Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Active - 1980 - Present  |   Birth - Jan 14, 1949  |   Genres - Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action-Adventure, Documentary | Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Space Opera, Western Film, Animated Film

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Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), and the writer-director of Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), and The Accidental Tourist (1988). He is known for updating old Hollywood genres—film noir, science-fiction, westerns—in a classical dramatic style with quick-witted dialogue, but dealing with contemporary social themes. He helped create some of the defining cinematic mythologies of the 20th century, while as a director he has made personal, slightly quixotic movies that examine characters and generations.

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