Terms of Endearment (1983)

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Wikidata Q185071, film, IMDb tt0086425, TMDB 11050: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Jack Nicholson as actor (‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan); 2 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

In the store as #652, Terms of Endearment (1983).

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Came from

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Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Jack Nicholson: 2 lines people ×1 craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Terms of Endearment → Jack Nicholson. Nicholson is unusually unvain and vulnerable, as discussed on the Terms of Endearment episode.
    “he's so good at letting himself be like vulnerable and like foolish.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:46:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Big Chill: 2 lines verdict ×2

  1. verdict (verdict): The Big Chill → Terms of Endearment. One host says Terms of Endearment deserved Best Picture over The Big Chill.
    “No, I think terms of endearment should have.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:27:41 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Terms of Endearment → Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Terms of Endearment was the second-biggest film of its year, behind Return of the Jedi (corrected from Empire).
    “No, Return of the Jedi.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:33:20 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Royal Tenenbaums: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Royal Tenenbaums → Terms of Endearment. Recommended as a James L. Brooks sad-comedy relative.
    “terms of endearment.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:37:23 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Terms of Endearment → Jack Nicholson. Nicholson is unusually unvain and vulnerable, as discussed on the Terms of Endearment episode.
    “he's so good at letting himself be like vulnerable and like foolish.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:46:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Terms of Endearment → Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Terms of Endearment was the second-biggest film of its year, behind Return of the Jedi (corrected from Empire).
    “No, Return of the Jedi.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:33:20 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): The Royal Tenenbaums → Terms of Endearment. Recommended as a James L. Brooks sad-comedy relative.
    “terms of endearment.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:37:23 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Jack Nicholson → Terms of Endearment. Brooks had already worked with Nicholson on Terms of Endearment, where he won an Oscar.
    “he'd work with Nicholson on terms of endearment, he wins an Oscar.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:16:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): The Big Chill → Terms of Endearment. One host says Terms of Endearment deserved Best Picture over The Big Chill.
    “No, I think terms of endearment should have.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:27:41 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): The Big Chill → Terms of Endearment. Later the screenwriting Oscar is argued: Big Chill should have won over Tender Mercies.
    “Nah, Big Chelsea should have won.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:43:09 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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