"Magic time" Jack Lemmon would always say before a take. This was his last performance before dying from cancer in 2001. Produced by Oprah Winfrey, based on the book by sports writer Mitch Albom, who did reconnect with former Brandeis professor and got his memoir published, which paid his medical bills. It's adapted by Tom Rickman and was the most watched TV movie of the year, winning four Emmys, for Lemmon and Hank Azaria (who gives his best performance), best TV film and best editing (Carol Littleton, an exceptional piece of work). Indeed, Jackson lets it fly along.
It made me think (not for the first time) that if you're acting opposite someone brilliant, it can surely only make your own performance better.
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