Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American romantic fantasy drama film directed and produced by Martin Brest, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. Celebrating his 65th birthday, businessman and devoted family man Bill Parrish is visited by Death, who wants to know what it is like to be human in return for giving Bill extra days of his life. The screenplay was written by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno, and is loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, which is itself based on the 1929 play Death Takes a Holiday by Walter Ferris, which is in turn an English-language adaptation of the 1924 Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella.
Plot
Media mogul Bill Parrish is contemplating a merger with another media giant. Meanwhile, his eldest daughter, Allison, is planning an elaborate 65th birthday party for him. His younger daughter Susan, a resident in internal medicine, has a relationship with Drew, a member of Bill's board. As Bill contemplates Susan's planned marriage to Drew and realizes that she is not deeply in love, he suggests that she wait to be swept off her feet.
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author | Bo Goldman Kevin Wade Ron Osborn |
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award | Bogey Awards |
contentLocation | New York City |
director | Martin Brest |
editor | Joe Hutshing Michael Tronick |
events | body swap death romantic love |
genre | drama fantasy |
keywords | birthday party business deal claim coffee shop even how to internal medicine internal revenue service kiss meaning of life media mogul plan strange behavior the meaning of life true love voice young man |
musicBy | Thomas Newman |
producer | Martin Brest |
productionCompany | City Light Films |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
recordedAt | New Jersey |
theme | romantic drama romantic fantasy |