The Big Chill captures a generation's growing ennui with a terrific cast, a handful of perceptive insights, and one of the decade's best film soundtracks.
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Director -
Lawrence Kasdan -
Producer -
Michael Shamberg -
Screenwriter -
Lawrence Kasdan , Barbara Benedek -
Distributor -
RCA/Columbia , Columbia Pictures , Criterion Collection -
Production Co -
Carson Productions , Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 9, 1983, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$57.0K -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)