Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992), and is the writer-director of Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan is known for updating old Hollywood genres—film noir, science fiction, and Westerns—in a classical dramatic style with quick-witted dialogue while dealing with contemporary social themes. As a director, he has made various personal films that examine characters and generations. Kasdan has been nominated for four Academy Awards: as a producer for Best Picture nominee The Accidental Tourist, for which he was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and for Best Original Screenplay for both The Big Chill and Grand Canyon (1991). He has often collaborated with his wife, Meg Kasdan, his brother, Mark Kasdan, and his two sons, Jonathan Kasdan and Jake Kasdan. He has frequently cast Kevin Kline and William Hurt in his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Kasdan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Writing

Born: Miami, Florida, USA, 1949-01-14

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Into the Night	Detective #2	65
2	1994	Wyatt Earp	Gambler	68
3	1997	Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery	Self	0
4	1997	As Good as It Gets	Dr. Green	74
5	1999	The Big Chill: A Reunion	Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer	45
6	1999	The Making of Silverado	Self	0
7	2000	Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'	Self	68
8	2003	Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy	self	82
9	2003	100 Greatest Sexy Moments	Self	50
10	2004	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	Self	77
11	2004	Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz	Self	0
12	2005	Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool	Self	60
13	2006	All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'	Self	46
14	2011	A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later	Self	0
15	2016	John Williams: The Seventh Symphony	Self	60
16	2017	Five Came Back	Self	79
17	2018	Kasdan on Kasdan	Self	0
18	2023	Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford	Self	77
19	2024	Music by John Williams	Self - Filmmaker	81

Lawrence Kasdan

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