Finally, the grand canyon script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the lawrence kasdan l. Like his 1983 film, the big chill, the new one is a zeitgeist works that reflects the culture and mores of its times and boasts a wonderful ensemble of actors, including danny glover, kevin kline, steve martin, mary mcdonnell, alfre woodward, and mary louise. Rent grand canyon 1991 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Kevin kline played an immigration lawyer and steve martin as a producer of violent hollywood films, who each experience lifechanging events, in lawrence kasdans 1991 ensemble drama, grand. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Early in the movie, hes complaining because an editor has left out the money shot a bus driver getting his brains sprayed on a windshield. The first film in nine years from director lawrence kasdan the big chill is an overwritten and underplotted vanity. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. He was known both for his lowkey intensity in dramatic roles and as a master of physical comedy. This is a regularly updated list with movies, series and documentaries with kevin kline on netflix. Rent grand canyon 1991 starring danny glover and kevin kline on dvd and bluray. Director lawrence kasdans grand canyon is a gathering of random events, uniting the films wildly divergent protagonists.
Toggle search bar movie quotes tv series quotes cartoon quotes. The characters and situations were realistic and the cast is flawless. Kevin klines best movies kevin kline s best movies in this weeks total recall. Kline performed selections from shakespeare as a benefit at the dedication. Kline plays a wealthy accountant attached to the entertainment industry. Any movie calling itself grand canyon ought to be pretty deep, or its going to get itself laughed off the screen. Honesty is all through grand canyon, which is about several characters who would never, in the ordinary course of events, meet one another. And that honesty somehow satisfies the man with the gun. Kasdan isnt new to this kind of big canvas, multicharacter movie, as he did a similar piece with the big chill in 1983. Kevin delaney kline born october 24, 1947 is an american actor. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film is about random events affecting a diverse group of people, exploring the race and classimposed chasms which separate members of the same community. Mack kevin kline, the central character in lawrence kasdans grand canyon, hauntingly describes the experience of almost being hit by a bus. Grand canyon kasdan tries to come to terms with the.
The movie follows how a chance encounter between kline s white uppermiddleclass lawyer mack, and glovers black workingclass tow truck driver simon, ultimately affects. When he thanked her, she smiled and said, my pleasure, then disappeared. Kevin kline, as an idealistic but rich immigration lawyer, sets the plot in motion. There is another character in grand canyon, a producer of violent action pictures, played by steve martin. The fates of several people are intertwining randomly. Kevin kline is a tempted husband who is struggling with his wife who is currently suffering what seems to be a midlife crisis. Its a shame there was no audience for this movie, because i think it has a lot to say on several levels. Kline was nominated for a golden globe and bafta award for best debut performance. Kevin kline, in full kevin delaney kline, born october 24, 1947, st. Grand canyon script transcript from the screenplay and. Find films and movies featuring kevin kline on allmovie. Grand canyon is a 1991 drama directed and cowritten by lawrence kasdan and featuring an ensemble cast including kevin kline, danny glover, mary mcdonnell, steve martin, marylouise parker, alfre woodard, and jeremy sisto. Grand canyon starring kevin kline and danny glover. Instead of going through what it is about, simply i just want to say how it is a preclude to movies like crash and the tv series touch.
Kevin kline full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Grand canyon successfully recreates the random, haphazard ways in which individual lives intersect, and captures the sense of menace and disintegration that permeate contemporary urban life. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by kevin kline. Grand canyon is one of those movies that was not appreciated at first,but years later after seeing in through fresh older eyes im amazed at how relevant it is now. Streep won an academy award for her performance in the film. Grand canyon 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. This page ranks 45 kevin kline movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. Director lawrence kasdans grand canyon is an introspective tale of the unlikely friendship of two men from different worlds brought together when one kevin kline finds himself in jeopardy in the others danny glover rough neighborhood. During the 1980s and early 1990s, kline made several films with director lawrence kasdan, including the big chill, silverado, grand canyon, i love you to death, and french kiss. Kevin kline is mack, an appealing but conflicted controlfreak immigration lawyer, wondering about what constitutes a good life and worrying about how fragile it.
Grand canyon is a lot of things at once, but i found all of it completely fascinating. Their sympathy of each other faces multiple differences in their lifestyles. Eliciting firstrate performances from a wellchosen cast, he brings these to the screen with graceful eloquence giving words as much weight as actions. Two men danny glover, kevin kline become friends across the social divide. Grand canyon is a 1991 american drama film directed and produced by lawrence kasdan, and written by kasdan with his wife meg. Kevin kline, kevin costner, scott glenn and danny glover all saddled up and rode against dennehys crooked sheriff, and even the supporting cast managed to shine, with memorable turns from jeff goldblum, linda hunt, and rosanna arquette. Once in a while, movies take aim at contemporary life in an uncompromising manner, and it has hardly ever been captured in the honest approach that finds itself in lawrence kasdans brilliant film grand canyon. He was standing on a street corner, he recalls, and was about to step off the curb without looking when a stranger pulled him back. Released january 1st, 1991, grand canyon stars danny glover, kevin kline, steve martin, mary mcdonnell the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 14 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100 on. Grand canyon by lawrence kasdan kevin kline, danny glover. The best rated item with kevin kline on netflix is wild wild west and appeared on screen in 1999. With danny glover, kevin kline, steve martin, mary mcdonnell. In 1997, the school named its new auditorium as the kevin kline theater in his honor.
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