Big disappointment

Once upon a time, there were eight childhood friends in South Carolina. We parted to different places and became a pro, each in his own business: journalist Michael, warrior Nick, star of the TV screen Sam and Karyn in love with him, young spouses Harold and Sarah, as well as Meg and the company Alex.

The latter, by the way, is dead. More precisely - committed suicide. It was the funeral that caused the meeting of this seven and the beloved of the late Chloe. They have something to remember and what to speculate about. Every actor is a star, every character is a personality. But why did their common pet die? Tired of life, or was it a real, not a fictional misfortune?

• Tom Berenger - Sam Weber
• Glenn Close - Sarah Cooper
• Jeff Goldblum - Michael Gold
• William Hurt - Nick Carlton
• Kevin Klein - Harold Cooper
• Mary Kay Place - Meg Jones
• Meg Tilly - Chloe
• JoBeth Williams - Karin Bowens
• Don Galloway - Richard Bowens
• James Gillis - Priest
• Ken Place - Policeman Peter
• John Kazdan - son of Harold and Sarah
• Jake kazdan
• Muriel Moore
• Meg Kazdan
• Kevin Costner - Alex

• Director: Lawrence Kazdan
• Screenwriters:
  • Lawrence Kasdan
  • Barbara Benedek
• Produced by: Michael Schamberg
• Operator: John Bailey
• Editor: Carol Littleton
• Artist: Ida Random

• Kevin Costner was shot in the role of the deceased Alex, but almost all the frames with his participation were cut out during editing: he appears at the beginning of the picture in a coffin.
• Before the shooting, the director put the actors together, and they lived for several days, communicating closely and living in their roles.
• The composer is not listed in the credits for the film: the director collected a unique soundtrack from the songs of the 60s, which became extremely popular among radio stations that suddenly remembered about the hits of twenty years ago.

Prizes

• 1984 - Toronto International Film Festival - People Choice Award - directed by Lawrence Kasdan
• 1984 - Writers Guild of America Award - Lawrence Kasdan , Barbara Benedek

Nominations

1984 - Academy Award

• Best movie
• Best Original Screenplay - Lawrence Cazdan , Barbara Benedek
• Best Supporting Actress - Glenn Close

1984 - Golden Globe Award

• The best movie in the genre of comedy or musical
• Best Screenplay - Lawrence Cazdan , Barbara Benedek

1985 - BAFTA Award

• Best Original Screenplay - Lawrence Cazdan , Barbara Benedek

1. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Authors: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Artist: The Rolling Stones )
2. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Authors: Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Jerry Wexler, Artist: Aretha Franklin)
3. "Good Lovin '" (Authors: Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick, Artist: The Young Rascals )
4. "In the Midnight Hour" (Authors: Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper, Artist: The Rascals )
5. "WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN" (Authors: Calvin H. Lewis and Andrew Wright, Artist: Percy Sledge )
6. "WOULDN'T IT BE NICE" (Authors: Tony Ascher and Brian Wilson, Artist: The Beach Boys )
7. "QUICKSILVER GIRL" (Author: Steve Miller, Artist: the Steve Miller Band )
8. "THE WEIGHT" (Author: Jaime Robbie Robertson, Artist: The Band )
9. "BAD MOON RISING" (Authors: John Fogerty (as John C. Fogerty), Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival )
10. " Gimme Some Lovin ' " (Authors: Stevie Winwood, Muff Winwood and Spencer Davis, Artist: Spencer Davis Group )
11. "Tell Him" ​​(Author: Bert Russell, Artist: The Exciters)
12. "Joy to the World" (Author: Hoyt Axton, Artist: Three Dog Night )
13. "Ain'tToo Proiud to Beg" (Authors: Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield, Artist: The Temptations )
14. “My Girl” (Authors: William Robinson Jr. and Ronald White, Artist: The Temptations)
15. "I Second That Emotion" (Authors: William Robinson Jr. and Alfred Cleveland, Artist: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles )
16. "The Tracks of My Tears" (Authors: Warren Moore, William Robinson Jr. and Marvin Tarplin, Artist: The Miracles)
17. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Authors: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong , Artist: Marvin Gaye )
18. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Authors: Keith Reid and Gary Brooker , Artist: Procol Harum )

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