Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 American satirical black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, it stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as rivals who fight for the affections of the same man (Bruce Willis) and drink a magic potion that promises eternal youth, but causes unpleasant side effects.
Plot
In 1978, narcissistic actress Madeline Ashton performs in the poorly received Broadway musical Songbird!. She invites long-time frenemy Helen Sharp, an aspiring writer, backstage along with Helen's fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menville. Smitten with Madeline, Ernest breaks off his engagement with Helen to marry Madeline instead. Seven years later, Helen is obese, depressed and committed to a psychiatric hospital where she plots revenge on Madeline. Another seven years later, Madeline and Ernest live in Beverly Hills, but they are miserable: Madeline's acting career has declined and Ernest, now an alcoholic, has been reduced to working as a reconstructive mortician. Receiving an invitation to a party celebrating Helen's new book, Madeline rushes to a spa where she regularly receives facial treatments. Understanding Madeline's desperation, the spa owner gives her the business card of Lisle Von Rhuman, a mysterious, wealthy socialite who specializes in rejuvenation.
Awards
Cast
- Adam Storke
- Alaina Reed Hall
- Bruce Willis
- Carol Ann Susi
- Catherine Bell
- Danny Lee Clark
- Debra Jo Rupp
- Fabio Lanzoni
- Goldie Hawn
- Ian Ogilvy
- Isabella Rossellini
- John Enos III
- John Ingle
- Jonathan Silverman
- Kay Yamamoto
- Kenny Hughes
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Meg Wittner
- Meryl Streep
- Michael Higgins
- Michelle Johnson
- Mimi Kennedy
- Nancy Fish
- Paulo Tocha
- Petrea Burchard
- Sergio Trujillo
- Susan Kellerman
- Sydney Pollack
- William Frankfather