The story was later adapted by Thomas Rickman into a television movie, which aired on 5 December 1999 and starred Hank Azaria as Mitch and Jack Lemmon as Morrie.

• 故事讲述一个人在职场上打拚，在电视上看到他最敬爱的大学教授患了不治之症，不久于人世，记起了当年的恩典，希望能够在老师有生之年能够好好交谈。