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(More customer reviews)That's right, the extremely hard to find, out-of-print for who-knows-how-long movies are now available for everyone. But first let me say a word or two about BILL for those people who know nothing about it.
It's Mickey Rooney's finest performance, as many of his fans who have met him in person have told him. He portrays William ("Bill for short") Sackter. Bill spent 40 years in a Minnesota mental institution. Sometime after his release he befriended struggling amateur filmmaker Barry Morrow, who would later receive an Academy Award for co-writing the movie RAIN MAN. Barry and his wife Bev reached out to help Bill probably without realizing that Bill was helping them and all the others who crossed his path.
You see, Bill was the word "optimistic" made flesh. When you see him standing in the ICU hospital room of the little girl, and he's reciting the Lord's Prayer and praying for the little girl...I can't even describe it, except to say it's one of the most powerful scenes that have ever been on my television screen.
This movie (and its sequel) are proof that the entire family can view something wonderful on the television.
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I also highly recommend Thomas Walz's book, THE UNLIKELY CELEBRITY: BILL SACKTER'S TRIUMPH OVER DISABILITY. This, thank goodness, is not out of print.
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