| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Won | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Nicholson |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Shirley MacLaine | |||
| Best Director James L. Brooks | |||
| Best Picture James L. Brooks | |||
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium James L. Brooks | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role John Lithgow | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Debra Winger | |||
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Polly Platt Harold Michelson Tom Pedigo Anthony Mondell | |||
| Best Film Editing Richard Marks | |||
| Best Music, Original Score Michael Gore | |||
| Best Sound Donald O. Mitchell Rick Kline Kevin O'Connell James R. Alexander (as Jim Alexander) | |||
Paramount Pictures
Directed by James Brooks
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Paramount)
James Brooks takes his formula for success on TV, the "dramedy", to the big screen with some deeply drawn characters and superb acting from a trio of superstars. Debra Winger is the main focus, a naive teenager who gets married to an irresponsible English professor against the wishes of her overbearing mother. We watch as all of the characters grow, and grow up, over time. Winger is devoted to her husband and children, despite his affairs, and stays close to mother Shirley MacLaine on the phone when they move to another state. Dissatisfied at home, she starts her own affair with John Lithgow. Meanwhile, mom is sleeping with next door astronaut played to the hilt by Jack Nicholson. The characters and plot are obsessed with sex and that does get a bit tiresome after awhile. For some reason the film decides to torture the viewer with 30 minutes of a depressing battle with cancer for the finale.
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