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Writers:
Lawrence Kasdan (written by) &
Barbara Benedek (written by)
Release Date:
28 September 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other. more
Plot:
A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a posh South Carolina winter house after the funeral of one of their friends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Ensemble Acting at it's Best more (140 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Berenger | ... | Sam Weber | |
| Glenn Close | ... | Sarah Cooper | |
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Michael Gold | |
| William Hurt | ... | Nick Carlton | |
| Kevin Kline | ... | Harold Cooper | |
| Mary Kay Place | ... | Meg Jones | |
| Meg Tilly | ... | Chloe | |
| JoBeth Williams | ... | Karen Bowens | |
| Don Galloway | ... | Richard Bowens | |
| James Gillis | ... | Minister | |
| Ken Place | ... | Peter the Cop | |
| Jon Kasdan | ... | Harold and Sarah's Son | |
| Ira Stiltner | ... | Running Dog Driver | |
| Jake Kasdan | ... | Autograph Seeker (as Jacob Kasdan) | |
| Muriel Moore | ... | Alex's Mother |
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105 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 | Denmark:A (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Italy:T | Iceland:12
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As he fights off the bat, Harold hums the theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), a movie also written by Lawrence Kasdan. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Nick and Harold are jogging, Nick's mic lead is visible running down into his back pocket. more
Quotes:
Sam Weber:
[Sam enters a room where Nick is up late watching TV] What's this?
Nick:
I'm not sure.
Sam Weber:
What's it about?
Nick:
I don't know.
Sam Weber:
[Sam shakes his head, pats Nick on the shoulder, then sits in a nearby chair] Who's that?
Nick:
I think the guy in the hat did something terrible.
[shot of TV shows a man being thrown through the glass window of a door]
Sam Weber:
Like what?
Nick:
You're so analytical! Sometimes you just have to let art... flow... over you.
[Sam rolls his eyes]
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Features It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) more
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AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG more
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How does it end?more
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"The Big Chill" is about my peers. When first released in 1983, I, like the characters, was in my early thirties, a former rebellious collegian from the '60s. After a decade in the work-a-day world, being a family man and raising babies, watching "The Big Chill" was like a fantastic time machine and took me back to places long forgotten. It really connected with me on a visceral level and I loved it.
Now, almost twenty years later, I've watched "The Big Chill" again. Same effect? Not exactly, although a lot of this may be due to the effect of viewing any movie a second time. My views of the 60s are not so gilded as they were then either. "The Big Chill" is still a very good movie; you have to love it for the ensemble acting. So many of the actors in the movie went on to have respected careers in the 80s and 90s. It's one of those rare movies like "American Graffiti" and "Diner" that served as a launch pad for acting careers. And the soundtrack is perfect, capturing the breadth of late '60s pop music. I really wish Kasdan had done with these characters, what Updike did with his "Rabbit" novels, that is, show the characters at ten year intervals through their lives.
This is one of the better movies of this type and is highly recommended even for the gen-x'ers.