Terms of Endearment
1983 comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks · Released November 23, 1983
Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American tragicomedy film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel. The ensemble cast 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 Greenway-Horton (Winger). Terms of Endearment was theatrically released in limited theatres on November 23, 1983, and to a wider release on December 9 by Paramount Pictures.
Cast ages at release (November 23, 1983)
- Shirley MacLaine, as Aurora Greenway: 49
- Debra Winger, as Emma Greenway-Horton: 28
- Jack Nicholson, as Garrett Breedlove: 46
- Danny DeVito, as Vernon Dalhart: 39
- Jeff Daniels, as Flap Horton: 28
- John Lithgow, as Sam Burns: 38
- Albert Brooks, as Rudyard Greenway: 36
- Huckleberry Fox, as Ted "Teddy" Horton: 9
- Mary Kay Place, as Doris: 36