Bill Wilson appeared to have it all - a promising career, a loving wife, and good friends to share a few drinks with after work. Sometimes he drank too much, but he assured his wife Lois he could handle it. Then came the D... more »epression and a dizzying downward spiral into a state of almost perpetual drunkenness.
Finally, in 1935, while trying to stay sober - but desperate for a drink - Bill was put in touch with Dr. Bob Smith, a barely-functioning surgeon who was also leading a nightmarish life of alcohol dependence. That meeting was Bill's turning point. By sharing experiences, by mutual support without judgment, the two men learned to maintain sobriety. They became, in Dr. Bob's words, "buddies on the stormy sea of booze," and their "shaky little fellowship" has developed into what's often called the most successful self-help movement in history - Alcoholics Anonymous.
The DVD also including the making of "My Name Is Bill W." and production story.« less