My Name Is Bill W.

TV Movie
1989
Not Rated
1h 40m

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The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.The story of Bill Wilson and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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7.3/10

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
This was a Hallmark Hall of Fame production. When it aired on ABC on April 30, 1989, Bill's widow Lois B. Wilson had just died only a few months before. Lois W., co-founder of the Al-Anon Family Groups (for families and friends of problem drinkers), died on October 5, 1988 at age 97.

Goofs
1935 Mayflower Hotel scene has Gershwin's "Love is Here to Stay" playing in background while this song was released in 1938.

Quotes
Bill Wilson: It's like any journey, Fred. It begins with the first step.

Connections
Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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This was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. James Woods won the lead actor in a special or miniseries Emmy for this. James Garner's role is quite small, but key. This movie wisely spends most of its time with Bill W before the AA formation to give us a strong sense of the long hell that he lived before he found his answers. It is about him more than about AA. A very intelligent, well written, well acted, important story.