Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American filmmaker, born in Miami Beach, Florida, on 14 January 1949. He wrote and directed Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988) and Dreamcatcher (2003). He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992) and co-wrote four Star Wars films, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and Solo, and he is known for updating old Hollywood genres.