Terms of Endearment DVD (1983) / Beaches Special Edition (1988) : Tear-Jerker 2-Pack
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983): Terms of Endearment dazzled critics and audiences alike with its credible and insightful story of mother and daughter, unforgettably portrayed by Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. Jack Nicholson provides a great comic relief performance as MacLaine's boozy and womanizing neighbor. Jeff Daniels portrays Winger's happy-go-lucky husband in one of his earliest roles. Winner of five Academy Awards: Best Picture 1983 - Best Actress Shirley MacLaine - Best Supporting Actor Jack Nicholson - Best Director and Best Screenplay Adaptation - James L. Brooks. Packed with powerful dramatic performances, Terms of Endearment will leave you laughing and crying like no film before. BEACHES (1988): Garry Marshall's 1988 drama about a 30-year friendship of two women, one wealthy (Barbara Hershey) and the other seeking her fortune on the stage ( Bette Midler). As heartwarming as the friendship it celebrates, Beaches is a must-see film for men and women alike. SYNOPSIS: When the gregarious and irrepressible C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) and shy and demure Hillary Whitney ( Barbara Hershey) first meet under the boardwalk at the beach, all the eleven-year olds have in common is the need for a best friend. Worlds apart in social positions and location, their friendship ebbs and flows through a lifetime of career changes, marriages, cat-clawing jealousy and more. From the boardwalk in Atlantic City to the beach house on the Pacific, BEACHES reminds us of what being a treasured friend really means.