After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeraI and end up spending the weekend together, reminiscing about their shared past as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as aduIts of the eighties. Poignant and warmly humorous in equal measure, this baby boomer milestone made a star of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and is perhaps the decade's defining ensembIe film, featuring memorable performances by Tom Berenger, Glenn CIose, Jeff GoldbIum, William Hurt, Kevin KIine, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth WiIliams. And with its playlist of sixties rock and R&B hits, The Big ChiII alI but invented the consummately curated soundtrack. |