Terms of Endearment dazzled critics and audiences alike with its believable, insightful story of two captivating people, mother and daughter, unforgettably played by Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. Jack Nicholson turns in a great comic performance as MacLaine's neighbor, a boozy, womanizing former astronaut, and Jeff Daniels portrays Winger's happy-go-luck husband in one of his earliest roles.