The 239th Best Director of All-Time: Lawrence Kasdan
Kasdan. In the early 1980’s it must have felt that Lawrence Kasdan was going to be one of the next great auteurs. Coming off of writing parts of Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981—it is no surprise Kasdan had the clout to do just about whatever he wanted for his first film. He chose to make Body Heat- one of the great debuts in cinema in the 1980’s. Body Heat is an absolutely electric film, The Big Chill in 1983 is one hell of a follow-up for a sophomore