An American made for TV drama directed by Daniel Petrie, starring James Woods and backed by CBS, Warner Brothers and Hallmark corporations.
The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous has trouble quitting booze and starts a support group to help other people quit.
You may recognize James Woods from his other role as a quitter in Cat's Eye (1985). He may have been slightly type-cast in the late '80s. This film was mostly about the main character and I think that's appropriate in this case, as it is mostly biographical. The style and presentation were good, but also typical of that era. I think that the ending was a little too happy compared to how the real Bill W's life actually ended. The real one died from emphysema and pneumonia while demanding whiskey. Historical inaccuracies aside, I didn't really mind the movie and thought it was a little better than the average AA meeting. I rate it o.k.
A drama directed by Richard LaGravenese for MTV films.A new teacher gets unruly high school students to take an interest in her class.This is one of those films that slips through my radar when I'm selecting what to watch. MTV is owned by Viacom, which used to be CBS and the ownership pyramid just continues from there. Why don't I trust a multinational corporation to make movies for me to watch? Because the ownership of the corporation can be traced back to any one of 13 ruling elite families that control the world. So what? These are the same groups of people who have depopulation goals WRITTEN IN STONE! These people stage false flag terror attacks and then appoint themselves to investigate after their lies are questioned.Oh yeah, the movie...It seemed like a Dead Poets' Society clone that got updated. The musical score was designed to be a tear jerker with popular music added to boost album sales. I really had a hard time seeing how the "dancing in the classroom" scene could be justified any other way. A decent plot brings this up to o.k..
