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...CHILL; Directed by Lawrence Kasdan Written by Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek...
There is another invisible presence in The Big Chill: that of Film Maker Lawrence Kasdan (Michigan '70). Kasdan came to a kind of shadow prominence writing scripts for George Lucas; if The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi juggle craftiness with kid-innocence, it is partly owing to Kasdan's easy wit and trove of B-movie lore. His debut as a writerdirector, Body Heat, updated the Double Indemnity plot with equal measures of fire and ice. The Big Chill marks another sure step forward for Kasdan. This is a movie...
...deeply affected a whole generation of children. What Walt Disney was to the children of the '30s, '40s and '50s, Lucas is to those of the late '70s and '80s. "George has been able to hook into some very basic universal images," says Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the Jedi script with him. "Tying into these images isn't always conscious, and part of George's gift is his being able to use everything he has ever experienced or been exposed to. He is able to draw on the feelings he may have...
Body Heat. Dark and supple and unpredictable, like the femme fatale at its core, Body Heat establishes Lawrence Kasdan as an awesomely assured writerdirector, and William Hurt as America's hunkiest loser...
Raiders of the Lost Ark. George (Empire) Lucas + Steven (Close Encounters) Spielberg + Lawrence (Body Heat) Kasdan + Harrison (Star Wars) Ford = intelligent, thrilling blockbuster. Moves like a Rolls-Royce over bad road...