Meet Joe Black (1998)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance.
Meet Joe Black is romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Martin Brest, and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. The screenplay by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno is loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday.
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a “vacation” among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish’s daily agenda and falls in love with the man’s daughter. Yet when Black’s holiday is over, so is Parrish’s life.
Director: Martin Brest
Writers: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade, Bo Goldman, Alberto Casella, Walter Ferris, Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman
Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor, David S. Howard
►Cast:
| Brad Pitt | ► | Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop |
| Anthony Hopkins | ► | William Parrish |
| Claire Forlani | ► | Susan Parrish |
| Jake Weber | ► | Drew |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ► | Allison |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ► | Quince |
| David S. Howard | ► | Eddie Sloane |
| Lois Kelly-Miller | ► | Jamaican Woman |
| Jahnni St. John | ► | Jamaican Woman’s Daughter |
| Richard Clarke | ► | Butler |
| Marylouise Burke | ► | Lillian |
| Diane Kagan | ► | Jennifer |
| June Squibb | ► | Helen |
| Gene Canfield | ► | Construction Foreman |
| Suzanne Hevner | ► | Florist |
| Steve Coats | ► | Electrician |
| Madeline Balmaceda | ► | Madeline |
| Julie Lund | ► | Drew’s Secretary |
| Kay Gaffney | ► | Boardmember |
| Anthony Kane | ► | Boardmember |
| Joe H. Lamb | ► | Boardmember |
| Robert C. Lee | ► | Boardmember |
| Jim Taylor McNickle | ► | Boardmember |
| Hardy Phippen Jr. | ► | Boardmember |
| Stephen Adly Guirgis | ► | Hospital Receptionist |
| Leo Marks | ► | Party Waiter |
| Michelle Youell | ► | Party Guest |
| Gene Leverone | ► | Party Guest |
| Eric Bruno Borgman | ► | Van Winkle Tent Man |
| Kadrolsha Ona Carole | ► | Party Guest / Dancer |
| Greg Chopoorian | ► | Party Guest |
| Don Dailey | ► | Party Guest / Dancer |
| Brian Eggleston | ► | Party Guest |
| Marshall Factora | ► | Chef |
| Christine Jones | ► | Miriam |
| Carl Landi | ► | Construction Worker |
| Trish McGettrick | ► | Doctor |
| Rana Morrison | ► | Lady at Party |
| Josh Mowery | ► | Party Guest |
| Glenn Phillips | ► | Construction Worker |
| Dale Resteghini | ► | Party Guest |
| Nick Stellate | ► | Driver |
| J.T. Turner | ► | Worker |