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1983

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Starring	Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline
Director	Lawrence Kasdan
Genres	Comedy

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The Big Chill

Seven members of a close-knit college group of friends are reunited fifteen years later after the eighth commits suicide. The funeral and reception lead to an extended weekend for all as they decide to spend time together pondering the recent events. Amidst a barrage of Motown classics, the members each offer little tidbits about their current lives while reminiscing about the past. In college, the absent and recently deceased Alex was the biggest and brightest star of the bunch but never seemed to get anywhere after being set loose in the real world. The slow acknowledgement that their champion never materialized leads the group in ever widening circles of thought. Discussions of their past lives and current bring about the realization that each has changed so much while remaining remarkably similar. Despite the tragic circumstances, the group disperses with renewed friendships and a newfound appreciation for life.

Starring	Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway, Kevin Costner
Director	Lawrence Kasdan
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Eighties Greats
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	Spanish, French Canadian, Italian
Subtitles	DVD: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew
Released	Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 07 Jun 1999

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- A funeral reunites a group of friends from the idealistic '60s who have gone their separate ways in the pragmatic '80s.... read more on Time Out
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  A Classic fun movie
  
  Just a classic fun movie. Good music, good friends, good feelings. Enough thought provoking topics to have a conversation about but no stress.
  
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  the soundtrack is probably the best thing about this film, a handful of old friends meet up for a funeral and chew the cud ... that's it! A waste of ... read more »
  
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  the big chill
  
  great cast and has stood the test of time. the soundtrack is just fantastic.
  
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  A Forgotten Classic
  
  A brilliant, emotional, grown-up, extremely funny, subtle, excellently cast & acted ensemble piece... with possibly the best soundtrack ever.
  
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Kline & Keaton to play struggling married couple in new Kasdan film
- 23 Sep 2010
Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton are to play husband and wife in a new movie written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The two stars will join Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss in Darling Companion - a film about a struggling married couple on the hunt for a missing dog. Kline is a favourite of the moviemaker, having appeared in a handful of Kasdan movies such as Silverado, French Kiss and The Big Chill. The director penned the screenplay with his daughter Meg Kasdan. Read more
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