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The Evening Star takes place about fifteen years after the original, following the characters from 1988 to 1993. It focuses on Aurora’s relationship with her three grandchildren, her late daughter Emma’s best friend Patsy and her longtime housekeeper Rosie. Along the way Aurora enters into a relationship with a younger man, while watching the world around her change as old friends pass on and her grandchildren make lives of their own.
The Evening Star is a 1996 American comedy-drama film and a sequel to Academy Award for Best Picture-winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway she won an Oscar for playing in the original film. The script is by Larry McMurtry, based on his novel, and Robert Harling, who also served as director.
Miranda Richardson co-stars as a Houston divorcee and Aurora’s rival, Patsy Carpenter. Juliette Lewis plays Aurora’s rebellious granddaughter, Melanie Horton, with Marion Ross as Aurora’s housekeeper (Golden Globe nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category) and Bill Paxton as Aurora’s psychiatrist and lover. The movie was Ben Johnson’s last, in a career that spanned over 60 years. The film is dedicated to him. Jack Nicholson returns in an extended cameo appearance, playing the role he played in Terms of Endearment, retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove.
The Evening Star (1996)
Directed by: Robert Harling
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson, George Newbern, Marion Ross, Mackenzie Astin, Jack Nicholson
Screenplay by: Larry McMurtry, Robert Harling
Production Design by: Bruno Rubeo
Cinematography by: Don Burgess
Film Editing by: David Moritz
Costume Design by: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Set Decoration by: Rick Simpson
Art Direction by: Richard L. Johnson
Music by: William Ross
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for some sexual situations and brief strong language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: December 25, 1996
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