Inspired by the “Bachelor Party 2” thread.
Recently rewatched “Big Chill” with the Mrs. and kicked around the idea for a sequel. Mostly the same cast, back together for another funeral. Probably William Hurt’s character. However, another guy shows up that they haven’t seen since college so the cast still has the same number of members.
Where do you see the characters now? Discuss this and any other aspect you want.
I think 3 or 4 of them would have died by now, and that would skew the group dynamic. The rest would sit around and discuss their chronic physical problems.
I have nothing much to add except to point out that the child of Kevin Kline’s and Glenn Close’s characters would now be older than they were in The Big Chill.
You could have two parallel stories – one in heaven, so Kevin Costner can finally have the speaking part he was denied in the original.
I’ve thought about an update/sequel/reboot to this, and although it’s one of my favorites, it wouldn’t work today.
Oh, you might get away with a Bucket List type of scenario, but nostalgia for the Boomers isn’t going to work.
One scene that would be ridiculous today is at the end, gathering addresses. With FB, etc., that would be superfluous.
It’d be interesting to catch up with the characters, for about 15 minutes. Then it’d be boring. They’d talk about their retirement, ailments, and surgeries. I doubt they’d play football again like the first movie.
I recently watched The Four Seasons (Alan Alda, Carol Burnett), and those characters were in their 40s, and slowing down. The Big Chill people are in their 60s or even 70s.
Nope, I don’t see a movie worth watching, unless seeing old people get together talking about the past is interesting. I know it’s not in real life.
People in their 60’s and 70’s are still active, going on adventures, hiking and biking and and traveling the world, volunteering.
Most of these characters would still be active, though, if one had died, it would probably be William Hurt’s character, or the Magnum PI-type actor. Though he might have matured into better roles, or into making documentaries. The single Mom attorney would have found her idealism again, and would be sufficiently well-off enough to be doing a lot of pro-bono work, perhaps for environmental causes. So would the Kevin Kline character – he wouldn’t be working with a Nike-type corporation anymore, but more of a Tom’s type outfit, that benefits people elsewhere.
The Jeff Goldblum character would still be sleazy, I think. So would the one who cheated on her husband with the actor character. She was an alien type to me, so it’s hard to imagine how she would have changed.
A sequel would have to be the most boring movie imaginable. William Hurt would be dead or in prison. Keven Kline and Glenn Close divorced years ago. She’s now a retired grandma while Kline stumps for Trump. Berenger has been married and divorced 3 times since the movie and now plays golf and makes cheesy infomercials for laxatives on late night TV. Jeff Goldblum died of a heart attack about a year after the movie. Too much stress. JoBeth Williams turned lesbian, divorced Don Galloway and is a absolute terror at canasta. Meg Tilly runs a yoga studio in Paramus. Mary Kay Place had Kevin’s child (it’s what made Glenn divorce him), said child turned out to be a deadbeat dad and Monster Truck fan.
Loved the movie, but a sequel would be worse than bad.
Besides, Don Galloway got the best scene in the whole movie.
The insomnia at the kitchen table? He pretty much saw through them, didn’t he?
It was pretty telling when Tilly said something to the effect of “I’m not as self-absorbed as you people are.” Take that idea to today, with social media, and I’d say people are more self-absorbed than the BC clan. Or maybe it’s just because of technology. I’m of the opinion that while styles change, culture changes, technology changes, people don’t.
The Big Chill 2: Cocoon 3
A movie I long ago decided never to rewatch. I don’t think a sequel could add anything worth the time or effort.
Make it Richard. He was the least used character in the original movie. And Don Galloway is the only member of the cast who’s actually died.
What was the final score of the The Big Chill, Cocoon game?
This isn’t Jeopardy?
I’ll let myself out.