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  • BIRTH 14/01/1949
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 5
  • DIRECTOR 12
  • SCRIPT 18
  • PRODUCTION 14

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.

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Lawrence Kasdan

Shows (2)

LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
Director / Executive Producer
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
Self

Movies (5)

Music by John Williams
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
Dr. Green
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison…
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self

Director (12)

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
Silverado
Silverado
French Kiss
French Kiss
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
(6 episodes)
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist
Body Heat
Body Heat
I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death
The Big Chill
The Big Chill
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Mumford
Mumford
Darling Companion
Darling Companion

Script (18)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
Silverado
Silverado
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist
The Big Chill
The Big Chill
Body Heat
Body Heat
Mumford
Mumford
Darling Companion
Darling Companion
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in Bourgeois Society, or S
On the Problem of the Autonomy of Art in…
Continental Divide
Continental Divide
Raiders
Raiders

Production (14)

Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
Silverado
Silverado
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist
The TV Set
The TV Set
The Big Chill
The Big Chill
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Mumford
Mumford
Darling Companion
Darling Companion
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart
Home Fries
Home Fries