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Why?[edit]

Why include the fact that he is Jewish? Is that somehow important? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.236.0.247 (talk) 11:30, June 24, 2006 (UTC)

That question was asked 16 years ago, but I guess it's never too late to answer. The article is cateogrized in Category:Jewish American screenwriters but at present, the article contains no mention of Kasdan's religion or ethnicity. In general for a biographical article, religion and ethnicity are typically mentioned on Wikipedia if they can be reliably sourced. A page should not be in a category like "Jewish American Screenwriters" unless the categorization is clear from a reliably sourced fact in the article. Mathew5000 (talk) 08:47, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Casting section?[edit]

The big table of casting history has only 2 actors with more than 2 occurrences. It looks a bit like original research, too. --66.241.87.248 06:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

8 years later it had 4 actors with more than 2 occurrences, but the majority was still only cast in 2 films, and the table was taking up most of the display, crowding out the filmography. I took 3 those 4 actors and added them in the section above (Kevin Kline had already been there), and zapped the table. I generally don't like undoing somebody's labour of love, but that table really did not contain information many people would expect to see on a director's page, and it was taking up way too much space. If people strongly disagree, it can always be restored, but I'd move it to the end then. piranha ^(talk) 07:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back scripts[edit]

Didn't Kasdan write the Raiders of the Lost Ark script before The Empire Strikes Back? The timing in this article contradicts the timing laid out in the "Production" section of the Empire Strikes Back article: Star_Wars_Episode_V:_The_Empire_Strikes_Back#Production

Filmography[edit]

The "Filmography" section lists Kasdan as a co-writer for 2018's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. However, the last sentence in the "Career" section states that Kasdan will do Episode 7, an untitled Han Solo film, then call it quits in the Star Wars universe. I'm confused: Is the untitled Han Solo film supposed to before or after Rogue One, or is it the same project? There seems to be some info missing there.Pistongrinder (talk) 21:15, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Wiki for Rogue One also lists a release date in Decemebr 2016, and not 2018 as listed here.Pistongrinder (talk) 21:19, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Bodyguard[edit]

written and Produced by but no mention in the narrative?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.67.203.142 (talk) 15:05, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Career" section is too long.[edit]

Who edited his career section recently? Its way too long for Wikipedia. Someone needs to edit and shorten it. Revan646 (talk) 09:12, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've now edited the page and reverted the page back to the way it was before. Revan646 (talk) 08:10, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the mass expansion is a much better version of the article with good sources. About the only criticism I have is the excess quotes. I would trim those down a bit. Otherwise, you seem to be in "I don't like it mode" which is never a good basis for an argument. spryde | talk 16:41, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IMO, shortening the Career section is appropriate for this article. I just removed one quote, but many other opportunities exist without tearing into the muscle. Pistongrinder (talk) 01:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Someone needs to shorten the article especially the career section. Its laughable at how bad it is, especially all the stupid quotes and unnecessary information. I would do it myself but I can't be bothered dealing with morons. Revan646 (talk) 04:08, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Based on this thread, I removed three lengthy sections within the Body Heat section of the article. Before I continue cutting other sections in an effort to trim the BLP's extraordinary Career section, let me know if you agree with the direction I'm taking. Cheers. Pistongrinder (talk) 22:20, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]