Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a posh South Carolina winter house after the funeral of one of their friends.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

Release Date: September 28, 1983

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DVD Release Date: January 26, 1999

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  • July 5, 2009
    Not my kind of movie, but I give it a better review because I loved the 60s soundtrack.
  • January 14, 2009
    01/14/09 update:I just saw this again after quite a while. It's still 5-star worthy. Just a dynamite ensemble cast effort (end update).

    What is it with you? Is jail another "experience" you want to try? See what that's like?

    Kevin Costner was perfectly cast

    ...( read more)here : ) I used to watch this every night when I was into one of my I-must-study-this-closely-so-I- can-engineer-my-own- great-script phases. It really is a fine script, and the movie holds up well after nearly a quarter of a century. Another great musical soundtrack, so incredibly periodizing that Jeff Goldblum's and Kevin Kline's characters actually comment about it in the middle of the movie : ) That may be a first. Goldblum is perfectly cast for his role as well. One of the best things William Hurt has done. Tom Berenger in an unusual role for him.

    Wrong, a long time ago we knew each other for a short period of time; you don't know anything about me. It was easy back then. No one had a cushier berth than we did. It's not surprising our friendship could survive that. It's only out there in the real world that it gets tough.

    By the way, I want more of Mary Kay Place on screen!

  • March 2, 2007
    Dreary and soapy melodrama that's basically a grown-up version of The Breakfast Club. Without the charm and humour.
  • December 31, 2006
    Pretty good movie
  • June 29, 2009
    Seminal baby boomer angst session, aided by a catchy soundtrack, eulogizes the lost ideals and enthusiasms of the 1960s and ponders what, if anything, has taken their place, tending towards melancholy reflection.
  • November 12, 2009
    This is one of those special dramedies that will capture your heart. With a fabulous cast and fantastic script, this film will really resonate with most viewers or at the very least, make you want to do more with your life. A real tale of friendship and life's ups and downs, this...( read more) is a good old fashioned film that will certainly stand the test of time.
  • August 16, 2009
    If I want to see people talking for two hours, I will go in the living room.
  • June 14, 2009
    I like this movie, it made me feel good. The music in was good too.
  • May 15, 2009
    "Sometimes you have to let art...flow over you..."
  • March 2, 2009
    Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, & Meg Tilly how can you go wrong. This movie portrays a bunch of college buddies who get together for thier friends funeral and the ensuing weekend! It is a very good movie that if you haven't se...( read more)en it you must. If you have seen it you should again! I previously rated this movie with 3 stars from when i watched it as a kid. My thoughts definately changed!

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words. Its characters have all the right clothes, expressions, fears, lusts and ambitions. But there's no payoff and it doesn't lead anywhere. full review

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