Lawrence Kasdan

Film director, born in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. He studied at the University of Michigan and gained a co -writer credit on The Empire Strikes Back (1980) before becoming a director with Body Heat (1981). Later films include The Accidental Tourist (1989), Wyatt Earp (1994), French Kiss (1995), Mumford (1999), and Dreamcatcher (2003).

Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida) is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter.

After working as a freelance advertising copywriter, Kasdan's introduction into the film business came in the mid-1970s when he sold his script for The Bodyguard to Warner Bros. George Lucas commissioned Kasdan in 1979 to complete the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back after the death of Leigh Brackett. Lucas then commissioned Kasdan to write the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark and the last installment of the Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.

His credits include:

The Risk Pool (2007) (writer, director) (pre-production) Dreamcatcher (2003) (writer, director) Mumford (1999) (writer, director) French Kiss (1995) (director) Wyatt Earp (1994) (director, writer and producer) The Bodyguard (1992) (writer and producer) Grand Canyon (1991) (writer, director, and producer) I Love You to Death (1990) (director) The Accidental Tourist (1988) (writer, director, and producer) Silverado (1985) (writer, director, and producer) The Big Chill (1983) (writer, director, and executive producer) Return of the Jedi (1983) (writer) Continental Divide (1981) (writer) Body Heat (1981) (director and writer) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (writer) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (writer)