terms of endearment

Director: james l. brooks

Actor: shirley maclaine,debra winger,jack nicholson,danny devito

Data Published: Wed Nov 23 1983

Genres: Comedy,Drama

Key Words: cancer,dying young,extramarital affair,terminal illness,mother daughter relationship

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086425/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Endearment

Description: Terms of Endearment is a movie starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson. Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.

Plot: Widowed Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) keeps several suitors at arm's length, focusing instead on her close but controlling relationship with daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Anxious to escape her mother, Emma marries young to college professor Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels) over her mother's objections, moves away and has three children. Despite their frequent spats and difficulty getting along, Emma and Aurora have a tie between them that cannot be broken, and keep in touch by telephone. Emma and Flap soon run into financial and marital difficulties. Emma has trouble managing the children and household, and she and Flap both have extramarital affairs. Emma relies increasingly on her mother for emotional support. Meanwhile, the lonely Aurora overcomes her repression and begins a whirlwind romance with her next door neighbor, retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson). The Horton family moves from Houston to Des Moines and eventually to Nebraska, apparently for Flap's career, but mostly so he can be near his girlfriend. Emma is diagnosed with cancer, which becomes terminal. Aurora stays by Emma's side through her treatment and hospitalization, even while dealing with her own pain after Garrett suddenly ends their relationship. The dying Emma shows her love for her mother by entrusting her own children to Aurora's care. After Emma's death, Garrett reappears in the family's life and begins to bond with Emma's young children.