
About
Lawrence Kasdan
Overview
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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Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Music by John Williams | Actor | Self - Filmmaker | 60 Fair |
2023 | Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2018 | Kasdan on Kasdan | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2017 | Five Came Back | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2017 | Five Came Back | Actor | Self | 71 Good |
2016 | John Williams: The Seventh Symphony | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2011 | A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2006 | All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2005 | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2004 | Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
2003 | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | Actor | self | 58 Average |
2000 | Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1999 | The Making of Silverado | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1999 | The Big Chill: A Reunion | Actor | Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1997 | As Good as It Gets | Actor | Dr. Green | 72 Good |
1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1994 | Wyatt Earp | Actor | Gambler | 64 Fair |
1985 | Into the Night | Actor | Detective #2 | 61 Fair |
Directing |
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2019 | Last Week at Ed's | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2012 | Darling Companion | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
2003 | Dreamcatcher | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
1999 | Mumford | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1995 | French Kiss | Directing | Director | 62 Fair |
1994 | Wyatt Earp | Directing | Director | 64 Fair |
1991 | Grand Canyon | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1990 | I Love You to Death | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1985 | Silverado | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
1983 | The Big Chill | Directing | Director | 64 Fair |
1981 | Body Heat | Directing | Director | 64 Fair |
Writing |
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2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Writing | Writer | 65 Fair |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Writing | Writer | 72 Good |
2012 | Darling Companion | Writing | Writer | 57 Average |
2003 | Dreamcatcher | Writing | Screenplay | 56 Average |
1999 | Mumford | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1994 | Wyatt Earp | Writing | Screenplay | 64 Fair |
1994 | Montana Jones | Writing | Original Story | 70 Good |
1992 | The Bodyguard | Writing | Screenplay | 65 Fair |
1991 | Grand Canyon | Writing | Writer | 60 Fair |
1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1985 | Silverado | Writing | Screenplay | 65 Fair |
1983 | The Big Chill | Writing | Screenplay | 64 Fair |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | Writing | Screenplay | 78 Good |
1981 | Continental Divide | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1981 | Body Heat | Writing | Writer | 64 Fair |
1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Writing | Screenplay | 78 Good |
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Writing | Screenplay | 83 Very good |
Production |
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2019 | Last Week at Ed's | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Production | Executive Producer | 65 Fair |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Production | Co-Producer | 72 Good |
2012 | Darling Companion | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
2007 | In the Land of Women | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2007 | The TV Set | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2003 | Dreamcatcher | Production | Producer | 56 Average |
1999 | Mumford | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1998 | Home Fries | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
1994 | Wyatt Earp | Production | Producer | 64 Fair |
1992 | The Bodyguard | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
1991 | Grand Canyon | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1989 | Immediate Family | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1987 | Cross My Heart | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1985 | Silverado | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
1983 | The Big Chill | Production | Executive Producer | 64 Fair |
Untitled The Bodyguard Remake | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Crew | Creative Consultant | 72 Good |