The Evening Star

"The continuing story of 'Terms of Endearment'."

1996 2h 9m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 83

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.

“The continuing story of 'Terms of Endearment'.”

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway
Bill Paxton
Jerry Bruckner
Juliette Lewis
Melanie Horton
Miranda Richardson
Patsy Carpenter
Ben Johnson
Arthur Cotton
Scott Wolf
Bruce
George Newbern
Tommy Horton
Marion Ross
Rosie Dunlop

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Harling
Writers: Robert Harling
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Terms of Endearment Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Harling, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by William Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shirley MacLaine and Bill Paxton and Juliette Lewis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The continuing story of 'Terms of Endearment'.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert Harling directs. Don Burgess behind the camera. William Ross scores. David Moritz cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Terms of Endearment Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Robert Harling, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by William Ross. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shirley MacLaine and Bill Paxton and Juliette Lewis carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The continuing story of 'Terms of Endearment'.".
8IMDB entry: tt0116240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Burgess
Original score: William Ross
Editing: David Moritz
Production design: Bruno Rubeo
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Bower O'Halloran
VFX supervisor: Craig Barron
Stunt coordinator: Russell Towery
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $12,767,815
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Evening Star (1996)

Part of

Terms of Endearment Collection

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American family comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway (MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Winger). Terms of Endearment received critical acclaim and was a major commercial success, grossing $164.2 million worldwide, becoming the 2nd highest grossing film of 1983 worldwide. The film received a leading eleven nominations at the 56th Academy Awards, and won five (more than any other film nominated that year): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (for MacLaine), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (for Nicholson). A sequel to the film, The Evening Star (1996), in which MacLaine and Nicholson reprised their roles, was a critical and commercial failure.