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 children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their Iives as adults of the eighties. Poignant and warmly humorous in equal measure, this baby boomer milestone made a star of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and is perhaps the decade's defining ensembIe film, featuring memorable 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. |