The Evening Star

The Evening Star

The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to Academy Award for Best Picture-winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway she played in the original film. The movie takes place about fifteen years after the original following the characters from 1988 to 1993. The movie focuses on Aurora's relationship with her three grandchildren, Emma's best friend Patsy and her housekeeper Rosie. Along the way Aurora enters into a relationship with a younger man, and watches the world around her change as old friends pass on and her grandchildren make lives of...
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Release date:1996
Directed by:Robert Harling
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:129 Minutes
Producer:Polly Platt, David Kirkpatrick
Editor:David Moritz
Music by:William Ross
Cinematography:Don Burgess
Screenplay by:Robert Harling
Estimated budget:$20,000,000

Cast of The Evening Star

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway
Born:April 24, 1934
Age:78
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Patsy Carpenter
Born:March 3, 1958
Age:54
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Garrett Breedlove
Born:April 22, 1937
Age:75
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Jerry Bruckner
Born:May 17, 1955
Age:57
Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis
Melanie Horton
Born:June 21, 1973
Age:38
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Arthur Cotton
Born:June 13, 1918
Died:Apr. 8, 1996

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1997 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film, Marion Ross
1997 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama, Miranda Richardson
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Film director of The Evening Star

Robert Harling
Robert Harling
Born: 1951
Age: 61

Robert Harling is an American writer, producer and film director best known for his play Steel Magnolias. Robert Harling was born in 1951 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Harling is an American writer and film director best known for his play Steel Magnolias. Harling was an aspiring actor when the...
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The Evening Star 1996 PG-13 (USA)
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Music contributors for The Evening Star

William Ross
William Ross

William Ross , is an American composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor and music director. He has worked with a large array of artists and...
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Prequels and sequels to The Evening Star

The Evening Star
The Evening Star
1996

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who was the director of the motion picture "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    Robert Harling directed the movie.
  • Q:
    What tagline was used in advertising materials for the movie, "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    The movie's tagline was, "A story about friends, family and other natural disasters."
  • Q:
    Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    Paramount Pictures distributed the movie.
  • Q:
    Which actors starred in the film, "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    Miranda Richardson, Bill Paxton, Scott Wolf, Mackenzie Astin, George Newbern and Shirley MacLaine played a role in the movie.
  • Q:
    Who was the writer for the movie The Evening Star?
  • A:
    Robert Harling performed the film's screenwriting.
  • Q:
    Who played the production role for the film, "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    Slim Dusty produced the movie.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the motion picture "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    The approxomite runtime is 129 minutes.
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the film "The Evening Star"?
  • A:
    The film was released in December, 1996.
  • Q:
    What popular movie was the prequel to The Evening Star?
  • A:
    "Terms of Endearment" is the name of the movie's prequel.
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