Lawrence Kasdan
Born: 1949-01-14 in Miami, Florida, USA
Known For: Writing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
- Music by John Williams as Self - Filmmaker
2023
2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Last Week at Ed's ... (Director)
2018
- Solo: A Star Wars Story ... (Writer)
- Kasdan on Kasdan as Self
2017
- Five Came Back as Self
- Five Came Back as Self
2016
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens ... (Creative Consultant)
2012
- Darling Companion ... (Writer)
2007
- In the Land of Women ... (Producer)
- The TV Set ... (Executive Producer)
2005
2004
2003
- Dreamcatcher ... (Screenplay)
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as self
- 100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self
2000
1999
- Mumford ... (Director)
- The Big Chill: A Reunion as Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- The Making of Silverado as Self
1998
- Home Fries ... (Producer)
1997
- As Good as It Gets as Dr. Green
- Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
1995
- French Kiss ... (Director)
1994
- Wyatt Earp as Gambler
- Montana Jones ... (Original Story)
1992
- The Bodyguard ... (Screenplay)
1991
- Grand Canyon ... (Writer)
- Jumpin' at the Boneyard ... (Executive Producer)
1990
- I Love You to Death ... (Director)
1989
- Immediate Family ... (Executive Producer)
1988
- The Accidental Tourist ... (Director)
1987
- Cross My Heart ... (Producer)
1985
- Silverado ... (Screenplay)
- Into the Night as Detective #2
1983
- Return of the Jedi ... (Screenplay)
- The Big Chill ... (Director)
1981
- Raiders of the Lost Ark ... (Screenplay)
- Continental Divide ... (Writer)
- Body Heat ... (Writer)
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back ... (Screenplay)