“Tuesdays with Morrie” is a made-for-television movie telling the story of a sports writer who reconnects with a former college professor, and discovers he is afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s disease. They begin to meet weekly and he (and the viewers) enjoy the old professor’s insights into numerous topics such as love, happiness, and death. Director Mick Jackson put on the whole show with great production values, great performances, and great writing. Thomas Rickman wrote an amazing teleplay adapted from the 1997 memoir of the same name by Mitch Alborn.
At the head of the cast is Jack Lemmon as Morrie Schwartz and Hank Azaria as Mitch Alborn. Co-stars include Bonnie Bartlett, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, John Carroll Lynch, and John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox on “Star Trek: Enterprise”) as an avid sports fan. “Tuesdays with Morrie” was first aired in December, 1999, on ABC, from producer Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Films. It won four Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor (Lemmon), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Azaria), and Outstanding Camera Editing.
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
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My Review
“Tuesdays with Morrie” is a made-for-television movie telling the story of a sports writer who reconnects with a former college professor, and discovers he is afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s disease. They begin to meet weekly and he (and the viewers) enjoy the old professor’s insights into numerous topics such as love, happiness, and death. Director Mick Jackson put on the whole show with great production values, great performances, and great writing. Thomas Rickman wrote an amazing teleplay adapted from the 1997 memoir of the same name by Mitch Alborn.
At the head of the cast is Jack Lemmon as Morrie Schwartz and Hank Azaria as Mitch Alborn. Co-stars include Bonnie Bartlett, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, John Carroll Lynch, and John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox on “Star Trek: Enterprise”) as an avid sports fan. “Tuesdays with Morrie” was first aired in December, 1999, on ABC, from producer Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Films. It won four Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor (Lemmon), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Azaria), and Outstanding Camera Editing.