Lawrence Kasdan

Known for WritingBorn 1949-01-14 (age 77)Miami, Florida, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Marty, Life Is Short

Music by John Williams

The Empire Strikes Back

Five Came Back

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

LIGHT & MAGIC

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Return of the Jedi

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As Good as It Gets

Five Came Back

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

The Making of Silverado

Montana Jones

Body Heat

Silverado

Wyatt Earp

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Big Chill

The Bodyguard

Mumford

French Kiss

Into the Night

The Big Chill: A Reunion

Grand Canyon

I Love You to Death

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

The Accidental Tourist

The TV Set

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

In the Land of Women

Continental Divide

Immediate Family

Dreamcatcher

Home Fries

Darling Companion

Cross My Heart

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Last Week at Ed's

Kasdan on Kasdan