The Evening Star
Brief Synopsis
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After her daughter Emma's death, Aurora Greenway raised her grandchildren in her devoted, but overbearing way. The results are mixed and she knows it. Still plugging away at thankless parenting, she battles with 18-year-old Melanie and prods the older brothers Tommy and Teddy, but they all regard he
Cast & Crew
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Robert Harling
Director
Shirley Maclaine
Bill Paxton
Juliette Lewis
Miranda Richardson
Jack Nicholson
Film Details
Also Known As
Aftonstjärnan, Evening Star
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Sequel
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Texas, USA; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nebraska, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Synopsis
After her daughter Emma's death, Aurora Greenway raised her grandchildren in her devoted, but overbearing way. The results are mixed and she knows it. Still plugging away at thankless parenting, she battles with 18-year-old Melanie and prods the older brothers Tommy and Teddy, but they all regard her continuing guidance as relentless meddling. She still has to contend with the unwelcome interference and questionable influence of Patsy Carpenter, who was Emma's best friend and is Aurora's chief rival for the children's affection. Aurora and Patsy's competition for the attention of Aurora's younger therapist heightens the stakes in this dysfunctional family's feud.
Director
Robert Harling
Director
Cast
Shirley Maclaine
Bill Paxton
Juliette Lewis
Miranda Richardson
Jack Nicholson
Laura Cayouette
George Newbern
John Mccalmont
Jennifer Grant
Connie Cooper
Antonia Bogdanovich
Marion Ross
Clement Von Franckenstein
Larry Elliott
Scott Wolf
Jake Langerud
Kim Terry
Mary Gross
Donald Moffat
Ben Johnson
Eileen Morris
Alex Morris
Mike Higelmire
Lead Person
Gerhard Failstich
Performer
John A Scott
Lead Person
Salvatore Accardo
Performer
Austin Samuel Hembd
Jeno Jando
Performer
Melinda Renna
John Bennett Perry
Mark Walters
Sharon Bunn
Mackenzie Astin
Gabriele Schreckenbach
Performer
Edith Weins
Performer
Ilona Prunyi
Performer
Ann Hardman-broughton
Christopher Ballinger
Woody Watson
Aldo Baldin
Performer
China Kantner
Don Burgess
Jimmie Lee Balthazar
Donny Caicedo
Steve Danton
Will Wallace
Shawn Taylor Thompson
Crew
Anna Abbey
Costumes
Phil Adams
Stunt Player
Kenneth Alford
Music
Sheila Allen
Production Auditor
David Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Chad J Anderson
Production Assistant
Jacqueline Aronson
Costumes
Douglas Axtell
Sound Mixer
Beth Bajuk
Art Assistant
Keith Banks
Photography
Steven K Barnett
On-Set Dresser
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ron Bartlett
Rerecording
Bobby Bastarache
Production Assistant
Michael Berman
Special Thanks To
Chick Bernhardt
Stunt Player
Dennis Bishop
Coproducer
Melody Bishop
Art Department Coordinator
Mark A Blankenship
Production
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera Operator
Russell Bobbitt
Property Master
Sashy Bogdanovich
Assistant
Richard M Boomhower
Grip
Richard Boris
Other
Keith D Bragg
Other
Max Brehme
Props Assistant
Ann Broughton
Stand-In
Bart Brown
On-Set Dresser
Don Burgess
Dp/Cinematographer
Don Burgess
Director Of Photography
John V Burson
Props
Richard Burton
Other
Oscar Carles
Stunt Player
Charles C Chambers
Location Manager
Philip Chapnick
Assistant Property Master
Mark Chavarria
Stunt Player
Ty Chennault
Electrician
Marvin Church
Other
Cheryl Clarson
Other
Peter Clarson
Lighting Technician
Patsy Cline
Song Performer
Rob Cohen
Dolly Grip
Dan Collins
Stunt Player
Kelley Collopy
Other
Pud Cusack
Boom Operator
Steve Danton
Assistant Director
Bobby Darin
Song Performer
Tracy Keehn Dashnaw
Stunt Player
Yann Delpuech
Sound Effects Editor
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects
Sean Devine
Grip
John Dewees
Assistant Location Manager
Joe Dishner
Unit Production Manager
Dennis Drummond
Dialogue Editor
Kim Drummond
Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond
Sound Editor
Lynne Eagan
Makeup Artist
Christopher Evans
Visual Effects
Donna Evans Merlo
Stunt Player
Mary Fanto
Assistant Production Coordinator
Robert Fernandez
Other
Mary Finn
Set Designer
Neil Finn
Song
Michael Flowers
Assistant
Linda Folk
Adr Editor
Michael Fountleroy
Camera
Michael A Fountleroy
Photography
Mitchell Froom
Song
Scot Gaal
Electrician
Fred Gabrielli
Other
Paul Duncan Gadd
Post-Production Assistant
Gerald Gadette
Scenic Artist
Simon Gallup
Song
Ray Garcia
Grip
Laurie Gauger
Assistant
Laurie Gauger
Music Supervisor
Donna Gliddon
Wig Supplier
Kathrine Gordon
Hair Stylist
Michael Gore
Music Composer
Trevor Goring
Storyboard Artist
Alec Gould
Music
Lucille Graham
Location Manager
Caroleen Green
Visual Effects
Warden Margo Green
Special Thanks To
Howard Griffith
Stunt Player
Howard Griffith
Other
Uwe Gronostay
Music Conductor
Steven Guerrero
Grip
Leda Guiterrez
Costumes
John Hackett
Stand-In
Michael Haight
Dialogue Editor
Mindy Hall
Makeup Artist
Joseph M. Hancock
Grip
Philip Hardage
Assistant Director
Robert Harling
Screenplay
Jeferey B Harmann
On-Set Dresser
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
J Mitchell Harris
Other
Lorenz Hart
Song
Joseph Haydn
Music
Susan Hellmann
Assistant Director
Jim Henry
Stunt Player
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Dennis E Homes
Other
Terry Hubbard-legorreta
Assistant Editor
Jay Huntoon
Video Assist/Playback
Chris Jenkins
Rerecording
Jeffrey A Johnson
Grip
Margaret Johnson
Special Effects
Richard L Johnson
Art Director
Rick H Josephsen
Special Effects
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Designer
Amy Kane
Foley Artist
Thomas Karl
Other
Liz Keigley
Location Casting
Melissa Kent
Assistant Editor
Ron Kern
Transportation Coordinator
Kathleen Kiatta
Costume Supervisor
Stacey King
Craft Service
David Kirkpatrick
Producer
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Glenn Knowlton
Transportation Captain
Leslie J Kovacs
Lighting Technician
Gail Laskowski
Auditor
Jack Lawrence
Song
Paul T. Leblanc
Other
Brandy Lewis
Assistant
Cindy Lindauer
Other
Mark A Lindsay
Electrician
Diane Linn
Adr
Ben Loggins
Stunt Coordinator
Angie Luckey
Sound Editor
Ann Marshall
Assistant
Douglas Marshall
Editor
George A Martin
Music Editor
Jerry Paul Marum
Song
Robert K Maxfield
Boom Operator
Matthew C. May
Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew A Mcclung
Production Assistant
Michael Mcguire
Grip
Larry Mcmurtry
Source Material (From Novel)
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Benny Mcnulty
Lighting
Renton-paul Medcalf
Grip
Parker Meyer
Production Assistant
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Randy E Moore
Special Effects Coordinator
David Moritz
Editor
Perrin Morse
Production Auditor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
John Murray
Foley Editor
Rupert Nadeau
Apprentice
Priscilla Nedd-friendly
Editor
Ve Neill
Makeup Artist
Deana Newcomb
Photography
Rick Nielsen
Song
David Nowell
Camera Operator
Vincent O'carroll
Electrician
Jennifer O'halloran
Hair Stylist
T. J. O'mara
Boom Operator
Nerissa Oden
Assistant Editor
Eugene Ormandy
Music Conductor
Robert Palmer
Song Performer
Robert Palmer
Song
Conrad Palmisano
Stunt Player
Michael Pappas
Craft Service
Rex Parrard
Stand-In
Steven G Paulk
Other
Dan Pemberton
Construction Coordinator
Darrell Wayne Perry
Song
Mark Perzely
Assistant Editor
Christine Peters
Costume Supervisor
Diane Peterson
Stunt Player
Ron Phillips
Photography
Gary Pike
Stunt Player
Vance Piper
Camera
Polly Platt
Producer
Phil Poulos
Casting Associate
Beth Puorro
Production Assistant
Deborah Jade Quan
Production Assistant
Cesar Quintanilla
Grip
Trudy Ramirez
Script Supervisor
Todd Redilla
Production Assistant
Christopher Reid
Editorial Production Assistant
Joseph M Rendon
Wardrobe Assistant
Charlene Richards
Adr Mixer
Richard Riggs
Other
Kenny Rivenbark
Camera
Eugene Rivera
Grip
Brad Rivers
Assistant
Bruno Robotti
Scenic Artist
Lisa Rodgers
Post-Production Coordinator
Richard Rodgers
Song
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunt Player
William Ross
Original Music
William Ross
Music
Judy Rossi
Assistant
Bruno Rubeo
Production Designer
Martha Rubin
Assistant Editor
Keith Samples
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Aftonstjärnan, Evening Star
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Sequel
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Texas, USA; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nebraska, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 6, 1997
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1996
Sequel to James L. Brooks' Academy Award-winning "Terms of Endearment" (USA/1983), adapted from the novel by Larry McMurtry and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. The film's five Oscars include Best Picture, Best Actress (MacLaine), Best Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Best Director, and Best Screenplay based on material from another medium.
Began shooting November 13, 1995.
Completed shooting March 13, 1996.
Released in United States on Video May 6, 1997
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1996
Actor Ben Johnson died April 8, 1996.
