Bill: On His Own

• Director: Anthony Page
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Melodrama
• Themes: Living With Disability
• 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

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

Credit

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

Similar Movies

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

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