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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).
Learn about Lawrence Kasdan's biography, awards, credits, photos and videos on IMDb. He is known for writing and directing Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back and more.
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Lawrence Kasdan. Writer: The Big Chill. Lawrence Kasdan is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He directed Body Heat, Grand Canyon, The Big Chill, Silverado and Dreamcatcher. He wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Bodyguard, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and Solo: A Star Wars Story. He is married to Meg Goldman since 1971 and has two sons.
- January 14, 1949
- BODY HEAT (1981) Written and Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J. A. Preston, Mickey Rourke.
- RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott.
- THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (1988) Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Screenplay by Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan, based on the novel by Anne Tyler. Starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stires, Ed Begley Jr.
- STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) Directed by Irvin Kershner. Screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, story by George Lucas.
Dec 21, 2021 · Dec. 21, 2021 9 AM PT. Thirty years ago this month, Lawrence Kasdan’s “ Grand Canyon ” came out. The film seemed almost prophetic in its examination of the fraught racial tensions in Los ...
Aug 2, 2022 · ILM is the subject of Light & Magic, a six-part docuseries now streaming on Disney+, directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With access to a wealth of material, Kasdan, an industry legend new to ...
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Aug 8, 2022 · Lawrence Kasdan, center, watches a crew member working with Mark Hamill on the set of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. “A hugely important moment” Kasdan was writing screenplays for seven years before he got his big break, working with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise and, soon after, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back .
