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The Big Chill
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
1983 · Directed by Lawrence Kasdan · 105 min · Comedy · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.
Crew
- Written by: Barbara Benedek, Lawrence Kasdan
- Cinematography: John Bailey
- Edited by: Carol Littleton
- Music: John Fogerty, Bill Conti
- Production design: Ida Random
- Produced by: Michael Shamberg
Cast
- Tom Berenger as Sam Weber
- Glenn Close as Sarah Cooper
- Jeff Goldblum as Michael Gold
- William Hurt as Nick Carlton
- Kevin Kline as Harold Cooper
- Mary Kay Place as Meg Jones
- Meg Tilly as Chloe
- JoBeth Williams as Karen Bowens
- Don Galloway as Richard Bowens
- James Gillis as Minister
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Carson Productions
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Box office: $56,342,711
- Themes: friendship, suicide, regret, funeral, gathering, bat, nostalgia, south carolina, morning, reunion
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