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Evening Star
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The Evening Star
The first time watching this movie was in the late winter of 1996 when it was brand new.
Movie director Robert Harling did a great job in directing this very emotional drama. All of the scenes were directed very well and nothing was out of place. I think this movie was a perfect sequal to...
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Made Me Want to Rent Terms of Endearment
My first reaction to this movie is that it was one of the worst movies I had ever seen. However, rarely do I give such bad reviews because I can usually see how some people might like a film, even if it is not my cup of tea. So I did some research to figure out why I was writhing in anguish through... Read full review »
On Bad "Terms"
"Terms of Endearment" is an emotional roller-coaster of a film perfectly balanced by great writing, direction, and acting.
"The Evening Star" is a bumpy ride on a train to nowhere that swerves back onto the right track at the last minute for the final act.
Several years after...
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Evening Star [VHS]
Picking up the story thread left by 1983's Terms of Endearment, this overwrought sequel is made palatable by Shirley MacLaine's charismatic performance, which in turn is nearly equaled by Marion Ross's role as her housekeeper. An unexpected surprise, Ross obviously was never allowed to display her range as Mrs. Cunningham on Happy Days. Returning as the vibrant Aurora Greenway, MacLaine far outshines the thin material involving the tangled and unhappy lives of her three grandchildren. The plot picks up 13 years after the death of Greenway's daughter (played by Debra Winger in the original). One of the kids is in jail; one is living in poverty. Her granddaughter, played with prickly rebelliousness by Juliette Lewis, is heading for all sorts of trouble. The plot, told in disconnected and maudlin episodic segments, often borders on the absurd. The characters screech and weep, one of them dies, then we watch others screech and weep some more. So why bother? Because it is occasionally quite witty, and MacLaine indeed shines as brightly as the evening star to which she is compared. Both movies were based on novels by Larry McMurtry. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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| Stars | Juliette Lewis, Shirley MacLaine | |
| Actors | Ben Johnson, Bill Paxton, Donald Moffat, Jack Nicholson, Mackenzie Astin, Marion Ross, Miranda Richardson, Scott Wolf | |
| Available Formats | DVD: Checkpoint, DVD: Sensormatic, VHS | |
| Directors | Robert Harling | |
| UPC | 097363290223, 097363290230, 097363290247 | |
| Genre | Dramas | |
| Subgenre | Family Interaction • Comedy • Drama | |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) | |
| Release Date | 1996 | |
| Running Time | 2hr 9min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| Professional Reviews | (01/10/1997, p.38, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "...[The] amazing Englishwoman Richardson does a fine, funny turn and a slinky Texas accent..." | |
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