Terms Of Endearment (1983)


Debra Winger            Emma Horton
Shirley MacLaine        Aurora Greenway
Jack Nicholson          Garrett Breedlove
Jeff Daniels            Flap Horton
John Lithgow            Sam Burns
Huckleberry Fox         Teddy
Danny DeVito            Vernon Dahlart
Lisa Hart Carroll (II)  Patsy Clark
Betty R. King           Rosie Dunlop
Troy Bishop             Tommy Horton
Shane Serwin            Younger Tommy Horton
Megan Morris            Melanie Horton
Tara Yeakey             Baby Melanie
Norman Bennett (II)     Edward Johnson
Jennifer Josey          Young Emma
Kate Charleson          Janice
Tom Wees                Dr Budge
Paul Manzel             Dr Maise
F. William Parker       Doctor
Amanda Watkins          Meg
Buddy Gilbert           Dr Ratcher

Directed by:            James L. Brooks
Produced by:            James L. Brooks, Martin Jurow, Penney Finkelman Cox (II)


Turbulent mother-daughter relationship.

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Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with 
Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several 
years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's 
interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. 
In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.