As the train pulls away, his pursuers (Annabella""s rival spies) are unable to catch the moving rain.BackgroundTerms of Endearment(1983) is a comedy/drama classic, an entertaining film, but also a manipulative, soap-operatic melodramatic tearjerker, with an ending similar toDark Victory (1939)andLove Story (1970).They vainly tried to escape by acquiring gasoline from a nearby pump to fill a pickup truck, but had to fight off dozens of hungry zombies.He spent more time with his friends and diligently attended to his studies.He also shyly admitted to Liz that he liked her, but she wasn""t surprised: "You""re terrible at keeping secrets.I must tell you why I wanted to meet you here instead of the square...Do you see the way I""m dressed?Antony: What about it?Cleopatra: I""m dressed to lure you, Antony...You see all this? It was all a plan - and you know why? Because it was my only chance.Don""t you think I know you""re my enemy - you and your hungry Rome? But I suppose it was the most stupid thing I could have done.