Bill (TV movie)
Encyclopedia
Bill is a 1981 CBS
TV movie starring Mickey Rooney
and Dennis Quaid
. The film is based on the life of Bill Sackter
. A sequel, Bill: On His Own, was released in 1983.
man in his 60s. He ventures out into the world for the first time after spending most of his life at Grandville, a dreary inner city institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota
, since age seven (when his parents sent him there). Bill is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
TV movie starring Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...
and Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder...
. The film is based on the life of Bill Sackter
Bill Sackter
Bill Sackter was a mentally disabled man whose fame as the subject of two television movies helped change national attitudes on persons with disabilities.-Early life:...
. A sequel, Bill: On His Own, was released in 1983.
Plot
Bill is a mentally disabledMental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
man in his 60s. He ventures out into the world for the first time after spending most of his life at Grandville, a dreary inner city institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, since age seven (when his parents sent him there). Bill is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.