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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]
| 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 |
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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] Writer/filmmaker Barry Morrow, portrayed by Dennis Quaid, based the story off of his real life experiences with Sackter, and later became his legal guardian. Sackter also served as a partial inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt in Morrow's screenplay for the 1988 film Rain Man.
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
See also
- Film within a film
- Rain Man
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
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