The big chill
By: Columbia Pictures presents a Carson Productions Group, Ltd. production of a Lawrence Kasdan film ; executive producers, Marcia Nasatir and Lawrence Kasdan ; written by Lawrence Kasdan & Barbara Benedek ; produced by Michael Shamberg ; directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Contributors: Berenger, Tom, 1949- actor; Close, Glenn, 1947- actor; Goldblum, Jeff, 1952- actor; Hurt, William, actor; Kline, Kevin, actor; Place, Mary Kay, actor; Tilly, Meg, actor; Williams, JoBeth, actor; Galloway, Don, 1937-2009, actor; Littleton, Carol, film editor; Random, Ida, production designer; Bailey, John, 1942 August 10- director of photography; Bouzereau, Laurent, filmmaker; Foundas, Scott, interviewer (expression); Dunham, Lena, 1986- writer of supplementary textual content; Jacobson, Harlan, writer of supplementary textual content; Columbia Pictures; Carson Productions; Criterion Collection (Firm)
Edition: Dual-format Blu-ray and DVD edition.
Series: The Criterion collection -- 720; Criterion collection -- 720.
Publisher: The Criterion Collection [Distributor]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781604658583
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Drama; Reminiscing; Suicide; Social aspects
Work titles: Big chill (Motion picture)
Description: 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.
Notes: Special features: Success in the system (2014 interview with filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan); "The big chill": a reunion (1998 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau abou the making of the film features interviews with cast and crew members); Thirtieth anniversary Q&A (reunion of cast and crew from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, including Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams, moderated by Scott Foundas); Deleted scenes; Trailer; Plus: a booklet featuring essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunham and a 1983 piece by critic Harlan Jacobson.

Editor, Carol Littleton ; production designer, Ida Random ; director of photography, John Bailey.

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

MPAA rating: R.

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.