The Big Chill (film)
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| Directed by | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Produced by | Michael Shamberg |
| Written by | Lawrence Kasdan Barbara Benedek |
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| Music by | Meg Kasdan |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Edited by | Carol Littleton |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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September 28, 1983 |
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $56,399,659 |
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| Soundtrack album from the film The Big Chill by Various Artists | |
| Released | September, 1983 |
| Recorded | 1963-1971 |
| Genre | R&B/Soul |
| Length | 43:38 |
| Label | Motown Records |
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The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. The plot focuses on a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after 15 years when one of their old comrades, Alex, commits suicide without warning. Kevin Costner was cast as Alex, but all scenes showing his face were cut.
The soundtrack features soul, R&B and pop-rock music from the 1960s and 70s, including tracks by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Rolling Stones and Three Dog Night.
The Big Chill influenced the TV series thirtysomething. Earlier, however, the movie was directly adapted for television as the short-lived 1985 CBS comedy-drama series Hometown.
Harold Cooper (Kevin Kline) is bathing his young son when his wife, Sarah (Glenn Close), receives a phone call at their Richmond home telling her that their friend, Alex, has committed suicide by slashing his wrists in the bathtub of their vacation house in South Carolina, where he had been staying.
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