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Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)

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Terms of Endearment

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Featured in

    • "At the Movies" Nate and Hayes/A Night in Heaven/The Big Score/Terms of Endearment/Danton (TV Episode 1983)

      Reviewed; clips are shown.
    • "At the Movies" The Best of 1983 (TV Episode 1983)

      Clips are shown. Siskel and Ebert both choose the film as their second favorite of the year.
    • "Your Choice for the Film Awards" Your Choice for the Film Awards (TV Episode 1984)

      Best film vominee; clips shown
    • The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1984)

    • "At the Movies" Special Show: The Jack of All Films (TV Episode 1985)

      A clip is shown.

Features

    • Asteroids (Video Game 1979)

      Game appears in this film
    • Defender (Video Game 1980)

      Game appears in this film

Followed by

    • The Evening Star (1996)

Referenced in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Flip Wilson/Stevie Nicks (TV Episode 1983)

      Title mentioned by Blaire (Joe Piscopo) during the cold open.
    • "At the Movies" Hard to Hold/Tank/Moscow on the Hudson/Mike's Murder (TV Episode 1984)

      Referenced during the "Mike's Murder" review.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Michael Douglas/Deniece Williams (TV Episode 1984)

      Title mentioned in Price/Waterhouse sketch.
    • "Saturday Night Live" George McGovern/Madness (TV Episode 1984)

      Title mentioned by Maurice Frank during Saturday Night News.
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Charles Grodin/Brad Garrett/Merie Earle (TV Episode 1984)

      Mentioned by Charles Grodin

References

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      In a scene during the opening credits, Shirley MacLaine comes into Emma's bedroom and there is a soundtrack album for the film "The Wizard of Oz" spread out on the bed while Emma is sleeping.
    • West Side Story (1961)

Remade as

    • Terms of Endearment

      Remake.

Spoofed in

    • Terms of Employment (1985)

      Film's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title.
    • Terms of Endowment (1986)

      Film's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title.
    • Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (Video 1986)

      Title spoof.
    • "3rd Rock from the Sun" I Brake for Dick (TV Episode 1997)

      Dick repeats Shirley Maclaine's famous "Give her the shot!" monologue.
    • David Spade: Take the Hit (TV Special 1998)

      Spade says he watched a movie called "Terms Of En-rearment".

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