---
title: 'The Evening Star (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Harling'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-evening-star-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116240/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Evening Star (1996)

1996 · 123 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Evening Star is a 1996 American comedy drama film directed by Robert Harling, adapted from the 1992 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to the Academy Award-winning 1983 film Terms of Endearment starring Shirley MacLaine, who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway, for which she won an Oscar in the original film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Harling](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-harling)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry McMurtry](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-mcmurtry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ross-2)
- **Producer:** [David Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kirkpatrick), [Polly Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/polly-platt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Don Burgess](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-burgess)

## Cast

- [Miranda Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-richardson) as Patsy Carpenter
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson) as Garrett Breedlove
- [China Kantner](https://cinepixo.com/people/china-kantner) as Jane
- [Donald Moffat](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-moffat) as Hector Scott
- [Marion Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-ross) as Rosie Dunlap
- [Bill Paxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paxton) as Jerry Bruckner
- [George Newbern](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-newbern) as Tommy Horton
- [Trym Aunevik](https://cinepixo.com/people/trym-aunevik) as Bruce
- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson) as Arthur Cotton
- [Mackenzie Astin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackenzie-astin) as Teddy Horton
- [Jennifer Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-grant) as Ellen
- [Juliette Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-lewis) as Melanie Horton
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine) as Aurora Greenway

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