Bill (1981 film)

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Bill

Directed by	Anthony Page
Written by	Barry Morrow Corey Blechman
Starring	Mickey Rooney Dennis Quaid Largo Woodruff Anna Maria Horsford Harry Goz
Release date(s)	1981
Running time	100 min.
Language	English
Followed by	Bill: On His Own
IMDb profile

Bill is a 1981 CBS television biographical film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid. A sequel titled Bill: On His Own was released in 1983. The film is based on the life of Bill Sackter.

[edit] Plot

Bill, a mentally disabled man, ventures out into the world for the first time. Having spent most of his life in a dreary inner city institution, he is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.

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[edit] External links

Bill Sackter Website
Bill at the Internet Movie Database

Bill is a movie about a mentally disabled man in his early 60s. His parents sent him to a mental institute when he was 7 years old. This institute was called Grandville, located in Minneapolis.