The Big Chill

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

Cast

Tom Berenger

as Sam Weber

Glenn Close

as Sarah Cooper

Jeff Goldblum

as Michael Gold

William Hurt

as Nick Carlton

Kevin Kline

as Harold Cooper

Mary Kay Place

as Meg Jones

Meg Tilly

as Chloe

JoBeth Williams

as Karen Bowens

Don Galloway

as Richard Bowens

James Gillis

as Minister

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Although we haven’t watched it in many years, my wife and I include The Big Chill as one of a handful of our favorite movies ever. Boy, were we young when we first watched it! It has been so long that until I recently read a description of it on this website, I couldn’t have told you any of the cha...

Wuchak

**_The growing ennui of college grads from the 60s in the early 80s_** Seven former college friends from Michigan meet near the coast in small town South Carolina after the death of one of their old gang. They spend the weekend together reminiscing on their youthful ideals, where they are now, an...

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