Main Cast: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett
Release Year: 1999
Country: US
Run Time: 89 minutes
Plot
Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Albom (Hank Azaria) has found success and popularity in his occupation, but emotionally and spiritually he is bankrupt. While watching television one night, he comes across an episode of the news showNightline and learns that his former university professor Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon) is battling A.L.S. -- better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. At first, Mitch is reluctant to pay his former mentor a visit, since, at his graduation ceremony, Mitch promised to remain in contact with Morrie but failed to make good on that promise. Mitch eventually overcomes his uneasiness and, to his surprise, finds a very warm welcome from Morrie. The two begin to discuss the issues of happiness, life, and death, and they soon begin to meet on a weekly basis as Mitch reassumes the role of Morrie's student. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
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
Credit
Mindy Marin - Casting, Mick Jackson - Director, Carol Littleton - Editor, Oprah Winfrey - Executive Producer, Kate Forte - Executive Producer, Marco Beltrami - Composer (Music Score), J. Michael Riva - Production Designer, Theo Van de Sande - Cinematographer, Jim Tanenbaum - Sound/Sound Designer, Jennifer Ogden - Supervisor/Manager, Tom Rickman - Screenwriter, Mitch Albom - Book Author
