Bill (1981 film)
Bill | |
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Genre | Biography Drama |
Written by | Corey Blechman |
Story by | Barry Morrow |
Directed by | Anthony Page |
Starring | Mickey Rooney Dennis Quaid Largo Woodruff Anna Maria Horsford Harry Goz |
Theme music composer | William Kraft |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Alan Landsburg Bernard Sofronski |
Producer | Mel Stuart |
Production locations | New York City Yonkers, New York College of Mount Saint Vincent |
Cinematography | Mike Fash |
Editor | George Hively |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Alan Landsburg Productions |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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Bill is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid based on the life of Bill Sackter.[1][2] The film was broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1981.[3]
Mickey Rooney won an Emmy Award and Golden Globe for his performance, and the film also received a Golden Globe for Best TV Film.[4][5]
A sequel, Bill: On His Own, was released in 1983.[6]
Plot[]
Bill is a man with an intellectual disability in his 60s. He ventures out into the world for the first time after spending most of his life at Grandville, a dreary inner city institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since age seven (when his mother sent him there). Bill is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.
Cast[]
- Mickey Rooney - Bill Sackter
- Dennis Quaid - Barry Morrow
- Largo Woodruff - Beverly Morrow
- Anna Maria Horsford - Marge Keating
- Harry Goz - Dr. Tom Walz
- Kathleen Maguire - Florence Archer
References[]
- ^ "Bill (1981)". BFI.
- ^ "Bill (1981) - Anthony Page | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ Marill, Alvin H. (November 23, 2004). Mickey Rooney: His Films, Television Appearances, Radio Work, Stage Shows, and Recordings. McFarland. ISBN 9780786420155 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1982".
- ^ "Bill".
- ^ "Bill: On His Own (1983)". BFI.
External links[]
- 1981 television films
- 1981 films
- 1980s biographical drama films
- American biographical drama films
- American films
- CBS network films
- Best Miniseries or Television Movie Golden Globe winners
- Emmy Award-winning programs
- Films about mental disability
- Films directed by Anthony Page
- Films set in Minnesota
- Peabody Award-winning broadcasts
- Alan Landsburg Productions films
- Biographical film stubs
- American drama television film stubs