film)
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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 |
| Original release | February 1, 1982 |
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.
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.
The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone got 15,000 real calls for help.
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