My Name Is Bill W.

Name: My Name Is Bill W.
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-04-30
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner

TV Movie
19891989
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.2K

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Drama

The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
This was a Hallmark Hall of Fame production. When it aired on ABC on April 30, 1989, Bill's widow Lois B. Wilson had just died only a few months before. Lois W., co-founder of the Al-Anon Family Groups (for families and friends of problem drinkers), died on October 5, 1988 at age 97.

Goofs
1935 Mayflower Hotel scene has Gershwin's "Love is Here to Stay" playing in background while this song was released in 1938.

Quotes
Bill Wilson: It's like any journey, Fred. It begins with the first step.

Connections
Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Not much to add to the hugely favorable consensus here about this made-for-tv-movie, so I will just echo what has been said. Good story about a vitally important organization, the man that founded it and how he did so. Good acting all around, good writing, and good direction.

Well worth seeing, not just as a docudrama, but as a well-crafted piece of cinema.

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