• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Melodrama
• Themes: Living With Disability
• Director: Anthony Page
• Main Cast: Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Mickey Rooney
• Release Year: 1983
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Bill: On His Own is the laudable made-for-TV sequel to the Emmy-winning 1981 film Bill. Mickey Rooney once more shines as Bill Sackter, a mentally-retarded adult struggling to survive in the mainstream. The owner of a coffee kiosk at the University of Iowa, Bill becomes disoriented when his friend and mentor Dennis Quaid moves to Los Angeles. Taking over Bill's case is idealistic young social worker Helen Hunt. While studying towards his Bar Mitzvah (which he was denied at the age of 13 because of his "incompetence"), Bill suffers a severe personal blow that threatens to send him spiralling back into helplessness. Bill: On His Own was originally telecast November 9, 1983, some four months after the death at age 70 of the real-life Bill Sackter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Helen Hunt - Jenny Wells
• Dennis Quaid - Barry Morrow
• Mickey Rooney - Bill Sackter

Blue Deckert - Stan
Mona Lee Fultz - Mrs. Turner
Doris Hargrave - Roberta Strangis
Paul Lieber - Rabbi Jeff Portman
Lyle Lovett - Singer at Beach
Edie McClurg - Angela
Sharon Menzel - Shirley Crandall
Turk Pipkin - Juggler
Tracey Walter - Kenny
Largo Woodruff - Beverly Morrow
Teresa Wright - Mae Driscoll
Harry Goz - Tom Walz

Credit

Lee Curreri - Composer (Music Score); John C. Horger - Editor; Barry Morrow - Screenwriter; Anthony Page - Director

Similar Movies

Bill; Tim; I Am Sam; My Sister's Keeper; Family Pictures

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