Terms of Endearment
Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms.
1983
Rated
PG
132
minutes
Comedy, Drama
Directed By:
James L. Brooks
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
Language
English
Release Date
November 20, 1983
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$108,423,749
Academy Awards
Best Actress
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Director
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway
Debra Winger
Emma Greenway Horton
Jack Nicholson
Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito
Vernon Dahlart
Jeff Daniels
Flap Horton
John Lithgow
Sam Burns
Lisa Hart Carroll
Patsy Clark
Betty King
Rosie Dunlop
Huckleberry Fox
Teddy Horton
Troy Bishop
Tommy Horton
Shane Serwin
Younger Tommy Horton
Megan Morris
Melanie Horton
Tara Yeakey
Baby Melanie
Norman Bennett
Edward Johnson
Jennifer Josey
Young Emma
Kate Charleson
Janice
Tom Wees
Dr. Budge
Paul Menzel
Dr. Maise
F. William Parker
Doctor
Amanda Watkins
Meg
Buddy Gilbert
Dr. Ratcher
David Wohl
Phil
Shelley K. Nielsen
Nurse
Bette Croissant
Nurse
Charles Beall
Rudyard's Employer
Lelise Folse
Doris
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Lee Anne
Judy Dickerson
Checkout Girl
Devon O'Brien
Lizbeth
Dana Vance
Victoria
Alexandra O'Karma
Jane
Nancy Mette
Woman at Party
Holly Holmberg Brooks
T.J.
Lear Levin
Jack Stern
Albert Brooks
Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Lanier Whilden
Patsy's Mother
Helen Stauffer
Flap's Secretary
Barbara Balik
Woman
Michelle Watkins
Woman
John C. Conger
Moving Man
Sandra Newkirk
Mrs. Johnson
Elaine McGown
Herself
Mary Kay Place
Doris (voice)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Editing
Production
James L. Brooks
Producer
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Austen Jewell
Unit Production Manager
Penney Finkelman Cox
Co-Producer
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Martin Jurow
Co-Producer
Camera
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Steven Hiller
Second Assistant Camera
Billy Miller
Key Grip
Directing
James L. Brooks
Director
Marty P. Ewing
Second Assistant Director
Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director
Rosemary Dorsey
Script Supervisor
Sound
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Watters II
Sound Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cecelia Hall
Sound Editor
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Larry Singer
Dialogue Editor
Terry Lynn Allen
Sound Editor
Andrew Patterson
Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Bruce Fortune
Sound Assistant
Stephen Stalheim
Apprentice Sound Editor
Norval D. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Joanne D'Antonio
Sound Editor
Barbara Fallick Marks
Dialogue Editor
Art
Polly Platt
Production Design
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Sandy Veneziano
Set Designer
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Anthony Mondell
Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Bron Roylance
Makeup Artist
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Lighting
Crew