The Big Chill
After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending the weekend together, reminiscing about their shared past as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as adults of the eighties. Poignant and warmly humorous in equal measure, this baby boomer milestone made a star of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and is perhaps the decade’s defining ensemble film, featuring memorable performances by Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. And with its playlist of sixties rock and R&B hits, The Big Chill all but invented the consummately curated soundtrack.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by director of photography John Bailey and approved by director Lawrence Kasdan, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Alternate remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Kasdan
- Reunion of cast and crew from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, including Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams
- Documentary from 1998 on the making of the film
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham and a 1983 piece by critic Harlan Jacobson
New cover by Eric Skillman
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by director of photography John Bailey and approved by director Lawrence Kasdan, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Alternate remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Kasdan
- Reunion of cast and crew from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, including Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams
- Documentary from 1998 on the making of the film
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham and a 1983 piece by critic Harlan Jacobson
New cover by Eric Skillman
Cast
- Tom Berenger
- Sam Weber
- Glenn Close
- Sarah Cooper
- Jeff Goldblum
- Michael Gold
- William Hurt
- Nick Carlton
- Kevin Kline
- Harold Cooper
- Mary Kay Place
- Meg Jones
- Meg Tilly
- Chloe
- JoBeth Williams
- Karen Bowens
- Don Galloway
- Richard Bowens
- James Gillis
- Minister
- Ken Place
- Peter, the cop
- Jon Kasdan
- Harold and Sarah’s son
- Ira Stiltner
- Running Dog driver
- Jacob Kasdan
- Autograph seeker
- Muriel Moore
- Alex’s mother
- Meg Kasdan
- Airline hostess
- Patricia Gaul
- Annie
Credits
- Director
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Produced by
- Michael Shamberg
- Written by
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Written by
- Barbara Benedek
- Executive producers
- Marcia Nasatir
- Executive producers
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Director of photography
- John Bailey
- Production designer
- Ida Random
- Editor
- Carol Littleton
- Associate producer
- Barrie Osborne
- Casting by
- Wally Nicita
- Music consultant
- Meg Kasdan
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A scene from The Big Chill
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