Terms of Endearment

A strained mother-daughter relationship in Houston leads to a series of marital struggles and infidelity, ultimately resulting in a terminal cancer diagnosis for the daughter and her mother taking care of her children. Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American English-language Comedy Drama motion picture featuring Debra Winger, Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny Devito, John Lithgow, Jeff Daniels and Peg Sheldrick. The movie is based on Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry. Tyler Perry Studios was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) James L. Brooks. Terms of Endearment is written by Larry Mcmurtry and James L. Brooks and it is directed by James L. Brooks. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. Terms of Endearment was released on 23rd November 1983 and takes a screen time of 132 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Terms of Endearment was made on a budget of $8 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $108 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by James L. Brooks. Cinematography was done by Andrzej Bartkowiak and editing by Richard Marks. The music was composed by Michael Gore. At the 1984 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Shirley MacLaine), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.