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The Big Chill is a 1983 film that uses the story of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and end up exploring the aftermath of the 1960s. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. It was written by Barbara Benedek and Lawrence Kasdan, and was directed by Kasdan. The Big Chill was filmed in historic Beaufort, South Carolina, and was shot at the same antebellum home used as a location for The Great Santini, starring Robert Duvall and Blythe Danner. The television show thirtysomething was influenced by The Big Chill. [1] However, this was not before the movie was directly adapted to television in CBS' short-lived 1985 dramedy Hometown, whose ensemble cast featured Jane Kaczmarek, Franc Luz and Daniel Stern.
[edit] PlotIt is the early 1980s, Ronald Reagan is president, conservatism is the norm and the peace movement and counterculture of the 1960s are both a distant memory for a group of baby boomer college friends from the University of Michigan. An impromptu reunion occurs at the funeral for friend Alex (Kevin Costner, edited out of the theatrical release) who had committed suicide in the home of physician Sarah (Glenn Close) and business executive Harold (Kevin Kline). Alex had been living there with his young girlfriend, Chloë (Meg Tilly) while trying to figure out what to do with his life. After the funeral, the rest of their college friends stay with Harold and Sarah. They turn to each other as a means of trying to figure out not only why Alex committed suicide but also what happened to the ideals of their youth. This includes the now - divorced Sam (Tom Berenger) who has gone from leading protests to becoming a Hollywood star bearing a close resemblance to Tom Selleck (he also starred in a television series similar to Selleck's hit series, Magnum, P.I.) Sam continues to harbor romantic feelings for Karen (Jo Beth Williams) who is now living an affluent lifestyle with her conservative husband Richard. Nick Carlton (William Hurt) is a Vietnam War veteran who retains a permanent disability which is hidden from his friends. He is a radio psychologist who questions the ethical nature of what he does and a some-time drug user. He eventually becomes involved with Chloë whose aimlessness finds greater purpose through this relationship. Michael (Jeff Goldblum), once a radical journalist, now works for People Magazine and is perpetually unfaithful to his (offscreen) girlfriend, the only person who still subscribes to the ideals of her youth. Meg (Mary Kay Place) is a successful but unmarried lawyer who is desperate to have a child. She decides to ask one of the men in the group to have a child with her and spends the weekend trying to determine who she should ask. It is also revealed that Sarah had had an affair with Alex at somepoint in her marriage to Harold. While they do not fully resolve the issue of Alex's suicide, the bonds of their youth serve as a method of healing for the current issues in their lives. [edit] CastTom Berenger as Sam Weber [edit] Reception[edit] ReviewsRichard Corliss of TIME described the Big Chill as a "funny and ferociously smart movie," stating:
Vincent Canby of the New York Times argued that the film is a "very accomplished, serious comedy" and an "unusually good choice to open this year's festival in that it represents the best of mainstream American film making."[3] Roger Ebert stated, "The Big Chill is a splendid technical exercise. It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words. Its characters have all the right clothes, expressions, fears, lusts and ambitions. But there's no payoff and it doesn't lead anywhere. I thought at first that was a weakness of the movie. There also is the possibility that it's the movie's message." [4] The film received a 69% rating from Rotten Tomatoes (22 fresh and 10 rotten reviews). [5] [edit] Awards and nominationsThe Big Chill won two major awards:
It was nominated for three Oscars:
Other nominations include:
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