The movie my name is bill w was about william griffith wilson nov 26, 1895 jan 24, 1971 he was better known as bill wilson or bill w. He was the cofounder of alcoholics anonymous with robert holbrook smith aka dr. My name is bill w true story about the founding of aa. The film includes interviews with several recovering alcoholics.
This story showed the ups and downs of the alcoholic and how the idea of alcoholics helping alcoholics came about. With james woods, jobeth williams, james garner, gary sinise. Director daniel petrie star james garner, james woods, gary sinise, jobeth williams special features. Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape.
Alcoholism12 step support my name is bill w the movie fact or fiction hey all, just recently watched my name is bill w i noticed a few things that are different. Name my name is bill w story about the founding of aa dutch. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Wilson is cofounder of alcoholics anonymous, a man included in time magazines 100 persons of the 20th century. This time woods has the bigger role as the reallife bill wilson, who comes marching home from world war one with a little liquor problem. Wilsons career and his domestic life are in tatters when he meets dr. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the daniel petrie directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone want to. This touching story serves as a great example of how ordinary people can and do solve social problems in a voluntary society. My name is bill w 1989 bill makes a decision youtube. Im not even in aa but i think its really cool how it all started and how much i could relate to the main character. Was there an event that triggered an increase in your use. This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker william griffith wilson, a world war i veteran whose small drinking problem becomes a serious addiction after he loses his fortune in the stock market collapse of 1929. It begins with bills return from world war i and shows his rise to success as a stockbroker, his financial ruin as a result of the stock market crash of.
Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. Type responses to questions in the response boxes my name is bill w. My name is bill w reunited the stars of the highly acclaimed 1986 tv movie the promise. Bill wilson, cofounder of alcoholics anonymous, was no saint. In that way, i suppose, that honesty and forthrightness also pays tribute to aa. James woods jobeth williams james garner 1989 businessman bill wilson james woods and dr. I think the frame of the movie was a bit smaller than that of my tv, so didnt fill the whole screen. No teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. This time woods has the bigger role as the reallife bill wilson, who comes. After seeing this movie i did some additional research. Hij beschikt over een ijzeren gezondheid, heeft een knappe vrouw en werkt in een baan met.
But the movie starts before then, when bill wilson was still. My name is bill w reunited the stars of the highly acclaimed 1986 tv movie. Bob james garner, which eventually leads to the formation of alcoholics anonymous. The movie my name is bill w let the viewer learn not only the background of the group but the story of the founders. When love is not enough watch online alcoholism, it can happen to you 12 step prayers recovery prayer surrender prayer chapter 5 how it works alcoholics anonymous aa 12 steps 12 steps of aa audio book. My name is bill w 1 type responses to questions in the. Borchert, who wrote the film for television, based it on the true story of william griffith wilson and dr. This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker william griffith wilson james woods, a world war i veteran whose small drinking problem becomes a serious addiction after he loses his. Before ebby called on bill, they show ebby talking to lois and lois suggesting he call on bill.
Overview this movie chronicles the life of bill wilson, who, along with dr. The film my name is bill w even goes further than big book by suggesting that bill w s early infidelities to his wife lois were not the near misses because of impotence or other related problems caused by an excess consumption of alcohol that the big book alludes to, but actually did occur. This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker william griffith. Bob smith james garner meet in 1935 and found alcoholics anonymous. I sure can relate to this story and love how he founded aa for people like me. Robert smith along with a dozen other contributors from the medical field, the oxford group, prominent psychologists and clergymen. Two recovering alcoholics establish alcoholics anonymous aa. Alcoholism my name is bill w allot of people have probably already seen this movie, i just watched it for the first time and thought it was really great. It stars james woods as a stockbroker whose career is decimated by the great stockmarket crash of 1929. Upon his return home, what was the event that triggered his spiral out of control. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my name is bill w. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the daniel petriedirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone want to. The true story of the founders of alcoholics anonymous. In bill s quest for recovery, he forms a support group with fellow alcoholic, dr.
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