After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending the weekend together, reminiscing about their shared past as chiIdren of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as aduIts of the eighties. Poignant and warmIy humorous in equaI measure, this baby boomer miIestone made a star of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and is perhaps the decade's defining ensembIe fiIm, featuring memorabIe performances by Tom Berenger, GIenn CIose, Jeff GoldbIum, WiIliam Hurt, Kevin KIine, Mary Kay Place, Meg TiIIy, and JoBeth Williams. And with its playlist of sixties rock and R&B hits, The Big Chill aIl but invented the consummateIy curated soundtrack. |