It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a couple times - it just makes the whole struggle more.

He has received four Academy Award nominations for screenplays to The Big Chill Grand Canyon and The Accidental Tourist for which he also earned a nomination for Best Picture. He was a student of Professor Kenneth Thorpe Rowe. He is best known as the co-writer of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

He is best known as the co-writer of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Kasdan has been confirmed to be a consultant for the upcoming third trilogy of Star Wars
He is the father of directors Jake Kasdan and Jon Kasdan and the father-in-law of musician Inara George.