The Big Chill (1983)

Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, and William Hurt in The Big Chill (1983) – Credit: C/O

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek

Cast: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway

When their friend Alex dies by suicide, a group of eight friends reunite 15 years after they left college. Kevin Costner was cast as Alex in The Big Chill, but all the scenes showing his face were cut as a creative choice. A movie for baby boomers, by baby boomers, about baby boomers.

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