Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black (1998)

Timing: 2:58 (178 min)

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Release date

1998-11-12

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, City Light Films

Genre

Fantasy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$90 000 000

Revenue

$142 940 100

Website

https://www.uphe.com/movies/meet-joe-black

Director

Martin Brest

Actors

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor, David S. Howard, Lois Kelly-Miller, Jahnni St. John, Richard Clarke
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Scenario

Producer

Martin Brest, David J. Wally, Celia D. Costas, Ronald L. Schwary

Operator

Emmanuel Lubezki

Composer

Thomas Newman

Artist

Audition

Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis

Editing

Michael Tronick, Joe Hutshing
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• For some time, this film was the most expensive film made without the use of special effects.
• The film is a remake of the 1934 film “Death Takes a Holiday,” which was originally reworked and released under the same title in 1971.
• The film's screenplay was based on Alberto Casella's play "Death Takes a Holiday".
• William Parrish's estate in the opening and closing scenes is the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick Neck, Rhode Island.
• During filming, Brad Pitt (Joe Black) and Claire Forlani (Susan) had a brief romance.
• The majority of the film was shot in New York City, at the hospital on Fifth Avenue, and in Brooklyn, New York.
• William Parrish's estate in the opening and closing scenes is the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick Neck, Rhode Island.
• Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani had a brief romance during filming.
• The majority of the film was shot in New York City – at a hospital on Fifth Avenue and in Brooklyn.
• During its theatrical run, a trailer for "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" was shown before screenings of this film. Many Star Wars fans purchased tickets to "Meet Joe Black" solely to watch the several-minute trailer and then leave the showing.