Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 comedydrama film adapted from the novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry, directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film coversyears of the relationship between Aurora Greenway MacLaine and her daughter Emma Winger.

Aurora Greenway Shirley MacLaine and her daughter Emma Debra Winger are both searching for deep romantic love. Beginning with Emmas early childhood, Aurora reveals how difficult and caring she can be by nearly climbing into Emmas crib in order to make sure her daughter is breathingonly to be reassured when Emma starts crying after being woken up. After the death of Auroras husband and Emmas father Rudyard A. Brooks, Aurora and Emma develop an extremely close lovehate motherdaughter relationship as Emma grows up.The story follows both women through several years as each seeks a way of finding joy. Emma gets married, immediately upon graduating from high school in the Houston area, to Flap Horton Jeff Daniels, of whom Aurora so disapproves that she refuses to attend the wedding. Emmas best friend Patsy Clark Lisa Hart Carroll continues on to college, eventually becoming successful and rich in New York City. ........

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