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Overview

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Director:
Robert Harling
Writers (WGA):
Larry McMurtry (novel)
Robert Harling (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 December 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
A story about friends, family and other natural disasters.
Plot:
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Worth Seeing if you have seen Terms of Endearment more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for some sexual situations and brief strong language.
Runtime:
129 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Galveston, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
When producers found they could not use the original house used in Terms of Endearment (1983) for the project, they searched Houston for a house that looked similar. When they located one, they found out that the house belonged to the daughter of the person who owned the one used in the original movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Tommy is about to leave from a visit with his grandmother, he covers the brownies she brought him with tissue paper. A second later, we see him doing the same exact thing with the same paper. more
Quotes:
Aurora Greenway: I do not understand hatred as a sport. How does one win? more
Movie Connections:
Follows Terms of Endearment (1983) more
Soundtrack:
I Ron't Know What Time It Was more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Worth Seeing if you have seen Terms of Endearment, 13 January 2006
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Author: Robert Esposito from United States

Now when this movie first came out, no one really saw it. Critics gave it bad reviews. Part of the issue was the original Terms of Endearment was made back in 1983. So when some of the cast came back 13 years later, it can lose some of its box office draw. However, the time that passed actually made this movie more believable as the characters had also aged. Shirley MacLaine reprises her role and does a nice job, trying to raise her dead daughter's children. The movie stays grounded by dealing with everyday issues as well as getting older and the trials of a non-traditional family. Paxton plays a nice role in this film adding a little flare to the shadowing plot of Shirley MacLaine's character getting older. Nicholson's return, although brief, helped this film round itself out. See this one only if you see Terms of Endearment first.

Best Scene: Nicholson and MacLaine re-living the past on the beach.

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