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The Big Chill Details

1983 Certificate 15
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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 .. Read more

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 Certificate 15
Collections 100 Eighties Greats
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed Spanish, French Canadian, Italian
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, English, French, Hebrew
Released Production year: 1983

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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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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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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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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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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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