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The Big Chill (film)
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| The Big Chill | |
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 The Big Chill theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Produced by | Michael Shamberg |
| Written by | Lawrence Kasdan Barbara Benedek |
| Starring | Kevin Kline Jeff Goldblum Tom Berenger Glenn Close JoBeth Williams William Hurt Meg Tilly Mary Kay Place |
| Music by | Meg Kasdan |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Editing by | Carol Littleton |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 1983 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
The Big Chill is a 1983 film that tells the story of several University of Michigan college friends who reunite after many years for the funeral of one of their friends who has committed suicide. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, and Don Galloway.
The movie was written by Barbara Benedek and Lawrence Kasdan, and was directed by Kasdan. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Glenn Close), Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
The movie was filmed in historic Beaufort, South Carolina, and was shot at the same antebellum home used as a location for The Great Santini, starring Robert Duvall and Blythe Danner.
| character | played by | occupation | family |
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| Alex | Kevin Costner | drop-out, scientific genius (physics), caseworker, construction worker. Commits suicide. All of his scenes were cut, except for some of his body being prepared for the funeral in the very beginning of the movie. | parents; girlfriend Chloe. |
| Chloe | Meg Tilly | None, helping her boyfriend Alex renovate an old house. Discovered Alex's body in the basement bathroom of Sarah and Harold's summer home, where they were staying. | |
| Sarah | Glenn Close | Doctor | married to Harold, with a daughter and a son. Their home is the setting. Alex had also been living there before his suicide. |
| Harold | Kevin Kline | Businessman | married to Sarah, with a daughter and a son. |
| Sam | Tom Berenger | television actor | ex-wife Robin; one daughter. |
| Michael | Jeff Goldblum | Journalist | girlfriend. |
| Nick Carlton | William Hurt | Psychologist, never finished dissertation, former radio psych, various jobs, drug dealer | none |
| Meg | Mary Kay Place | Lawyer | None, and her biological clock is ticking. She goes to Alex's funeral partly to size up her former classmates for a sperm donation (retrieved the old fashioned way). |
| Karen | Jo Beth Williams | Homemaker, aspiring writer | Husband Richard; two sons. |
Soundtracks: The Big Chill, The Big Chill: More Songs from the Original Soundtrack and The Big Chill Deluxe Edition
- The Big Chill at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Chill re-enacted by bunnies in 30 seconds (parody)
- Movie stills
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