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My Name Is Bill W. | 
| Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: James Woods, Jobeth Williams, James Garner, Gary Sinise, George Coe
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 1147
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303101410
UPC: 085391337133
EAN: 9786303101415
ASIN: 6303101410
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 1989
Release Date: September 2, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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 My Name Is Bill W. 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. --Marshall Fine
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| Customer Reviews: Read 62 more reviews...
 Mr Borchert (the writer) has done a magnificent job! - Well Done! July 13, 2008
Kenneth Berg (Bethel, CT United States)
This movie is "The Gold Standard" on any movie that deals with hope, fellowship and recovery.
Simply, it is the best!
Excellent work Bill!
 good July 3, 2008
John Griffith
good movie on the struggles of founder of aa. mostly factual, very little hollywood hype.
Every Alcoholic in Recovery needs this! June 21, 2008
Merna D. Throne (USA)
This movie was a great addition to understanding how AA was built. In addition, seeing how Bill W. had his own life's challenges and marital issues like MANY people.
His honesty and life's' work has helped millions. If you are a devote recovering alcoholic you should see this movie. It will show you the roots of the organization you hold dear.
Merna
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my name is bill w. March 4, 2008
Chris Sullivan
This is a very real story of how A.A. began and is very beneficial to anyone wanting to learn about this wonderful program to help alcoholics. The people portraying the founders bill wilson and dr. robert smith are excellent and credible james woods as bill wilson and james garner as dr. robert smith-highly recommend!!
My Name is Bill W March 1, 2008
Bernice Carver (Flagstaff, AZ USA)
This video was awesome. It was also very entertaining even for those that are not in the program. James Woods and James Garner give a great performance. Very moving drama. I could easily watch it multiple times. Left me with the feeling that no matter how bad things get that there is no situation that is truly hopeless.
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