(1983)
Lawrence Kasdan directed this movie in 1983
Title The Big Chill
Year 1983
Director Lawrence Kasdan
Genre Drama, Comedy
Interpreted by
- Glenn Close
- Jeff Goldblum
- William Hurt
- Kevin Kline
- Mary Kay Place
- Kevin Costner
- JoBeth Williams
- Tom Berenger
Plot – Some former college roommates are invited to their friend Alex's funeral, who commited suicide for no apparent reason. The function is held at Harold and his wife Sarah's villa. They all have lost one another for over 15 years and now they meet again during the early eighties, sharing some college's memories. Their youth expectations are changed and the funeral is an opportunity to remember the dreams they used to have, comparing them with the present time and trying to re-establish their friendships or creating new ones.
All actors – Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway, James Gillis, Ken Place, Jon Kasdan, Ira Stiltner, Jake Kasdan, Muriel Moore, Meg Kasdan, Patricia Gaul, , Kevin Costner
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“The Big Chill” Quotes 28 quotes
“- Sam: Why is it what you just said strikes me as a massive rationalization?
- Michael: Don't knock rationalization; where would we be without it? I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex.
- Sam: Come on, nothing's more important that sex.
- Michael: Yeah? Ever...” (continue)(continue reading)
Tom Berenger - Sam
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:sex, thinking, worth]
“I haven't met that many happy people in my life. How do they act?”
Meg Tilly - Chloe[Tag:attitude, happiness, people]
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“- Nick: I think the guy in the hat did something terrible.
- Sam: Like what?
- Nick: You're so analytical! Sometimes you just have to let art... flow... over you.” William Hurt - Nick
Tom Berenger - Sam[Tag:art, movie]
“- Sam: So how's your life?
- Karen: Oh, great. How's yours?
- Sam: Not so great.
- Karen: Oh, we're telling the truth.”
Tom Berenger - Sam
JoBeth Williams - Karen[Tag:life, truth]
“That's the great thing about the outdoors, it's one gianttoilet.”
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:appearance]
“- Meg: I'm going to wash my hair and puke.
- Michael: Puke first.”
Mary Kay Place - Meg
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:disease, hair]
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“They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transitionfrom a monogamous relationship and they needmore space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit,...” (continue)(continue reading)Mary Kay Place - Meg
[Tag:homosexuality, marriage, men]
“- Michael: I'm getting tired of everything I writebeing readin the can.
- Harold: You can readDostoyevsky in the can.
- Michael: Yes, but they can't finish it.”
Jeff Goldblum - Michael
Kevin Kline - Harold[Tag:literature, reading]
“I always thought masturbation was the ultimate act of self-absorption.”
Kevin Kline - Harold[Tag:masturbation]
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“- Sarah: It doesn't always happen the first time.
- Meg: That's not what they told us in high school.” Glenn Close - Sarah
Mary Kay Place - Meg[Tag:maidenhood, pregnancy, school]
“Nobody thinks they're a badperson. I'm not even claiming that people always think they're doing the right thing; they may know that they're doing something dishonestor insensitive or manipulative but they almost always think that there's a good reason for doing it. They almost always think it will turn out for the best in the end, even if it...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:badness, doing, results]
“- Meg: I've been taking my temperature and I know I'm ovulating right now. The ground is ready, I just needsomeone to plant the seed.
- Sarah: Yeah, but who's going to be the luckyfarmer?”
Mary Kay Place - Meg
Glenn Close - Sarah[Tag:pregnancy, sex]
“- Meg: The last time I spoke with Alex, we had a fight. I yelled at him.
- Nick: That's probably why he killed himself... What was the argument about?
- Meg: I told him he was wastinghis life.”
Mary Kay Place - Meg
William Hurt - Nick[Tag:argument, suicide]
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“- Meg: I didnt' get a chance to talk to you before; you got me stoned too quick. But I'm ok now. I'm just drunkand therefore brave.
- Nick: I've always been a cowardly drunkmyself.” Mary Kay Place - Meg
William Hurt - Nick[Tag:drunkenness]
“- Karen: You'll never get this many people to come to my funeral.
- Michael: Ohh, Karen, I'll come. And, you know... I'll bring a date.”
JoBeth Williams - Karen
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:date, funeral, people]
“- Autograph Seeker: Are you J. T. Lancer?
- Sam: No, that's just a character I play. I'm Sam Weber.
- Autograph Seeker: Well, can I have your autograph, whoever you are?”
Jake Kasdan - Autograph Seeker
Tom Berenger - Sam[Tag:actors, reality]
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“- Sam: Do you think we're all trying trying to avoid dealing with Alex? You know, every time it comes up somebody changesthe subject.
- Nick: Hey, it's a dead subject.” Tom Berenger - Sam
William Hurt - Nick[Tag:changing, suicide, talking]
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“You know, that's the problemwith these things. You have to watch them every minute.” Jeff Goldblum - Michael
[Tag:food]
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“- Harold: Feet grow as you get older.
- Michael: I wish everything did.” Kevin Kline - Harold
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:aging, feet]
“- Karen: How about you Michael? So tell us about the world of big time journalism.
- Sam: Yeah.
- Michael: Well where I work we only have one editorial rule. You can't writeanything longer than it takes your average person to take an average crap.”
JoBeth Williams - Karen
Tom Berenger - Sam
Jeff Goldblum - Michael[Tag:journalism, reading, time]
“Maybe it's a sign from God that I should reconsider. Too badI'm an atheist.”
Mary Kay Place - Meg[Tag:atheism, god]
“- Chloe: Alex and I made love the night before he died. It was fantastic.
- Nick: He went out with a bang, not a whimper.”
Meg Tilly - Chloe
William Hurt - Nick[Tag:making love, suicide]
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“Fear of herpes.” JoBeth Williams - Karen
[Tag:mouth, sharing, smoking]
“- Sam: You know, Karen, if we had gotten married, we'd be going shopping like this.
- Karen: No, if we had gotten married I'd be doing this alone.”
Tom Berenger - Sam
JoBeth Williams - Karen[Tag:marriage, shopping]
“- Sam: I think you're a crock of shit. Don't speak for me or anybody else here. You hateyour life. That's your problem. Don't tell us how we feel, okay?
- Nick: That's it. That's all I'm saying. If I hatemy life, it's my problem. Too badyou weren't around to comfort Alex as compassionately.”
Tom Berenger - Sam
William Hurt - Nick[Tag:compassion, hatred]
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