TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983)

The trailer for 1983’s TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. Written and directed by James L. Brooks, based on the book by Larry McMurtry. The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Danny DeVito, Lisa Hart Carroll, John Lithgow, Troy Bishop. Huckleberry Fox, Megan Morris, and Betty King.

The plot summary is as follows:

Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT is currently streaming on Showtime with fuboTV and is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.