The big chill [DVD video]

After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirty-somethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending a weekend together, reminiscing about their shared pasts as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as adults of the eighties.

General Note:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.

Special features: Disc 1: Trailer. Disc 2: Success in the system (interview with filmmaker Kasdan, he discusses the challenges of creating personal work within the Hollywood studio system and his remarkable career as a collaborative screenwriter and writer-director); "The big chill" : a reunion (1998 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau about the making of the film, including writer-director Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams); Thirtieth anniversary Q & A (Q & A with cast and crew, moderated by Variety's chief film critic, Scott Foundas, held at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival); Deleted scenes. Booklet features an essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunhan and a 1983 piece by critic Harlan Jacobson.

Performers:

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

Contents:

disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Bonus features.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital, monaural.

Subject Term:

Suicide -- Drama.

Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Reminiscing -- Drama.

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