The Evening Star (1996)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Robert Harling

Writers (WGA):

Larry McMurtry (novel)
Robert Harling (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A story about friends, family and other natural disasters.

Plot:

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Generation Gap | Grandchild | Lover | Loss Of Daughter

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Shirley MacLaine	...	Aurora Greenway
Bill Paxton	...	Jerry Bruckner
Juliette Lewis	...	Melanie Horton
Miranda Richardson	...	Patsy Carpenter
Ben Johnson	...	Arthur Cotton
Scott Wolf	...	Bruce
George Newbern	...	Tommy Horton
Marion Ross	...	Rosie Dunlop
Mackenzie Astin	...	Teddy Horton
Donald Moffat	...	Hector Scott
Jennifer Grant	...	Ellen
China Kantner	...	Jane
Jack Nicholson	...	Garrett Breedlove
Shawn Taylor Thompson	...	Bump
Jake Langerud	...	Henry

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for some sexual situations and brief strong language.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #34750) | Iceland:L | USA:R (original rating) | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | UK:15 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:S | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Spain:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Galveston, Texas, USA

Company:

Rysher Entertainment

Trivia:

When producers found they could not use the original house used in Terms of Endearment (1983) for the project, they searched Houston for a house that looked similar. When they located one, they found out that the house belonged to the daughter of the person who owned the one used in the original movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tommy is about to leave from a visit with his grandmother, he covers the brownies she brought him with tissue paper. A second later, we see him doing the same exact thing with the same paper.

Quotes:

Melanie Horton: I love Bruce - I hate you!

Movie Connections:

References "Cheers" (1982)

Soundtrack:

I Ron't Know What Time It Was

It Gave Me Appreciation For The First Movie

I actually saw this movie well before I ever viewed "Terms of Endearment", a movie slightly before my time. I am so glad that I did! Although I was considerably lost during some of the plot line, especially concerning the personal histories of the characters, I am certain I would not have enjoyed it nearly as well if I had viewed "Terms of Endearment" prior. For anyone that has seen the other film and subsequently enjoyed it, I am sure that the sequel doesn't even begin to live up to their expectations. That's not to say that it isn't a movie without merit. There is quite a bit of subtle (as well as not-so-subtle) humor to be found in this movie, and since it is slightly more up-to-date, newer generations might even appreciate it more (GASP!) than the original. It does have a completely different feel to it than its predecessor, though. If "The Evening Star" accomplished nothing else, it peaked my curiosity enough for me to view the first movie, one that I have since fell in love with. "Terms of Endearment" being a film which, although hearing good things about throughout the years, I probably would have never even given a chance if not for stumbling across it's sequel.