🎬Lawrence Kasdan

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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Music by John Williams (2024)	Self - Filmmaker		10
2	Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)	Self		7
3	Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)	Director / Writer		6.9
4	Five Came Back (2017)	Self	-	-
5	John Williams: The Seventh Symphony (2016)	Self		6
6	Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Top 100 by FilmGator	Director / Writer		8.1
7	Darling Companion (2012)	Director / Writer		5.5
8	A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2011)	Self		7
9	All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006)	Self	-	-
10	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)	Self		7
11	The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004)	Self	-	-
12	Dreamcatcher (2003)	Director / Writer		5.8
13	Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)	self	-	-
14	Mumford (1999)	Director / Writer	-	-
15	As Good as It Gets (1997) Oscars 1998	Dr. Green		7.2
16	French Kiss (1995)	Director / Writer		6.6
17	Wyatt Earp (1994)	Director / Writer		6.6
18	The Bodyguard (1992)	Director / Writer		6.3
19	Grand Canyon (1991)	Director / Writer		6
20	I Love You to Death (1990)	Director / Writer		7
21	The Accidental Tourist (1988)	Director / Writer		5
22	Into the Night (1985)	Detective #2		7
23	Silverado (1985)	Director / Writer		6.9
24	The Big Chill (1983)	Director / Writer		6.6
25	Return of the Jedi (1983)	Director / Writer		8.3
26	Continental Divide (1981)	Director / Writer	-	-
27	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	Director / Writer		8.3
28	Body Heat (1981)	Director / Writer		6.7
29	The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	Director / Writer		8.7