The Big Chill

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    The Big Chill (1983)

    The Big Chill (1983)

    Columbia Pictures released The Big Chill on September 28, 1983. Lawrence Kasdan directed the film starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, and Jeff Goldblum.

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    The Big Chill (1983)

    The Big Chill (1983)

    Columbia Pictures released The Big Chill on September 28, 1983. Lawrence Kasdan directed the film starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, and Jeff Goldblum.

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  • SummariesThe Big Chill (1983)

    The Big Chill (1983)

    Film and Plot Synopsis When a suicide of a mutual friend brings a group of thirty-something baby boomers back to town for the funeral, the old pals end up spending the weekend together. Nostalgia abounds as they reminisce on their childhood of the 1960s and also confront the uncertain days of their lives in the gay ’80s. Buy the Film *As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ‘The Big Chill’ Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers. Filmed in 1982, seven thirty-something former college friends who graduated in 1969 reunite 13 years later after one of their classmates commits suicide. Fueled by not one but two best-selling soundtracks, straight-shooter ultra-achievers husband and wife, Harold & Sarah, host their friends in their historic huge plantation home in South Carolina after the funeral for their departed friend, Alex. Among the guests are: Nick, the still-drugged up washout who left his ideals in college and his manhood in the Vietnam war. There’s Karen, the unhappily married mother of two who not-so-secretly hides a crush for one of the friends in attendance. “People” magazine gossip columnist, Michael, shows up with his tape recorder, annoying motor mouth, and pent-up horniness for his former …

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    LTMR Hindsight

    LTMR Hindsight: September Movies 1980-1984

    LTMR Hindsight is a series of podcasts that allows for a more in depth discussion about an area of film that we often don't get to talk about when discussing an individual film. For our fourth episode of LTMR Hindsight, we look back at the month of September. And since it appears that Hollywood reserves September as its "dump" month, we looked back at five years worth of films so that we could fill up an entire podcast. Join us as we review the dust bin of Hollywood as we talk about some films...

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