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The Evening Star is a 1996 American comedy drama film directed by Robert Harling, adapted from the 1992 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to the Academy Award -winning 1983 film Terms of Endearment starring Shirley MacLaine, who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway, for which she won an Oscar in the original film.
Dec 25, 1996 · The Evening Star: Directed by Robert Harling. With Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but she has a grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter and another grandson living almost on the poverty line.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robert Harling
- 1996-12-25
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the romantic comedy-drama film The Evening Star, based on Larry McMurtry's novel. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
Dec 27, 1996 · Roger Ebert pans the 1996 movie The Evening Star, a sequel to Terms of Endearment, as thin and contrived. He criticizes the script, the music, the characters and the plot, and compares it unfavorably with the original film.
A spunky woman (Shirley MacLaine) copes with her troubled adult grandchildren, feuds with an enemy and has a fling with a younger man (Bill Paxton).
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- Robert Harling
- PG-13
- Shirley Maclaine
The Evening Star is a sequel to Terms of Endearment, following Aurora Greenway's struggles to raise her grandchildren after her daughter's death. The plot summary and synopsis provide details about the characters, conflicts, and themes of the movie.
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Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine, reprising the role that won her the 1983 Best Actress Academy Award.) returns in an acclaimed continuation of the much-loved saga that began with the 1983 Bes...
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