The Big Chill
“The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.”
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
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Cast
19 people
Tom Berenger
Sam Weber
Known for
Inception
Platoon
Glenn Close
Sarah Cooper
Known for
101 Dalmatians
What Happened to Monday
Jeff Goldblum
Michael Gold
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Fly
William Hurt
Nick Carlton
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Kevin Kline
Harold Cooper
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Mary Kay Place
Meg Jones
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
Jonathan Kasdan
Harold and Sarah's Son
Meg Tilly
Chloe
Known for
Psycho II
Body Snatchers
JoBeth Williams
Karen Bowens
Known for
Poltergeist
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Don Galloway
Richard Bowens
Known for
Ironside
Two Moon Junction
James Gillis
Minister
Also in
Taking the Plunge
Ken Place
Peter the Cop
Known for
More American Graffiti
Lawrence Kasdan Director · Barbara Benedek Writer Bill Conti Composer
Worldwide gross $56M · Budget $8M · United States release September 30, 1983
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$56,342,711
Gross vs. budget
7.0×
Production
Carson Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 1983
Premiere · Toronto Film Festival
United States · September 30, 1983
Theatrical
Argentina
February 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
February 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Canada
September 30, 1983 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 29, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
France
March 7, 1984 · Theatrical
February 24, 2021 · Physical
Germany
April 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Greece
March 24, 1984 · Theatrical
June 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Italy
March 8, 1984 · Premiere · Milan
April 6, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
July 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 24, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 23, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 3, 1984 · Theatrical
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