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The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Cast members Kevin Kline and William Hurt both appeared in director Lawrence Kasdan's later movie I Love You to Death (1990).
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Meg says that she envisaged herself defending "Huey and Bobby", referring to Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, founders of the Black Panther Party.
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In the opening scene, Harold Cooper's son is singing Joy to the World in the bathtub. The film ends with Three Dog Night playing the same song.
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Co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan wrote the parts of Karen Bowens and Sarah Cooper specifically for JoBeth Williams and Glenn Close respectively. However, both actresses initially wanted to play the role of Meg Jones as they both felt that they better related to that character over the ones chosen by Kasdan.
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A '60s flashback sequence was shot with the seven friends, and the Alex character played by Kevin Costner as well, but according to the 15th Anniversary DVD documentary, the scene did not fit and was not required and as it did not gel with the film. According to The '80s Movies Rewind website, the scenes were cut "because test audiences laughed at the period hair and clothing styles".
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After filming the college Thanksgiving flashback scene, the cast and crew moved on to the picturesque town of Beaufort, SC and settled in for the remainder of the shoot. It was during the colder fall off-season for Beaufort, so the usual summer vacationers were absent, leaving a somewhat deserted feel to the area. With Hollywood so far away, and it being a time before cell phones or the Internet, contact with the outside world was limited, leaving the cast and crew to spend most of their time together off-camera as well, which helped in creating a tight communal atmosphere. When they weren't filming, the actors spent their time exploring the area, playing parlour games and having dinner together.
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Actor William Hurt portrays a drug taker in both this movie and director Lawrence Kasdan's later film I Love You to Death (1990).
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The billing order of the movie's eight lead central characters was alphabetical.
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As of 2014, actor Tom Berenger has appeared in four films that have been Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. They are Inception (2010), The Big Chill (1983), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Platoon (1986), the latter being the only winner of the four nominees.
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Among the books on the bookshelves of Sarah Cooper (Glenn Close) and Harold Cooper (Kevin Kline) was screen legend Lana Turner's autobiography, "Lana: The Lady, the Legend, the Truth" (1982).
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The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1984 including Best Picture, Best Writing - Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Glenn Close, but the film failed to take home an Oscar in any category.
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Kevin Kline met future wife Phoebe Cates when she auditioned for the part of Chloe, which eventually went to Meg Tilly.
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Actor William Hurt has acted in five films that have been Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. They are The Big Chill (1983), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Children of a Lesser God (1986), Broadcast News (1987), and The Accidental Tourist (1988). All of the movies are from the 1980s and none of them won the gong but Hurt did win a Best Actor Oscar Academy Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985). Two of the Best Picture Oscar nominees were for movies directed by Lawrence Kasdan, they being The Big Chill (1983) and The Accidental Tourist (1988).
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The soundtrack of the movie consisted of many 1960s-era rock songs. Because of the success of the soundtrack, dozens of TV commercials used music from the same period.
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The edition of "US" magazine seen twice in the movie featuring Sam Weber (Tom Berenger) on the cover was headlined with the blurb: "SAM WEBER. Cars squeal, hearts throbs, and J.T. Lancer lays down a hot streak".
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First time Kevin Kline and Jonathan Kasdan played a father and son. The second time would be in I Love You to Death (1990).
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Sean Penn was considered for the role of Alex Marshall, which was greatly reduced. In the end, Kevin Costner was cast in the role, then all of his scenes were deleted.
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The film was selected as one of the Top Ten Films of the Year by the USA's National Board of Review in 1983.
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Actress Meg Tilly said of the film's 30th Anniversary Reunion gathering: "It's wonderful, I'm so happy they had the idea to bring us all together to do this. It's such a gift, I get to see everybody again and I haven't seen everybody in so long. To see their happy smiling faces, that was such a blessing, I'm really grateful".
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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