James L Brooks’ multi-Oscar-winning film about the volatile relationship between the over-bearing Aurora (Shirley Maclaine) and Emma (Debra Winger), the daughter who cannot wait to escape her clutches. The story covers 30 years, and ranges from Emma’s late-teens, her marriage to Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels), Aurora’s difficulties facing her new role as a grandmother, and her relationship with Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson), an ex-astronaut who is constantly searching for excitement in his life. The story then moves toward a tragic, tear-jerking conclusion, as Emma discovers that she has cancer.
Nominated for astounding 11 Academy Awards and honoured with the Best Picture Oscar for 1983, Terms of Endearment dazzled critics and enchanted audiences with its compelling story of the often-combative bit always-loving relationship between feisty, domineering Aurora Greenway (Shirlry MacLaine) and her headstrong daughter, Emma (Debra Winger). Jack Nicholson triggers endless laughs as Aurora’s next-door neighbour, a boozy, womanising ex-astronaut, and rounding out a top-notch cast are Danny …



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