Tuesdays with Morrie (film)

Tuesdays with Morrie
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GenreBiographical drama
Based onTuesdays with Morrie
by Mitch Albom
Written byThomas Rickman
Directed byMick Jackson
Presented byOprah Winfrey
Starring
Music byMarco Beltrami
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyTheo van de Sande
EditorCarol Littleton
Running time89 minutes
Production companyHarpo Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 5, 1999 (1999-12-05)
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Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on journalist Mitch Albom's 1997 memoir of the same title. In the film, Albom (Hank Azaria) bonds with his former professor, Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), who is dying of ALS, over a series of visits.

Tuesdays with Morrie was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films, and was filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California. It aired on ABC on December 5, 1999, as part of the "Oprah Winfrey Presents" series. It received positive reviews and numerous accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor for Lemmon, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Azaria; a Directors Guild of America Award for Jackson; and a Writers Guild of America Award and a Humanitas Prize for Rickman.