Terms of Endearment - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Terms of Endearment"
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Timing:
2:12 (132 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Editor
Richard Marks
Editor
Art Direction
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Costume Design
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Stunts
Production Design
Set Decoration
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration
Anthony Mondell
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Bron Roylance
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Austen Jewell
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Martin Jurow
Co-Producer
Penney Finkelman Cox
Co-Producer
Second Assistant Director
Marty P. Ewing
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Property Master
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Norval D. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Rosemary Dorsey
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director
Screenplay
Novel
Set Designer
Sandy Veneziano
Set Designer
First Assistant Editor
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
First Assistant Editor
Construction Coordinator
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Larry Singer
Dialogue Editor
Barbara Fallick Marks
Dialogue Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Leadman
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Casting Associate
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Gaffer
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Music Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
First Assistant Camera
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Sound Assistant
Bruce Fortune
Sound Assistant
Second Assistant Camera
Steven Hiller
Second Assistant Camera
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Joanne D'Antonio
Sound Editor
Cecelia Hall
Sound Editor
George Watters II
Sound Editor
Andrew Patterson
Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Terry Lynn Allen
Sound Editor
Apprentice Sound Editor
Stephen Stalheim
Apprentice Sound Editor
What's left behind the scenes
- The role of Emma was originally written for actress Sissy Spacek.
- Shirley MacLaine turned down an offer to play Dr. Lesh in Tobe Hooper's horror film 'Poltergeist' (1982) in order to star in 'Terms of Endearment'. Her performance as Aurora earned the actress an 'Oscar' award for 'Best Actress'. Beatrice Strait played Dr. Lesh in 'Poltergeist'.
- Towards the end of filming, the director and one of the screenwriters, James L. Brooks, were congratulated on the upcoming completion of the first film and given a comic book 'Life in Hell' by Matt Groening. Brooks was so impressed with the comics that he asked Groening to create short animated films for 'The Tracey Ullman Show' (1987-1990), which subsequently gave rise to the animated series 'The Simpsons' (1989).
- During filming, Debra Winger was characterized by somewhat erratic behavior, as she was at the time recovering from a serious cocaine addiction. At one point, she and Shirley MacLaine nearly came to blows.
- According to Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson also behaved quite strangely during filming, and once showed up on set almost naked. Many of the scenes they performed were pure improvisation.
- John Lithgow ended up in the film's cast because he was replacing another actor. All of his scenes were filmed in three days during a break from filming with Herbert Ross (1927-2001) on the drama 'Bound for Glory' (1984).
- The character of Garrett Breedlove does not exist in the original novel; he was specifically introduced into the script in the hope that Burt Reynolds (1936-2018) would agree to the role. Reynolds read the script, liked it, but was already committed to filming Hal Needham's (1931-2013) comedy-drama 'Stroker Ace' (1983). Paul Newman (1925-2008) and Harrison Ford also turned down the role of Breedlove, before Jack Nicholson accepted it. In preparation for the role, Nicholson specifically traveled to Houston, where he spoke with astronauts.
- Initially, Jennifer Jones (1919-2009) owned the rights to the novel, and she wanted to play the role of Aurora herself. Sissy Spacek was initially considered for the role played by Debra Winger. Jones and her millionaire husband Norton Simon (1907-1993) bought the screenplay from James L. Brooks, but he decided it would be better not to tailor the character of Aurora to a specific actress, and convinced Paramount Pictures to acquire the rights from Jones and Simon. When receiving the 'Oscar' for this film, Brooks specifically thanked Jennifer Jones Simon.
- This is not stated explicitly, but the main part of the plot unfolds in the 1970s. Approximately midway through the film, a 1979 calendar can be seen on the wall. During this period, NASA had absolutely no need for Garrett's services. The last mission of the Apollo program ended in 1975, and the next crewed spaceflight was the first Space Shuttle flight in 1981.
- Shirley MacLaine turned down the offer to play Dr. Lesh in Tobe Hooper's horror film *Poltergeist* (1982) to star in *Terms of Endearment*. Playing the role of Aurora earned the actress an Academy Award for Best Actress. Dr. Lesh in *Poltergeist* was played by Beatrice Strait.
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