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My Name Is Bill W. | 
| Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: Bev Appleton, George Coe, James Garner, Joe Inscoe, Mark Joy
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 24.98
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 4299
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD74114D
UPC: 012569741140
EAN: 0012569741140
ASIN: B000ERVK4Y
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 1989
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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Here's another example of TV giving James Woods the chance to stretch out from the intense-psycho roles he seems restricted to in too many of his movies. In IMy Name Is Bill W./I he plays Bill Wilson, the overreaching businessman from the Roaring '20s who went on to found Alcoholics Anonymous. Woods gets plenty of chances to stretch out here in Bill's headlong slide to the bottom, through the terrors of the Wall Street crash (which amplifies a two-fisted drinking problem) and into the loss of everything he holds dear. Yet Woods also is convincing as the man who understands just how insidious his disease is and learns to try to take everything one day at a time. He receives strong support from James Garner as the alcoholic physician who teams with Bill to make AA a viable proposition. I--Marshall Fine/I
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The ROOTS of Alcoholics Anonymous March 2, 2003
James G. Lipscomb (Marietta, Georgia United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Are you an alocoholic? Is someone you love an alcoholic?pIt really doesn't matter. This movie, regrettably is available only on VHS, will give you insight, understanding, and hope. Hope, that most fragile of words, is the basis of this incredible made-for-TV motion picture.pBill Wilson comes home from World War I a hero. He then conquers Wall Street. He marries the love of his life, Lois. He then discovers both a new god, a new lover, a new idol; the bottle. This unflinching film looks at the descent of of alcoholic into hell, and his journey back, guided, not by the spirit of Virgil, but by another alcoholic, Doctor Bob. Together, they find a cure for an incurable disease. The disease of alcoholism.pNeither could cure themselves, but together, they could find the way out of hell into if not paradise, at least life; life on life's terms.pThis film has been called the AA Roots. I won't take up that guantlet. This film stands alone. The performances by James Woods, JoBeth Williams and James Garner stand on their own merits. It tells the story of one man's descent into the hell of addiction and YES, alcoholism is an addiction , and his return to the land of the living. pWoods plays Bill W. with remarkable restraint, not denigrating into the hystrionics of Jack Lemmon in The Lost Weekend; as brilliant and well-meaning as that film is. Nor does this movie fall into high camp, as did Reefer Madness in the late Thirties. pInstead, in My Name Is Bill W., we see a man driven to the depths of despair. A man beaten is beaten into the dust. To quote Cecil B. DeMille, the dust from which prophets and holy men are formed. . .pYet, this film is not preachy. It tells a story. A true story, all the more frightening, because it is true. pWatch this movie. Listen to its message of hope, of truth, of honesty, openness, and willingness. Hear the story of the damned, who somehow, someway, found salvation.pYou will be moved. I promise you.
Wonderful Movie on The Birth of A. A. September 30, 2002
Kelly P. (Tyler, TX)
As a recovering alcoholic myself, I find this movie an accurate and moving portrayal on the life of Bill Wilson and the early history of Alcoholics Anonymous. James Woods is always a marvelous actor, but here he delivers a tour de force performance as Bill Wilson. Also in the cast is the ever-delightful JoBeth Williams of Big Chill fame. James Garner plays Dr. Bob Smith, who, along with Bill, founded A. A. in 1935. Garner also co-produced the project. This was originally aired on television as a Hallmark Hall Of Fame movie in 1989. Very inspiring!
A MUST SEE FOR ANYONE IN THE 12 STEP PROGRAM April 10, 2002
If you are recovering from any type of substance abuse and want to know the history of how Alcoholics Anonymous was founded, you MUST see this video. It tells the story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith and their fight in overcoming their life threatening illness of alcoholism. This is the story on how AA got started and if you participate in AA you will gain a new perspective on how hopelessness can turn into peace and serenity in this incredible fellowship. If you've read Bill's Story in the Big Book, you will be amazed at how well this film was done!
NO HUMAN POWER February 23, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw an interview with James Woods, where he stated that the directors wanted to cut out the seen where Bill is standing by the window explaining to Lois how cunning, baffling and self-destructive his disease is, but inspite of all that what he really wants most right now is another drink. James Woods told them that if they cut it out, he would not accept the role because it is what every alcoholic needs to hear and identify with. I highly respect him for that and would like to say THANKS!!! The scene at the end were Bill is 12-stepping a newcomer is priceless. The seen where he's in the motel trying to get in touch with Dr Bob, will make any recovering alcoholic grateful that we don't have to go to the same lengths as he did to share their experience, strength and hope with another alcoholic to stay sober one more day. Great performances by all!
A Movie That Every Recovering Alcoholic Must OWN January 26, 2002
Raymond E. Saller (Melrose Park, IL United States)
I have watched this movie at least 6 times and never tire of it. As a recovering alcoholic it could be me in that movie and it makes me remember what it was like. I am also a proud member of AA and Thank God for Bill W. !!
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