Tuesdays with Morrie (film)

Tuesdays with Morrie
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Based on	Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Screenplay by	Thomas Rickman
Directed by	Mick Jackson
Starring	Jack Lemmon Hank Azaria
Theme music composer	Marco Beltrami
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Executive Producers: Kate Forte Oprah Winfrey Associate Producer: Susan Heyer Supervising Producer: Jennifer Ogden
Cinematography	Theo van de Sande
Editor(s)	Carol Littleton
Running time	89 minutes
Production company(s)	Carlton America Harpo Productions
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original release	December 5, 1999

Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1999 television film adaptation of Mitch Albom's book of the same title. It features Jack Lemmon in a role for which he won an Emmy award.

Plot

Mitch became caught up with his career as a sport commentator and journalist. He ignored his girlfriend and did not make time to do things in life that are of the most value to a human being. Now he has learned that Morrie, one of his old professors, is dying of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease" or ALS. Reconnecting with Morrie teaches Mitch a lot about his old friend and himself.

Cast and characters

• Jack Lemmon – Morrie Schwartz
• Hank Azaria – Mitch Albom
• Wendy Moniz – Janine
• Caroline Aaron – Connie
• Bonnie Bartlett – Charlotte
• Aaron Lustig – Rabbi Al Axelrod
• Bruce Nozick – Mr. Schwartz
• Ivo Cutzarida – Armand
• John Carroll Lynch – Walter Moran
• Kyle Sullivan – Young Morrie
• Dan Thiel – Shawn Daley
• Christian Meoli – Aldo
• John Billingsley – Sports Fan #1

Nielsen Ratings

The movie brought in a 15.2/22 rating/share, and was watched by 22.5 million viewers, ranking as the most watched program that week.

Awards

• 2000 – Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Carol Littleton (Won)
• 2000 – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie - Jack Lemmon (Won)
• 2000 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Hank Azaria (Won)
• 2000 – Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Won)

External links

• Tuesdays with Morrie at the Internet Movie Database
• Tuesdays with Morrie at AllMovie