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The Big Chill

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6.9/10 • 618

1983-09-301h 45m

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The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

Directors
Lawrence Kasdan
Editors
Carol Littleton

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  1. Tom Berenger

    Tom Berenger

    Sam Weber

  2. Glenn Close

    Glenn Close

    Sarah Cooper

  3. Jeff Goldblum

    Jeff Goldblum

    Michael Gold

  4. William Hurt

    William Hurt

    Nick Carlton

  5. Kevin Kline

    Kevin Kline

    Harold Cooper

  6. Mary Kay Place

    Mary Kay Place

    Meg Jones

  7. Meg Tilly

    Meg Tilly

    Chloe

  8. JoBeth Williams

    JoBeth Williams

    Karen Bowens

  9. Don Galloway

    Don Galloway

    Richard Bowens

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Peter McGinn

Aug 11, 2020

10/10

Although we haven’t watched it in many years, my wife and I include The Big Chill as one of a handful of our favorite movies ever. Boy, were we young when we first watched it! It has been so long that until I recently read a description of it on this website, I couldn’t have told you any of the characters’ names, though I could have reeled off several of the actors: Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Jobeth Williams, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Glenn Close - all of whom we have enjoyed in other roles as well. The plot isn’t deep, though it touches upon the serious topic of suicide, but it is humorous and fun, and one of those flicks where we find ourselves repeating lines from it , such as, when we are grocery shopping and say maybe we shouldn’t get something fattening: “We have to think of the others,” and throw the item into the shopping cart. It is that kind of movie. Now that I have written this, we shall have to watch it yet again.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$56,342,711.00
Keywords
friendshipsuicideregretfuneralgatheringbatnostalgiasouth carolinamorningreunionmarijuanagroup of friendsold friendsremembranceenduring friendshiplifelong friendshipold school friend