My Name Is Bill W. Movie Review 1989

Woods gave an Emmy-winning performance as Bill Wilson, a successful stockbroker who loses everything in the 1929 crash. Bill turns to alcohol for solace and, after realizing his life is in a downward spiral, forms a support group with Dr. Bob (Garner), which will become Alcoholics Anonymous.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screenplay

William G. Borchert

Cast

James Woods, James Garner, JoBeth Williams, Gary Sinise, Fritz Weaver

Cinematography

Neil Roach

Director

Daniel Petrie

Music

Laurence Rosenthal