Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

The big chill / Columbia Pictures presents a Carson Productions Group, Ltd. production of a Lawrence Kasdan film ; written by Lawrence Kasdan & Barbara Benedek ; produced by Michael Shamberg ; directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

Edition:

Dual-format edition, Blu-ray edition.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file Blu-Ray region A

Summary:

After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirty-somethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending a weekend together, reminiscing about their shared pasts as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as adults of the eighties.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R.

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 720

Criterion collection ; 720.

Subjects:

Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Drama.

Reminiscing -- Drama.

Suicide -- Social aspects -- Drama.

Genre:

Comedy films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Kasdan, Lawrence, 1949- film producer, screenwriter, film director.

Shamberg, Michael, film producer.

Nasatir, Marcia, film producer.

Benedek, Barbara, screenwriter.

Berenger, Tom, 1949- actor.

Close, Glenn, 1947- actor.

Goldblum, Jeff, 1952- actor.

Hurt, William, actor.

Kline, Kevin, actor.

Place, Mary Kay, actor.

Tilly, Meg, actor.

Williams, JoBeth, actor.

Galloway, Don, 1937-2009, actor.

Columbia Pictures Corporation, production company.

Carson Productions, production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.

Special features: New interview with Kasdan; Reunion of cast and crew from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, including Kasdan and actors Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams; deleted scenes; trailer; Plus: a booklet featuring essay by writer and filmmaker Lena Dunhan and a 1983 pice by critic Harlan Jacobson.

Editor, Carol Littleton ; production designer, Ida Random ; director of photography, John Bailey.

Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, Don Galloway.

Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.85:1); monaural, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

In English with optinoal English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Publisher Number:

CC2375BDDVD-1

CC2513BD

Other Number:

883678510

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

647246

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

BLU MOVIE Big chil