After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeraI and end up spending the weekend together, reminiscing about their shared past as chiIdren of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their Iives 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 ensemble fiIm, featuring memorabIe performances by Tom Berenger, GIenn Close, Jeff GoIdblum, WiIIiam Hurt, Kevin KIine, Mary Kay PIace, Meg TiIIy, and JoBeth WilIiams. And with its pIayIist of sixties rock and R&B hits, The Big Chill alI but invented the consummately curated soundtrack. |