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starring: James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner, Gary Sinise, George Coedirected by: Daniel Petrie
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303101415
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6303101410
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 02, 1997
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 5824
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 30, 1989
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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A great movie about the beginnings of AA
I first saw this movie on TV 12 or 15 years ago. It's well played, although a little corny in some spots, and I feel that it moves along too quickly in other places to get the real feel for what was going on at the time. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as a whole and as I am 20 years sober this year, I am quite glad to find a better copy than my recorded one.
Garner plays a great Doctor Bob and Woods an ambitious Bill W. The scenes at the hospital show how important the doctor there was to ... Read More
Rating: - Mr Borchert (the writer) has done a magnificent job! - Well Done!
This movie is "The Gold Standard" on any movie that deals with hope, fellowship and recovery.
Simply, it is the best!
Excellent work Bill!
Rating:  - good
good movie on the struggles of founder of aa. mostly factual, very little hollywood hype.
Rating: - Every Alcoholic in Recovery needs this!
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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Rating: - my name is bill w.
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!!
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