Lawrence Kasdan
Writing
1949-01-14 · 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.
Filmography
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Movie
Music by John Williams
2024 · Movie
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023 · Movie
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Series
Last Week at Ed's
2019 · Movie
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018 · Movie
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · Movie
Five Came Back
2017 · Series
Five Came Back
2017 · Movie
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
2016 · Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Movie
Darling Companion
2012 · Movie
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011 · Movie
In the Land of Women
2007 · Movie
The TV Set
2007 · Movie
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006 · Movie
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005 · Movie
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Movie
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Movie
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003 · Movie
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003 · Movie
Dreamcatcher
2003 · Movie
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 · Movie
Mumford
1999 · Movie
The Making of Silverado
1999 · Movie
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999 · Movie
Home Fries
1998 · Movie
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Movie
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Movie
French Kiss
1995 · Movie
Wyatt Earp
1994 · Movie
Montana Jones
1994 · Series
The Bodyguard
1992 · Movie
Grand Canyon
1991 · Movie
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991 · Movie
I Love You to Death
1990 · Movie
Immediate Family
1989 · Movie
The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Movie
Cross My Heart
1987 · Movie
Silverado
1985 · Movie
Into the Night
1985 · Movie
The Big Chill
1983 · Movie
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Continental Divide
1981 · Movie
Body Heat
1981 · Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Film '72
1971 · Series
November Road
Movie