Lawrence Kasdan
Age: N/A | From: Miami, Florida, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Larry Kasdan , Lawrence Edward Kasdan
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 62
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Montana Jones
(1994) Original Story
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015) Co-Producer
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) Screenplay
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981) Screenplay
Return of the Jedi
(1983) Screenplay
Wyatt Earp
(1994) Producer
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018) Writer
The Bodyguard
(1992) ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Self | |
| 2023 | Self | |
| 2018 | Self | |
| 2017 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| 2011 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2005 | Self | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2000 | Self | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer | ||
| 1997 | Dr. Green | |
| Self | ||
| 1994 | Gambler | |
| 1985 | Detective #2 | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Producer | |
| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
| 2015 | Co-Producer | |
| 2012 | Producer | |
| 2007 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2003 | Producer | |
| 1999 | Producer | |
| 1998 | Producer | |
| 1994 | Producer | |
| 1992 | Producer | |
| 1991 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1989 | Executive Producer | |
| 1988 | Producer | |
| 1987 | Producer | |
| 1985 | Producer | |
| 1983 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2003 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Writer | |
| 2015 | Screenplay | |
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2003 | Screenplay | |
| 1999 | Writer | |
| 1994 | Screenplay | |
| Original Story | ||
| 1992 | Screenplay | |
| 1991 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Screenplay | |
| 1985 | Screenplay | |
| 1983 | Screenplay | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1981 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| 1980 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Creative Consultant | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |