Movies Filmed in South Carolina – The Big Chill

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Overview

• Director – Lawrence Kasdan
  
  
• Cast – Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams
  
  
• Genre – Comedy, Drama
  
  
• Plot – Eight old friends searching for something they lost find out that all they needed was each other.
  

SC Locations

• Tidalholm Mansion was prominently featured in The Big Chill as the house where the old friends come together. It is located at 1 Laurens Street in downtown Beaufort and is a private residence. Tidalholm also appears in The Great Santini, filmed just a few years earlier in 1979.
  
  
• The jogging scene where Nick and Harold are discussing the possibility of buying out Harold's business was shot on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort.
  
  
• The opening funeral scenes were filmed at Sand Hill Baptist Church, which is located at 15480 Pocotaligo Road just west of Varnville.
  

Fun Facts

• Two Beaufort Police Department motorcycles were used in the funeral scenes, a 1971 Harley Davidson and a 1981 Kawasaki Police 1000.
  
  
• The director, Lawrence Kasdan, liked The Great Santini so much, he decided to shoot The Big Chill in the same house.
  
  
• Tom Berenger married his former wife Lisa Williams, who is from Beaufort, on the lawn of Tidalholm.
  
  
• Berenger also bought a house and moved to Beaufort after the production of The Big Chill.
  
  
• The cast and crew members frequently ate at the Steamer Restaurant, on Ladys Island. The restaurant was also a favorite of Nick Nolte, during the production of Prince of Tides.
  

More Resources

• Watch the trailer - IMDB.com
  
  
• New York Times article on Beaufort and Tidalholm - includes a short history of the house
  
  
• The Big Chill information - Beaufort County Library
  
  
• Original theatrical poster
  

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