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PG | | Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Debra Winger
Jack Nicholson
John Lithgow. | | Directors
James L Brooks. | | Screenwriters
Larry McMurtry
James L Brooks. | | Running Time
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Term's Of Endearment
Witty three-hankie women's weepie that struck a chord with the guys too
Plot
Mother and daughter Aurora and Emma have a volite relationship, but over the course of thirty years they find a reason to keep on living. Review
How many scripts make you cry?' said Jack as he jumped at the chance to provide the mischievous laughs as a gone-to-seed retired astronaut in TV livewire James L. Brooks's clever and witty cry-a-long which has as many guys pretending not to cry, as women unashamedly sobbing.
Without hijacking or unbalancing the movie, Jack's flirty double-act with next-door neighbour Shirley MacLaine refreshingly relieved the main plot's angst, which hinged on Debra Winger as our Shirl's sick daughter.
Was Jack as the self-mocking, cheerfully aging playboy just playing himself? If so, it was the most effortlessly won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in Hollywood history
Verdict
No-wonder Jack was so keen to land this role. It was simply perfect for him
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