Probably the saddest scene in the history of movies. The little boy's face when he's leaving the room - o gawd. If that doesn't make you cry you are dead inside.

@rjharris1960

8 жыл бұрын

+jesusfish lol

@jeffreyhawthornegoines8727

8 жыл бұрын

Many are, Little Prince. When a society everywhere starts embracing the despicable thought of Ayn Rand and Friedrisch Nietsche, many deaths ensue, indeed

@DavidOrtega-ed9ip

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Kirby IT MAKES ME LAUGH HAHAHAHAHAHA! HA HA....HA..(starts crying in a corner)

@Carly8Corday

6 жыл бұрын

There goes Bruce DeWitt, exercising his Defense Mechanism. LOL :o)

@nikond-vp9wt

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Kirby im sad my grandpa death bed

That little boy broke my heart. He really expresses the pain of this situation.

That's probably the best acting I have ever seen by a child actor - you really have to remind yourself he's just an actor and his mom isn't really dying of cancer in real life. Very sad scene.

@serenaistheb.o.a.t

8 жыл бұрын

Go watch the last scene in Champ and that'll change your opinion forever.

@bookerjones8123

5 жыл бұрын

@@serenaistheb.o.a.t Seen it and...Nope.

@fantasticnerd7978

4 жыл бұрын

Well you don't know his real mom or another family member could have cancer

@tammyramey

2 жыл бұрын

@@serenaistheb.o.a.t Yeah, it's The Champ first, then this scene is a close second.

@VIEWIR87

7 ай бұрын

Agree 100% . The champ is ok but this is by far the best . Oh and Natalie Portman when she was ringing the doorbell in the professional…

Its a beautiful scene, as a mother she saved her son years of regret and heartbreak. He could never look back at his final moments with his mom and anguish over the thought "she didn't know that I loved her"

@daughterofolaf

4 жыл бұрын

Diva Soares I think that was her intention but there is ZERO chance that anything she said here could possibly save him from the inevitable and massive guilt he is going to feel later on.

@sskoog

4 жыл бұрын

We see in the sequel (Evening Star) that Tommy grows up to have lots of problems -- misbehavior, drug + emotional trouble, prison time -- but ultimately softens, returning to a 'normal happy' life, largely because of his mother and especially grandmother's influence. The Emma-Tommy relationship echoes the Aurora-Emma one.

@Anna-914

4 жыл бұрын

Real Sugar EXACTLY 💜

@ona3304

4 жыл бұрын

Your comment made so much sense now that I've lost my mother weeks ago. It is so true. Waking up each day with regret that mama probably didnt know that I cared for her too because I didnt show it.

@ejrosenthal

4 жыл бұрын

"But don't!" Just two words of dialog, straight to my gut, one of the best lines and best line readings, chillingly, by Debra Winger, ever

Impossible not to shed a tear for that little guy.

@flyingmonkeys2005

10 жыл бұрын

Little?

@brookehanley3659

5 жыл бұрын

@@MaryAliceMaryAlice He was as good. Debra Winger was awesome in this movie.

@Cutay7BOOTAY

3 жыл бұрын

Poor kid

@clairehayes-fogartyishighl524

Жыл бұрын

@@flyingmonkeys2005 the younger one. Teddy. (The one who broke down in tears.) He was little.

This was one of the most considerate things I've ever seen on film. Realizing your kid will feel like a jerk for treating you badly as you're dying, and reassuring them that you're aware of their love in spite of their behavior.

@trouble1602

Жыл бұрын

And she handled it strong with her head up

@SleeperInTravel

Жыл бұрын

When I first watched this movie a few years after my own mom had died of cancer (when I was not much older than these kids) this scene made me a wreck. It's so powerful. Though my Mom didn't handle her situation like the character here, I felt all of the intensity of this scene, especially in how I, as the older sister, was kinda was the "tougher" one and my younger brother was the one she seemed to focus her love on more. Powerful stuff and amazing acting. I wish we could have watched this together before she passed in 2000.

@user-fw9gp8wg7f

6 ай бұрын

Gahhhhh I’m going to cry again

Tommy's coping mechanism is heartbreaking 💔

That’s the mark of a great mother, when she understands her child and knows what he’s going through and reminds him not to punish himself or feel guilt for not saying “I love you” to her before she passed away.

THE most unforgettable scene of all time. Deeply profound. ‘Don’t ever feel guilty, I know you love me.’ Comforting words to those of us who didn’t have that chance to say goodbye.

@brynne77

2 жыл бұрын

You make a really good point.

Give that little guy an Oscar for cryin out loud

That little Teddy kid just breaks my heart every single time.

That little guy really makes it

@SSBMA1994

5 жыл бұрын

I want a son like that! So cute and so loving

@LemoneAid19

2 жыл бұрын

i just wonder what the director told Teddy to make him cry like that. Those adorable lil twisting lips, sad eyes... what writing - my gawd.

It gets me every time.. Imagine saying goodbye to your mom at such a young age..smh..

@joel8583

7 жыл бұрын

It is terrible, yes.

@allyhamilton4056

3 жыл бұрын

My mum died in may this year in this scene you see the strength of how much a mother loves her son it's the most powerful love in the world I miss my mum because I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.

@rossdiamondthief6627

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t even know how to continue if I lost my mom at their age. My heart would never EVER heal

@laurierainier4600

2 жыл бұрын

I did and it broke my heart! It almost broke me n lead me to be an alcoholic..sober now 9 months and my mom is shining down on me!!

Powerful and heartbreaking scene. Flawless acting by all three. Absolutely amazing.

@7Lukibi99Tore7

7 жыл бұрын

Debra Winger started out her TV/movie career as a bad actress (e.g., her performance as Drusilla, the sister of Diana Prince in the 1976 TV show ''Wonder Woman''), but by the time she made the theatrical film, ''Terms of Endearment''(1984) , she had become a superb actress.

@7Lukibi99Tore7

7 жыл бұрын

In my previous posted comment, I listed the wrong year of 1984 for the film ''Terms of Endearment'' which was actually made in 1983.

It really reminds me of the moment I stood by my mother before she died of cancer, I was only 17 and she was 42 Years old 😟😭

@pamspencer5733

4 жыл бұрын

I was 11, my sis 17,RIP🙏 to our ❣️Mothers

@tammyramey

2 жыл бұрын

:(

@K4R3N

Жыл бұрын

Damn, sorry to hear.

These were the good old days. The movies were so good and just so raw. I love it.

Oh my god this little boy just killed me that was so painful to watch this cute little boy broke my heart. Amazing acting by all of them

This scene really hits home with me. I was like Tommy when I was young. Acting like I didn’t love my mom, when I really did. The part when his grandma slaps him had me in tears. Especially after his mom dying...... great movie

@carolinewilson8048

2 жыл бұрын

Agree - He's trying to be tough and strong. He told grandma "My mother did anything for us". She thought it was very disrespectful and that's why she slapped him. Tommy thought she was getting better and wasn't. I felt bad for Teddy.

The older son was going thru an understandable phase considering he was present and was fully aware during the messiest years of his parents; infidelity, in-law problems, financial challenges, and just problems left and right. The mom assuring him that she understood completely of his burdens was a brilliant touch, as well as the script writing!

@tayladunn7490

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I felt for him too !! Dealing with all that and his parents relationship. Trying to be Mr.Tough Guy too and strong for his younger siblings. But he did have his moments when he proved to be a good big brother and son. My favorite was when him and Tommy woke up Emma and Flap because they heard Melanie crying and say she was sick. Like of course Tommy was being his sweet self by being worried about his baby sister, but Flap still say on the bed and Teddy told him “ Come on, Dad ! “ ♥️

@bigpoppy0617

Жыл бұрын

Yes the burdens of the mother, to understand when it's time to unburden them, and also knowing it's time to start screaming "GET IN THE CAR HONEY!!!!"

Poor kids. Gosh, I was crying so hard when this scene came in. Tommy is trying to be strong boy and Teddy, oh Teddy. Such a sweet innocent boy. He loves her mama very much. I even remember the scene where Emma is trying to buy them chocolates despite falling short on cash and Teddy was well aware of the situation and just said "I don't need it". Loved the film very much. 😭😭

The boy played that role! The pain in his heart. It was so evident how he would end up in “the evening star”

Can you imagine how hard it must have been to have acted as Tommy? I mean, to be so heartless to your mother as she dies before your very eyes? That would have left a hole so vast in my heart, it would have taken me a long time to recover. That's tremendous acting.

I don't think it was so much the separation as it was that he built up a defense internally. He didn't want anyone to know how hurt he was at losing his mother. Was just easier to pretend.

1:53 - 2:07 Poor baby boy :( She's such a good mom. I love how she tries to make her last parting words with her youngest son something more positive, because she sees how hard it is on him crying and all. You can even tell that once he closes that door he realizes that he'll never see her again. The nod she does at 1:59, just crushes me because she is trying so hard to hold it together for him. God, this scene is so heartbreaking. Debra Winger knocked this role out of the park. I don't know why she didn't win an Oscar for this performance.

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Bluemgwes her and Shirley should have tied

@tayladunn7490

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, she’s so strong !! At least Emma is with her dad up in heaven 🙏🏾

Priceless, absolutely priceless piece of advice from this mother to her eldest son. This scene is monumental.

Her voice is amazing.

This scene made me cry a lot, when the boy leaving and his face OMG I watch the scene 1000 time 😭😭😭

I don't normally cry, but this scene made me cry. Thank you God for the movies.

The little boy’s performance in this scene is utterly heartbreaking.

One of the most incredible movies ever made. The cast is ridiculous and super talented. The story will bring you every feeling ever felt. Yup top 10 all time for me. Maybe top 5❤👍

I wish I could have had one last good talk with my mom. She left us so suddenly. I was her main caretaker and I would have taken care of her forever if she needed me to.

Omg! I saw this movie for the 50th time last night, and this scene with the little boy talking to his mother as she lay in her dying bed, ripped my heart out as it always does every time I see it. How could someone so young, as an actor, perfectly encapsulate all of the emotions involved when it comes to losing a close loved one. He did an excellent job. I cried my eyes out. What a beautifully acted scene❤️.

That little boy broke my heart in half!!!

I was too young to understand this scene when I first watched this movie back then. Now I am old and with my mother gone, I understand it now and it’s so touching. She loves her son so much that not only she doesn’t mind how he has been treating her, she also tells him not to feel guilty about his behaviour towards her when he looks back in the future. The love of a mother knows no bound.

I still cannot watch this without crying 😢

This film was so well done. I'm almost certain my whole class cried during this scene. I know I did.

Too bad Debra didn't win the Academy Award. She was worthy of it for sure.

@sagrai2564

7 жыл бұрын

calalilygirl she got robbed

@sagrai2564

7 жыл бұрын

Hope she wins one one day. There is just something about her that makes me route for her for a comeback

@tayladunn7490

2 жыл бұрын

@@sagrai2564 me too

That scene I felt most sorry for the older boy...cause obviously he had too many barriers up protecting his feelings

Debra Winger was a miracle of an actress. It's a damn shame she doesn't make many films anymore.

@danielhainline8882

8 ай бұрын

She was in a very good Lifetime movie titled "Dawn Anna" about a mom who lost her daughter at the Columbine shooting.

A mother's love...probably the most powerful force in the universe

If there should've ever been a tie in the Oscars, it should've been between Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger as Best Actress, for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. They were both powerful and memorable in their roles in this classic!!

@laxus9451

7 жыл бұрын

shirley should leave the award to debra in her will

@m.e.d.7997

6 жыл бұрын

They would never have given that award to Debra over Shirley. Shirley was a veteran actress in the biz who had never won before. IT would have made Shirley look really bad. Did Debra deserve it? Yes!

THIS SCENE STILL TEARS AT MY HEART & ALWAYS WILL......... DAMN NEED A TISSUE 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

That was one of the most heart-breaking scenes I've ever seen

The acting performance of that little boy in this 2 minute scene is probably the best I’ve seen from a child actor. Astounding.

That little boy deserved an Oscar.

Stop bashing Tommy, people. It's just a defense mechanism. He's devastated.

@logos_gh0st325

6 жыл бұрын

He should drop the defense and show some loving. Hes too terrified though, the irony.

@laminage

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but in those days even today Boys weren't taught it was okay to cry and show vulnerablity. Tom was angry that his Mother was "Leaving" him. Sadly enough when he gets older he's going to have a very complicated relationship with women. He's going to want them to "Pay" for his Mama leaving him so he'll leave them.

@chrisbano9216

6 жыл бұрын

laminage I agree, I had a friend who lost his mom at the age of 4yrs old, His dad spoiled him never taught him to be mentally strong and never respect women, till this day, He is single about 42yrs old, Doesn’t care, I’m not his friend anymore good riddance,lol

@laminage

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for agreeing with me. Also, look at Neil Hope (Wheels) from Degrassi. He played "My Parents Are Dead So Give Me A Break When I Act Bad!" He paid in spades when he drove under the Influence and killed A Baby Boy and almost Paralyzed & Blinded Lucy Fernandes for life.

@iceberg1560

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is he is a child that don't wonna say by to his mom

Tommy really loved his mother, just had emotional problems. I feel sorry for any young child that loss their mother at an early age in their lives..... this is by far the 2nd money that made me cry. #1 imitation of Life

I make sure I talk to my babies like this every time I spend days in a hospital because of my health problems 😪I make sure I let them know how much I love them no matter what we go through

Lisa, you need to watch the entire film. I think he was just acting his age. And he was losing his mother. Anger was his easiest emotion.

@l154479reserve

10 жыл бұрын

He blamed the mom for the parent's separation.

Still brings tears to my eyes... classic movie

everything that emma tells tommy is heart wrenching, yet beautiful, and maybe only ever possible to come from a parent. this one especially, grips me "and maybe you'll feel badly because you never told me (you love me), but don't. promise me you won't do that to yourself" this is such profound love for someone, i dont think i understand it yet.

@laxus9451

5 жыл бұрын

And that is why debra winger was robbed in the oscar

cried like a baby when I first saw this.

I have to call my mom

@jasonb1200

3 жыл бұрын

When in doubt, call Mom...

@davidpaulplanchard3104

3 жыл бұрын

Call her

These little actors were amazing…and of course Debra Winger was phenomenal in this!

this scene hits me so hard, i cant.

That little guy :(

that little dude can fucking act,i'm crying like a girl,i love you mom

What a precious little boy.....

Debra Winger is amazing.

@rerrpr

5 жыл бұрын

A complete shame she did not continue acting, her body of work is/was superb.

I love Huckleberry Fox ♥ He had the face of an angel :)

That's Huckleberry Fox. Such a cute child actor. From what i know he actually ditched acting and lives quite a normal life today. Has a son that looks just like him as a kid.

The little boy just slayed me.

I'm not crying, you are!

makes me cry EVERY SINGLE TIME i see it.

Debra deserved the Oscar!

“Don’t ever do that to yourself, OK?” How many of us could have used those words? What a beautiful scene. As far as I’m concerned, the acting by these three here is among the best in film history. Totally believable.

This was so sad I. couldn't imagine her boys of what they were going thru then and after she died having their grandma raise them and there dad just letting them go .when thy needed him the most .

My heartbreaks in this scene💔

this scene has me crying so hard and i haven't even watched the movie

I dare you to not get misty as Tommy walks out the door crying.

I watched this movie recently .. this scene in particular had me really good .. its the little kid's facial expressions of sadness .. he did it so well .. I could not believe he was acting.

Ive never heard of this movie. My daughter (9) was watching "Victorious" on Netflix and they were talking about this movie. The kids on show were watching movie (laughing) and the grownups were saying it wasn't a comedy; so I had to look it up. OMG I didn't know what I was walking into. *crying*

@sskoog

3 жыл бұрын

I mean -- not exaggerating or being melodramatic here -- it has a very credible claim to being one of the ten best American films yet made. I'm not gonna crusade on some hill about how it's "better than X" (or not), but it's that good.

2 weeks ago I got a cancer diagnosis from a Urologist here in Winston-Salem,NC. It's Prostate Cancer. And, all of a sudden movie scenes like this one are beginning to line up in my head. I have to admit that watching this scene today was an experience I found much more profound than when I first saw it years ago in the theatre.

@EMA-nh7rl

Жыл бұрын

you’ll be ok timothy !!!! sending you strength

40 years on and I'm still mad that she didn't get the Oscar for this performance

I am a guy...and I am crying HARD right now:( I cry every single time I watch this movie...and that sad theme!

@Scottocaster6668

4 жыл бұрын

I do too. I'm 53, know what's coming, and still do. It just means we have compassion and know what it's like & know good acting when we see it 😀👍. My question, How did they make that younger kid act out that scene?? Incredible.

Children are the greatest actors, and so natural. Sad movie, though.

Best movie! I watched my mom take her last breath! I was Teddy n my brother was Tommy! Every-time I watch this movie I cry!

That deep exhale Teddy had right before he shut the door.

And I saw this at the movie theaters there was not a dry eye in the audience

Just about the saddest movie scene ever. HEARTBREAKING.

Makes me sob every time.

There are times in life when one has to release , for me I go to scenes like this in wonderful well made films like Terms of Endearment. This moment in the movie is gut wrenching, all three were petfect, loved how Debra Winger just nailed the character of Emma,a role that almost passed her, first choice was Sissy Spacek (great Actor), I could see Sissy doing it justice, but, personally glad Debra got it, she has been labeled " Difficult ", but she got the approval of the great Bette Davis, that speaks volumes . Fantastic writers , especially the way Emma diffuses the ensuing argument between Tommy and Teddy by diverting Teddy's attention, telling him to give her a kiss...brilliant ! Shame that some in Hollywood are afraid of aggressive women, for all Debra has given as a fine actor, she should have won an award.

I did not cry but I do have emotions but those words are very powerful

i was tommy but when i saw what the chemo and radiation had done to my my poor mother i became the little boy and cried and i told her and she told me she already knew

I thought the same until I watched Angel’s Ashes.

Tommy loves his mother it's his pride and anger that's getting in the way of his feelings

In real life I am that youngest brother in the movie. EXCEPT, I was an only child. Losing My Mother so young. I went to see this movie because my girlfriend wanted to go, she insisted I take her. For me it was a honey-do. I had no clue what it was about. I felt the youngest boys pain and every bit of mine revisited. The tears did not stop quietly running down face when it was over. "Imitation of life" both versions, "Field of Dreams," and "The Best Man Holiday." What great films, yet such a painful personal experience.

The kid was hurting thats why he acted like that way Dad had me watch this movie my tears start flowing each time i see this part ! I saw it in 1984 Dad ended up with Colon Stomach Cancer in 1987 died in Jan of 1988

Teddy 💔

it is worse now that I've met some of those kids who will grow up without a parent.

I literally had trouble seeing the last few seconds of this. My eyes were too watery.

He is the best kid actor ive ever seen Huckleberry Fox ❤

Cant watch this scene without tears.

If anyone ever asks me what my favorite movie is...it's "Terms of Endearment"! I've seen it a hundred times and practically know all the lines. This scene is a heartbreaker.

I saw this in 1984 on tape makes me cry

i wonder if the little boy was in reality emotional upset, instead of totally acting .i'm a 72 old geezer, and bawl like a baby every time i watch it

The truly amazing thing about this film -- all of its legendary bits aside -- is that Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger couldn't stand each other. Near-complete opposites. Zero chemistry. And, somehow, even with the tension and Oscar competition, they made that work on-screen. Translated it into the rebellious mother-daughter thing. Impressive work.

I think you missed the point. Tommy was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is common for many people He went through the divorce and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. We are too quick to judge without seeing deeper into the character.

@jessi1971

9 жыл бұрын

WHEN WAS THERE A DIVORCE?

@jdawnvoge1982

9 жыл бұрын

I don't think they actually divorced. It's hard to say if Flap and Emma would have divorced eventually if she lived. They did make peace before she died. Maybe they would have tried to work things out I don't know.

My heart divided in to thousand pieces

i love how emma converses with her kids