Terms of Endearment is a movie directed by James L. Brooks in 1983 and based on the book of the same name by Larry McMurtry, first published in 1975. The movie features Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, and others.
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Storyline
Widowed Aurora Greenway keeps several suitors at arm’s length in Houston, focusing instead on her close, but controlling, relationship with daughter Emma. Anxious to escape her mother, Emma marries callow young college professor Flap Horton over her mother’s objections, moves away, and has three children.
Movie vs Book
Year
1983
Minutes
132
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
Terms of Endearment
Director: James L. Brooks
Country: USA
Year: 1983
Length: 2h12m
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Year
1975
Pages
416
Book Rate
8.30
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Book
Terms of Endearment
Author: Larry McMurtry
Country: USA
First published in: 1975
Length: 416 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Houston Series
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“Successful movies based on books are their own thing. Being too faithful can hurt the movie.”
PETER DINKLAGE (Actor)
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