Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway
Debra Winger
Emma Greenway Horton
Jack Nicholson
Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito
Vernon Dahlart
Jeff Daniels
Flap Horton
John Lithgow
Sam Burns
Lisa Hart Carroll
Patsy Clark
Betty King
Rosie Dunlop
Huckleberry Fox
Teddy Horton
Troy Bishop
Tommy Horton
Shane Serwin
Younger Tommy Horton
Megan Morris
Melanie Horton
Tara Yeakey
Baby Melanie
Norman Bennett
Edward Johnson
Jennifer Josey
Young Emma
Kate Charleson
Janice
Tom Wees
Dr. Budge
Paul Menzel
Dr. Maise
F. William Parker
Doctor
Amanda Watkins
Meg
Buddy Gilbert
Dr. Ratcher
David Wohl
Phil
Shelley K. Nielsen
Nurse
Bette Croissant
Nurse
Charles Beall
Rudyard's Employer
Lelise Folse
Doris
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Lee Anne
Judy Dickerson
Checkout Girl
Devon O'Brien
Lizbeth
Dana Vance
Victoria
Alexandra O'Karma
Jane
Nancy Mette
Woman at Party
Holly Holmberg Brooks
T.J.
Lear Levin
Jack Stern
Albert Brooks
Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Lanier Whilden
Patsy's Mother
Helen Stauffer
Flap's Secretary
Barbara Balik
Woman
Michelle Watkins
Woman
John C. Conger
Moving Man
Sandra Newkirk
Mrs. Johnson
Elaine McGown
Herself
Mary Kay Place
Doris (voice)
Crew
James L. Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Larry McMurtry
Novel
Richard Marks
Editor
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director
Marty P. Ewing
Second Assistant Director
Penney Finkelman Cox
Co-Producer
Martin Jurow
Co-Producer
Polly Platt
Production Design
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Steven Hiller
Second Assistant Camera
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Bron Roylance
Makeup Artist
Norval D. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
George Watters II
Sound Editor
Cecelia Hall
Sound Editor
Andrew Patterson
Sound Editor
Joanne D'Antonio
Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Terry Lynn Allen
Sound Editor
Stephen Stalheim
Apprentice Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Bruce Fortune
Sound Assistant
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator
Larry Singer
Dialogue Editor
Barbara Fallick Marks
Dialogue Editor
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration
Anthony Mondell
Set Decoration
Sandy Veneziano
Set Designer
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Rosemary Dorsey
Script Supervisor
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Billy Miller
Key Grip
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Austen Jewell
Unit Production Manager
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
First Assistant Editor
Richard A. Villalobos
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