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Lawrence Kasdan

Index Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. [1]

74 relations: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards, Advertising, American Jews, As Good as It Gets, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Body Heat, Clio Awards, Continental Divide (film), Copywriting, Darling Companion, Detroit, Development hell, Diana Ross, Diane Keaton, Dreamcatcher (2003 film), Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House, Film director, Film producer, Five Came Back (TV series), Florida, French Kiss (1995 film), George Lucas, Golden Bear, Grand Canyon (1991 film), Hopwood Award, I Love You to Death, Inara George, J. J. Abrams, Jack Nicholson, Jake Kasdan, James L. Brooks, Jonathan Kasdan, Kenneth Thorpe Rowe, Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, Leigh Brackett, Los Angeles, Mark Kasdan, Miami, Michael Arndt, Morgantown, West Virginia, Mumford (film), Psychiatrist, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi, River Phoenix, ..., San Diego Comic-Con, Screenwriter, Silverado (film), Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars (film), Star Wars sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Stephen King, Steve Martin, Steve McQueen, Steven Spielberg, The Accidental Tourist (film), The Big Chill (film), The Bodyguard (1992 film), The Empire Strikes Back, United States, University of Michigan, Warner Bros., Whitney Houston, Woodruff Arts Center, Writers Guild of America, Wyatt Earp (film), 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Expand index (24 more) »

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States.

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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

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Advertising

Advertising is an audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, non-personal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea.

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American Jews

American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are Americans who are Jews, whether by religion, ethnicity or nationality.

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As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks.

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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the largest film festival of any kind in the state of Georgia.

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Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers’ creative contributions to film.

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Body Heat

Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

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Clio Awards

The Clio Awards is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication, as judged by an international panel of advertising professionals.

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Continental Divide (film)

Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy film starring John Belushi and Blair Brown.

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Copywriting

Copywriting is the act of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing.

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Darling Companion

Darling Companion is a 2012 drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, written by Kasdan and his wife Meg, and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Development hell

Development hell or development limbo is media industry jargon for a project that remains in development (often moving between different crews, scripts, or studios) without progressing to completion.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton (née Hall; born January 5, 1946) is an American film actress, director, and producer.

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Dreamcatcher (2003 film)

Dreamcatcher is a 2003 American science fiction horror film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.

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Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House

The Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House is a student housing cooperative founded in 1967, one of the 18 cooperative houses which make up the Inter-Cooperative Council at the University of Michigan.

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Film director

A film director is a person who directs the making of a film.

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Film producer

A film producer is a person who oversees the production of a film.

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Five Came Back (TV series)

Five Came Back is an American documentary based on the 2014 book Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by journalist Mark Harris.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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French Kiss (1995 film)

French Kiss is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.

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George Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur.

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Golden Bear

The Golden Bear (Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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Grand Canyon (1991 film)

Grand Canyon is a 1991 American drama film directed and produced by Lawrence Kasdan, and written by Kasdan with his wife Meg.

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Hopwood Award

The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood.

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I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring an ensemble cast featuring Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, William Hurt, and Keanu Reeves.

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Inara George

Inara Maryland George (born July 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell and Becky Stark.

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J. J. Abrams

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer.

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Jack Nicholson

John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker who has performed for over sixty years.

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Jake Kasdan

Jacob "Jake" Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

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James L. Brooks

James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American television and film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan Kasdan (born September 30, 1979) is an American writer, director and actor.

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Kenneth Thorpe Rowe

Kenneth Thorpe Rowe (1900–1988) was a professor at the University of Michigan.

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Kevin Costner

Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician.

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Kevin Kline

Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor and singer.

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Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

The Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (also known as the Screen Laurel Award) is a lifetime achievement award given by the Writers Guild of America West.

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Leigh Brackett

Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer, particularly of science fiction, and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Mark Kasdan

Mark Kasdan is an American screenwriter and film producer known for such films as Criminal Law, Silverado and Dreamcatcher.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Michael Arndt

Michael Arndt is an American screenwriter.

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Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, situated along the banks of the Monongahela River.

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Mumford (film)

Mumford is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

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Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Lawrence Kasdan from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman.

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Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand.

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River Phoenix

River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician, and activist.

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San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con International is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States.

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Screenwriter

A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter for short), scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs, comics or video games, are based.

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Silverado (film)

Silverado is a 1985 American western film produced and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, written by Kasdan and his brother Mark.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story, or simply Solo, is a 2018 American space Western film based on the Star Wars character Han Solo.

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Star Wars (film)

Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas.

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Star Wars sequel trilogy

The Star Wars sequel trilogy is the third set of three films in the Star Wars franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.

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Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

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Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician.

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Steve McQueen

Terence Steven McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor.

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Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.

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The Accidental Tourist (film)

The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American drama film starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis.

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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.

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The Bodyguard (1992 film)

The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

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The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.

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Woodruff Arts Center

Woodruff Arts Center is a visual and performing arts center located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers.

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Wyatt Earp (film)

Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American biographical Western film directed, produced and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, with Dan Gordon.

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42nd Berlin International Film Festival

The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 13 to 24, 1992.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan

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