Name: Meet Joe Black
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 2 h 58 min

Meet Joe Black (1998)

Directed by Martin Brest

Genres - Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Release Date - Nov 13, 1998 | Run Time - 178 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - PG-13

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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's 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, an adaptation of the 1924 Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella.

Movie Info

Official Site

http://www.meetjoeblack.com/

Budget

$90,000,000

Box Office

$142,940,100

Themes

Death/Extinction | Redemption | Spiritual/Religious

Attributes

Based On: Death Takes a Holiday, Death Takes an Holiday
Filming Location: New Jersey
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: about mass media owners, angel, body swap, death, romantic love
Time Period: 1990s