Bill

IMDb link: 0082075
IMDb rating: 7.9 (835 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Mickey Rooney, Anthony Page
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Anna Maria Horsford, Largo Woodruff and others

Release date: 22 Dec 1981
Release year: 1981
Runtime: 97 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: character name as title, forename as title, one word title, mentally challenged, mental disability, mentally challenged man, iowa, mental retardation

Plot:

Bill, a developmentally-disabled adult who has been confined to an institution for most of his existence, finally gets to enjoy a measure of freedom after Barry Morrow, a documentary director, invites him to stay with his family. While the Morrows have plenty to teach their mentally-challenged friend about life, good-natured Bill has his own brand of wisdom to impart. Based on the true story of Bill Sackter.

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