<P> 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 boomer college friends , who attended the University of Michigan , reunite after 15 years when one of their old comrades , Alex , commits suicide without warning . Kevin Costner was cast as Alex , but all scenes showing his face were cut . </P>
<P> 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 boomer college friends , who attended the University of Michigan , reunite after 15 years when one of their old comrades , Alex , commits suicide without warning . Kevin Costner was cast as Alex , but all scenes showing his face were cut . </P>
who played the dead friend in the big chill
who played the dead friend in the big chill
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner