Lawrence Kasdan
Författare, Producent, Skådespelare, Regissör
14 januari 1949 (77 år)
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.
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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.
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| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut · as Screenplay |
| 2012 | |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher · as ScreenplayPå Plex |
| 1999 | |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | |
| 1989 | Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation · as Screenplay |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | Silverado · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · as Screenplay |
| 2026 | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens · as Co-Producer |
| 2012 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | The TV Set · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | DreamcatcherPå Plex |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Immediate Family · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1983 | The Big Chill · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Movies · as Director |
| 2012 | Darling Companion · as Man On Street |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets · as Dr. Green |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp · as Gambler |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon · as Director In Screening Room |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death · as Devo's Lawyer |
| 1985 | Into the Night · as Detective #2 |
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| 2022 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2003 | DreamcatcherPå Plex |
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| 1995 | |
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| 1991 | |
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| 1988 | |
| 1985 | |
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| 1981 |
| 2024 | Music by John Williams · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2023 | |
| 2018 | Solo: Remaking the Millennium Falcon · as Self |
| 2018 | Solo: Becoming a Droid L3-37 · as Self |
| 2018 | Solo: The Train Heist · as Self |
| 2018 | Solo: Team Chewie · as Self |
| 2018 | Solo: Kasdan on Kasdan · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Solo: Escape from Corellia · as Self |
| 2018 | Kasdan on Kasdan · as Self |
| 2017 | Spielberg · as Self - Director |
| 2017 | Five Came Back · as Self |
| 2017 | Five Came Back · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | A Classy Broad · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | John Williams: The Seventh Symphony · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2011 | On Story · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2005 | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley · as Self |
| 2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments · as Self |
| 2003 | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | The Martin Short Show (1999) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Big Chill: A Reunion · as Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer |
| 1997 | The Directors · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery · as Self |
| 1995 | American Cinema · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self - Director |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Self |
| 1971 | Film · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self - Writer: The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi |
| 1994 | Montana Jones · as Original Story |