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Meet Joe Black (Blu-ray)
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 3 hours, 1 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 13, 1999
- Originally Released: 1998
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Brad Pitt & Anthony Hopkins | |
Performer: | Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden & Jeffrey Tambor | |
Directed by | Martin Brest | |
Edited by | Michael Tronick & Joe Hutshing | |
Screenwriting by | Ron Osborn, Bo Goldman, Jeff Reno & Kevin Wade | |
Composition by | Thomas Newman | |
Produced by | Martin Brest | |
Director of Photography: | Emmanuel Lubezki |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: short --
The latest masterpiece to fall victim to cynicism.
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Matinee Magazine
Rating: B --
Meet Joe Black marks the latest in a succession of strong turns by Anthony Hopkins. More than even [Brad] Pitt, the film serves as a showcase for the versatile and talented Oscar winner.
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Philadelphia Weekly
...Powered by a superlative cast and magnificent technical contributions...
Box Office
Rating: B --
Meet Joe Black marks the latest in a succession of strong turns by Anthony Hopkins. More than even [Brad] Pitt, the film serves as a showcase for the versatile and talented Oscar winner.
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Zaki's Corner
...Hopkins in a performance of great delicacy...
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 4/5 --
Long but never boring, spiritual but never soggy, this is the brand of big entertainment Hollywood is best at but so rarely does right these days.
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eFilmCritic.com
Rating: 3/4 --
The movie contains elements that make it very good, and a lot of other elements besides. Less is more.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Product Description:
This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter, Susan (Claire Forlani), meets a handsome young stranger (Brad Pitt) at a neighboring coffee shop and is instantly smitten. As they part, the young stranger is killed and his body is occupied by Death, who is coming to Earth to warn Parrish that his death is, indeed, imminent. Death enters the Parrish household disguised as Joe Black, the handsome stranger, and although Parrish understands Death's intentions he lets the family believe that Joe Black is a young business associate. Susan is shocked to find the familiar young man at her family dinner that evening, and, as she begins a passionate love affair with the debonaire stranger, she has no idea that she has fallen not for the young stranger from the coffee shop but for Death himself. In an effort to prolong his life and his daughter's happiness, William agrees to take Joe on a tour of human life that includes board meetings, family parties, and, ultimately, romance. As long as Joe falls in love, Parrish remains alive. This version was inspired by the Alberto Casella play DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY and the subsequent 1934 film.