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Terms of Endearment (1983) Screenplay

"Terms of Endearment": Read The Screenplay By James L. Brooks

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Selected as one of the greatest screenplays ever written.

The "Terms of Endearment" script is ranked 64th on WGA's list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays ever written (so far).

Oscar winning screenplay in 1996.

James L. Brooks won an Oscar in 1984 for his script (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).

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Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband. Paramount Pictures

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... 2nd DraftRevised
Date ... 03.1982
Pages ... 149
Genres ... ComedyDrama
Screenplay ... James L. Brooks
IMDb ID ... 0086425

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