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Terms of Endearment (1983)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 22,411 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 126 user | 35 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage... See full summary » Director:James L. Brooks |
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Won 5 Oscars.
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| Shirley MacLaine | ... | ||
| Debra Winger | ... | ||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
| Danny DeVito | ... | ||
| Jeff Daniels | ... | ||
| John Lithgow | ... | ||
| Lisa Hart Carroll | ... | ||
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Betty King | ... |
Rosie Dunlop
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Shane Serwin | ... | |
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Megan Morris | ... | |
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Tara Yeakey | ... |
Baby Melanie
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Norman Bennett | ... |
Edward Johnson
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Jennifer Josey | ... |
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Come to Laugh, Come to Cry, Come to Care, Come to Terms.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
La fuerza del cariño See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$3,498,813 (USA) (27 November 1983) (260 Screens)Gross:
$108,423,489 (USA) (1984)Company Credits
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(1934)
By Cole Porter
Performed by Ethel Merman
Produced by Jule Styne (uncredited)
Orchestrated by Buddy Bregman (uncredited) and Nelson Riddle (uncredited)
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Shirley MacLaine turned down the role of Diane Freeling in Poltergeist to play the Oscar-winning role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When talking with Garrett in the gazebo, Aurora says 'blah blah blah,' and her hand moves from her chin to her side. See more »Connections
Referenced in "The Simpsons: $pringfield (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (#5.10)" (1993) See more »Soundtracks
"Anything Goes"(1934)
By Cole Porter
Performed by Ethel Merman
Produced by Jule Styne (uncredited)
Orchestrated by Buddy Bregman (uncredited) and Nelson Riddle (uncredited)
Courtesy of National Broadcasting Company See more »
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