Pray TV (1982 film)

Pray TV is a 1982 American Christian made-for-television drama film 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.

Plot
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.

Cast

 * John Ritter as Tom McPherson
 * Ned Beatty as Rev. Freddy Stone
 * Richard Kiley as Rev. Gus Keiffer
 * Madolyn Smith as Liz Oakes
 * Louise Latham as Mrs. Oakes
 * Jonathan Prince as Bill Oakes
 * Michael Currie as Artie Allman
 * Kenneth Tigar as Parker
 * Lois Hamilton as Bobbi Ellis
 * Jason Bernard as Everett
 * Frank Birney as Johnson
 * James Keane as Fats
 * Richard Kennedy as Announcer
 * Mel Tormé as himself
 * Devo as Dove, the Band of Love