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Terms of Endearment (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American family comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway ...
- $165 million
- James L. Brooks
- $8 million
- Michael Gore
Dec 9, 1983 · Terms of Endearment: Directed by James L. Brooks. With Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito. Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.
- (64K)
- James L. Brooks
- PG
- Comedy, Drama
Emma reassures her two sons, and, after an altercation with Aurora (she slaps him in the hospital parking lot for criticizing his mother), Tommy weeps in his grandmother's arms. Emma dies later that night.
- James L. Brooks created Jack Nicholson’s astronaut character. In Larry McMurtry’s book, Aurora has a suitor who was 30 years older than her, which didn’t sit right with Brooks.
- Shirley MacLaine wanted to give Aurora a Texas accent. James L. Brooks had been looking for a fiftyish woman to play Aurora but couldn’t find the right woman—until legendary talent agent Sue Mengers mentioned Shirley MacLaine.
- Debra Winger based Emma on Norman Rockwell. “I do American characters,” Debra Winger told The Washington Post. “Norman Rockwell was the inspiration for most of Terms of Endearment.
- Burt Reynolds was originally cast to play Garrett Breedlove. Brooks had originally cast Burt Reynolds for the part of Garrett Breedlove, but Reynolds dropped out to star in another movie.
79 Metascore. 1983. 2 hr 10 mins. Drama, Comedy. PG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. The examination of a mother-daughter relationship spanning 30 years. The story focuses on the tempestuous...
Mar 9, 2023 · Here are a few little known facts about Terms of Endearment. Director James L. Brooks in 2017. James L. Brooks had made a name for himself in Hollywood thanks to his work on television hits such as "Taxi" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," but he never made a movie until Terms of Endearment. Despite it being his first time, he managed to make one ...
