Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Bill Paxton, Linda Kozlowski, Tim Curry, Annie Potts, Dennis Burkley ... see more see more... , Glenn Withrow , Anthony Geary , Jordan Baker , Paul Ben-Victor , Megan Blake , Cindy Brooks , Robert John Burke , Jordana Capra , Dan Carter , Vance Colvig , Leland Crooke , Robert Ginnaven , Elizabeth Gracen , Daniel Hirsch , Jim Holmes , Brad Kepnick , Chris Martin , Philip Phillips , Logan Ramsey , Jackie Stewart , John Cody , Paul Cody , Brian Thompson , Georgia A. Adams , Lyle E. Armstrong , Jill Augustine , Randy Bame , Dick Canady , Susan Carlsberg , Bud Cook , Karren Dille , Caleb Edwards , Gene Gephardt , Austin Goss , Terry Haskell , Kelly Householder , Burke Hully , Mark W. Johnson , David Kendrick , Gerald F. Leray , H.T. Lester , Scott Linden , Debra Sue Maffett , Eddie Maples , Barry Mines , James C. Mullins , Craig O'Neal , Tracy Pearce , Frank Roberts III , Lynn Rose , Tommy Sanders , Terry Lee Sneed , Jean Tharp , Chris F. Thompson , Julie Uribe , Gregg Michael Vogt , Dorotha Yager , Young Judy Dockrey , Shirley Jean Young , Eric Ware , Robert Peters , Richard Paul

When Claire (Linda Kozlowski) learns her grandmother has been bilked out of $50,000 by the crooked televangelists Ray (Tim Curry) and Darla Porter (Annie Potts), she recruits her redneck boyfriend Jes... read more read more...se (Bill Paxton) to help recover the money. They travel to the Tower of Bethlehem deep in the Arkansas woods to break into the studio and hold the hosts of the show hostage. This timely comedy came in the wake of scandals involving real-life televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and Jimmy "I Have Sinned" Swaggert. Neil Cohen and Joel Cohen wrote the screenplay. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Flixster Users

56% liked it

71 ratings

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: David Beaird

Release Date: June 1, 1988

Invite friends to see

Stats: 11 reviews

Photos


None yet... Got one?

Your Rating



clear rating

Flixster Reviews (11)


  • February 21, 2011
    This movie is very timely for the late eighties, and it's pretty funny for the most part, but it doesn't have much to say, and the end is silly. I liked it, but It could have been better.
  • November 27, 2009
    Clever idea goes awry. Way too over the top and exagerrated, I understand evangalists tend to be that way, but this takes it to a new extreme. Likeable performances, but again, many are too exagerrated. It has some genuinely funny scenes though.

Critic Reviews


No recent reviews.

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

More Like This


This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

Pass The Ammo : Watch Free on TV


Movie Quizzes


No quizzes for Pass The Ammo. Want to create one?

Video Clips


No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists


Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?