Tuesdays With Morrie was turned into a made-for-TV movie, produced by Oprah Winfrey, although Morrie mentions in the book that he had only seen her show once in his life. However, his story inspired the talk show host, who decided to make a push for the movie, which aired in 1999 and starred actor Jack Lemmon as Morrie and Hank Azaria as Mitch Albom.
The Question and Answer section for Tuesdays With Morrie is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Mitch loses contact with the people he knows from school. He moves to New York City with aspirations of becoming a musician. After his first encounter with death, he becomes disillusioned with his dreams and goes back to school.
Maurie is physically dying but sees life in a much healthier way than most people.
Morrie's childhood was filled with difficult life lessons. His family was poor, his brother was afflicted with polio, and his mother died when he was only eight years old. The family received the news of his mother's death in a telegram sent by...
