Lawrence Kasdan

Kasdan (Kasdan) Lawrence (p. 14. 01. 1949), American film director, screenwriter, producer.

Kasdan is not as famous as Steven Spielberg and other American directors of the generation of 'baby boom', ie those who were born in the first decade after the war. But, . incidentally, . before his directorial debut 'Body Heat' (Body Heat, . 1981), . modern styling of the genre 'black film', . Kasdan had time to participate as one of the scriptwriters is at superzrelischnyh paintings - 'The Empire Strikes Back' (The Empire Strikes Back, . 1980), . 'Return Gedeh' (Return Of The Jedi, . 1983, . second and third series of 'Star Wars') and 'Seekers of the Lost Ark' (Raiders Of The Lost Ark, . 1981),
. Kasdan, . also asked ironic, . such as 'Silverado' (Silverado, . 1985) and more serious westerns 'Wyeth Earp' (Wyatt Earp, . 1994), . Still earlier than other colleagues on a 'school of Spielberg's' realized the need for a new generation of Americans of certain immutable values in the family, . everyday life,


. Such tapes their, . as 'Big Chill' (The Big Chill, . 1983), . 'Accidental Tourist' (The Accidental Tourist, . 1988), . 'I love you to death' (I Love You To Death, . 1990), . 'Grand Canyon' (Grand Canyon, . 1991) and 'French Kiss' (French Kiss, . 1995), . director for more than a decade tracking the on-screen in the genre of psychological drama, . tragicomedy or a romantic comedy, life and problems of 'baby boomers', . who now have started one after another to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary,
. Himself Kezdanu more than a year before the anniversary, . it only a year older than the actor William Hurt, . his first 'alter-ego' in the movie (filmed in four scenes, . starting with 'Body Heat'), . and a year younger than Kevin Kline, . he has already played in five films, . that once again confirms the constancy of this director, . tied to the same people and in the works, . in his own life,
. He is trying to create on the set of cozy, homey, friendly atmosphere - and the site can see a peaceful and friendly Larry's baseball cap with a distinctive inscription on it: 'Relationship means a lot. "

. FILMOGRAPHY:
. 1980 The Empire Strikes Back / THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK script
. 1981 Body Heat / BODY HEAT director, screenwriter
. 1981 CONTINENTAL DIVIDE writer
. 1981 FINDER Lost Ark / RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK writer
. Big Chill 1983 / THE BIG CHILL executive producer, director
. 1983 Gedeh BACK / RETURN OF THE JEDI writer
. 1985 NIGHT / INTO THE NIGHT Artist
. 1985 SILVERADO / SILVERADO producer, director, screenwriter
. 1987 CROSS MY HEART producer
. 1988 INCIDENTAL TOURIST / THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST producer, director, screenwriter
. 1989 Next of Kin / IMMEDIATE FAMILY executive producer
. 1990 I Love You to Death / I LOVE YOU TO DEATH director
. 1991 BIG CANYON / GRAND CANYON producer, director, screenwriter
. 1992 Bodyguard / THE BODYGUARD plot
. 1992 JUMPIN AT THE BONEYARD Executive Producer
. 1994 Wyeth ERT / WYATT EARP scenario
. 1995 FRENCH KISS / FRENCH KISS director
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. Gold Prize of the Berlin Film Festival for 1992