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Door to Door is the inspirational true story of a man who refused to let severe physical debilitation get in the way of his life's goal. William H. Macy (who also co-wrote the script) stars as Bill Porter, a Portland, OR, native born with cerebral palsy. Despite his spastic walk and oddly shaped countenance, Bill intends to succeed in life on ability rather than the pity of the unafflicted. Thus, in 1955, he manages to land a job as a door-to-door salesman for the Watkins Company. At first, Bill meets with nothing but slammed doors, hostile dogs, and unashamed hostility from "normal" people; but after making his first sale to a reclusive alcoholic named Gladys (Kathy Baker), there is literally no stopping him. For next 40 years, Bill walks some eight to ten miles per day plying his trade, winning one "salesman of the year" award after another. Also in the cast is Helen Mirren as Bill's supportive but aphasic mother, and Kyra Sedgwick as Bill's young assistant, Shelley, whose Herculean efforts to get the hero to "modernize" his tried-and-true methods invariably come a cropper. Door to Door debuted July 14, 2002, over the TNT cable network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

2002	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture (nominee)	Golden Globe	Helen Mirren
2002	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma (nominee)	Golden Globe	William H. Macy
2002	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma (winner)	Screen Actors Guild	William H. Macy
2002	Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries (nominee)	Screen Actors Guild	Helen Mirren

The uplifting made-for-cable biopic Door to Door, starring the great William H. Macy, comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer creates an image with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and the standard full-frame transfer presents an image with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but fans of Macy should enjoy this fine title from Warner Bros. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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