Jonathan Kasdan

Jonathan "Jon" Kasdan is an American writer and director. Kasdan is the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and film director Lawrence Kasdan. He is the brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan. His directorial debut, In the Land of Women, was released in the United States in 2007. Kasdan also wrote the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. Kasdan has worked as a writer for the American television series Freaks and Geeks, and as an actor in Dawson's Creek and Dreamcatcher. He had his acting debut in 1983 in his father's film, The Big Chill. Kasdan was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease when he was a 17-year old junior in high school. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Kasdan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Freaks and Geeks

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

Release Date1999-09-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

CharacterTommy

Episode Count1

Vote Count794

Californication

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

Release Date2007-08-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

CharacterDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count1172

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.

Release Date1998-01-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

CharacterGawky-Looking Kid

Episode Count4

Vote Count557

The First Time

A shy senior and a down-to-earth junior fall in love over one weekend.

Release Date2012-10-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2118

Silverado

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Release Date1985-07-10

CharacterBoy at Outpost

Vote Count741

The Big Chill

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

Release Date1983-09-30

CharacterHarold and Sarah's Son

Vote Count610

Willow

Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.

Release Date2022-11-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count393

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

Release Date2018-05-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

CharacterTag Greenley (uncredited)

Vote Count8796

I Love You to Death

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

Release Date1990-04-06

CharacterDominic Boca

Vote Count266

The Accidental Tourist

After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.

Release Date1988-12-23

CharacterBoy at Doctor's Office

Vote Count236

Big Trouble

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

Release Date2002-04-05

CharacterJack Pendick Trainee

Vote Count298

Roadies

An insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny, and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies," who live for music and the de facto family they've formed along the way.

Release Date2016-06-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count54

In the Land of Women

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.

Release Date2007-04-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count498

Dreamcatcher

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

Release Date2003-03-21

CharacterDefuniak

Vote Count1771

Slackers

Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel.

Release Date2002-02-01

CharacterBarry

Vote Count197

Willow: Behind the Magic

Featuring the breakout stars from the series and returning legends, this documentary takes viewers behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the making of the hit original series.

Release Date2023-01-25

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

CharacterSelf - Writer / Executive Producer

Vote Count15

Rager

Plot TBA. In the spirit of The Hangover.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Kasdan on Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jonathan discuss life with the franchise, working together on the film Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Lawrence's love for the Han Solo character.

Release Date2018-09-25

CharacterSelf