Movie
Terms of Endearment
Overview
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-09
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway
- Debra Winger as Emma Greenway Horton
- Jack Nicholson as Garrett Breedlove
- Danny DeVito as Vernon Dahlart
- Jeff Daniels as Flap Horton
- John Lithgow as Sam Burns
- Lisa Hart Carroll as Patsy Clark
- Betty King as Rosie Dunlop
- Huckleberry Fox as Teddy Horton
- Troy Bishop as Tommy Horton
- Shane Serwin as Younger Tommy Horton
- Megan Morris as Melanie Horton
Crew
- James L. Brooks - Director
- James L. Brooks - Screenplay
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