On September 28, 1983, The Big Chill was released in theaters, quickly becoming one of the defining films about a generation confronting the gap between who they thought they would become and who they actually became. For Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams, Mary Kay Place and Meg Tilly, getting cast in the Lawrence Kasdan-directed ensemble meant a launch into movie stardom. For Kevin Costner, getting cast in The Big Chill did lead to an eventual starring role in another Kasdan film, but not without first seeing his Big Chill scenes end up on the cutting room floor.
The Big Chill Almost Made Kevin Costner a Star
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♬ original sound – The Howard Stern ShowThe Big Chill follows a group of former University of Michigan friends who reunite in South Carolina 12 years after school ended following the suicide of their friend Alex Marshall. The weekend brings together old friends while also reigniting unresolved feelings and decades of changing ideals as the characters reckon with the life choices they’ve made in comparison to the idealism they had as college students.
At the core of the weekend is the friend group reckoning with their friend’s suicide. Before he became a major movie star and director, Kevin Costner was cast as Alex, filming scenes as the character, including flashbacks with the rest of the cast. Ultimately, Kasdan decided to cut the flashback scenes. Kevin Costner remains in the film, however, in a brief glimpse of his character’s body being prepared for the funeral during the film’s opening credits.
The Big Chill would go on to become a box-office success, earn Academy Award nominations and have a transformative soundtrack. The Big Chill inspired TV shows like thirtysomething and even became a TV show of its own. It made stars of its cast and continues to be a must-rewatch and a regular on “best of” film lists.
For Kevin Costner, The Big Chill serves as one of the actor’s most unusual film credits and the assumed big break that wasn’t actually that.
Costner did go on to become one of the biggest movie stars of the era, starring in films like The Untouchables, Dances With Wolves and Field of Dreams. And in a way, he did achieve superstar status from his work on The Big Chill. Director Lawrence Kasdan cast Costner in his next film, Silverado, alongside Big Chill costar Tom Berenger.
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How The Big Chill Changed Movies and Television
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♬ original sound – WitnifyThe Big Chill‘s influence went far beyond its box-office success, or almost serving as a star-making vehicle for Kevin Costner. The film helped establish the idea of a story built around a group of friends confronting adulthood together, a structure that would be revisited repeatedly on screen, inspiring thirtysomething and later influencing Friends.
It also helped change the way movies used music. Its soundtrack was packed with familiar Motown, soul and rock songs, turning older recordings into an essential part of the film’s emotional identity. The Criterion Collection specifically identifies the movie as an influence on the growing use of “Greatest Hits” style soundtracks in film.
More than four decades later, that may be the reason The Big Chill feels bigger than a movie about one particular generation. Its story about old friends, changing expectations and the passage of time became a template that filmmakers and television creators could keep returning to.
And the film that almost made Kevin Costner a star.
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