In one scene, Boss Tweed describes to a few men the city's need for a grand new courthouse before being interrupted. It's a reference to the infamous New York County Courthouse, now known as the Tweed Courthouse. Tweed and Tammany Hall stole millions from the city that was earmarked for the construction of the building, making it the most expensive civic building of the 19th century.
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Michael's character talks about opening a new restaurant in New York City that will be hipper than Elaine's because he says that Elaine's is dead. Elaine's managed to continue to stay hip and trendy until it closed, 28 years later, in 2011. The Upper East Side establishment only shut down after it's namesake owner, Elaine Kaufman, died in 2010.
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The earlier film Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) has oft been mentioned alongside The Big Chill (1983) but Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979)'s writer-director John Sayles has noted that in The Big Chill (1983) the friends characters are more upwardly mobile than in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979).
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William hurt, Glenn close, and Jeff goldblum have all appeared in the Marvel Cinematic universe
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The academic journal article "The long-term effect of a degree on graduate lives" by A Jenkins, L Jones & A Ward and published in the journal 'Studies in Higher Education', Vol 26, No 2, erroneously states that the film Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) was remade as 'The Big Chill' (p. 148). The Big Chill (1983) is not a remake of Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) even though the two movies cover similar thematic territory.
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The historic "Tidalholm Mansion", the gigantic white antebellum house in Beaufort, South Carolina in the USA, the homely setting centerpiece to the movie, and arguably also virtually also a character in itself in the picture, went up for sale in 2013, this being the 30th Anniversary Year since The Big Chill (1983) was released. The Italianate-style manse house was built in 1853 on the banks of the Beaufort River and is situated on a 1.5 acre block of land, the house itself measuring .38 acres (or 7381 square feet). The manor includes a two-bedroom guest cottage and has a private dock and jetty with access to the Intracoastal Waterway, positioned to take full advantage of the nearby cooling body of water. The dwelling is three stories high with and has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The home was constructed by 19th Century magnate Edgar Fripp as a refuge from the summer heat of his cotton plantation. It was used by Union troops as a hospital during the Civil War. The Fripp family later reacquired the property in a roundabout fashion. It had been sold at auction to a person who donated it back to the family. It was as a guest house for a short time from the 1930s to the 1970s when it "entertained many artists, authors and statesmen" according to the broker-babble.
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Many movie posters for the film featured a long blurb that read: "How much love, sex, fun and friendship can a person take? The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other. THE BIG CHILL. In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm".
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Big Chill - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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