The Big Chill (film) The Big Chill (film) The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. The plot focuses on a group of baby boomers who attended the University of Michigan, reuniting after 15 years when their friend Alex commits suicide. Kevin Costner was cast as Alex, but all scenes showing his face were cut. It was filmed in Beaufort, South Carolina. The soundtrack features soul, R&B, and pop-rock music from the 1960s and 1970s, including tracks by Creedence Clearwater
Iain Glen University of Aberdeen. He then trained at RADA in London, where he won the Bancroft Gold Medal. In 1990, Glen won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in "Silent Scream". In the same year he was cast as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in Tom Stoppard's film adaptation of his play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance in "The Blue Room" opposite Nicole Kidman. in 2002, Glen starred with Emilia Fox in