Meet Joe Black (1998)

Réalisateur:

Martin Brest

Scénaristes (WGA):

Ron Osborn (screenplay) &
Jeff Reno (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Date de sortie:

13 novembre 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Fantasy | Mystère | Romance

Accroche:

He's Expecting You.

Intrigue:

A media mogul acts as a guide to Death, who takes the form of a young man to learn about life on Earth and in the process, fall in love with his guide's daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Love | Media Mogul | Birthday | Dance

Récompenses:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A gorgeous film.

Ensemble

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 (as Madeline N. Balmaceda)
Julie Lund	...	Drew's Secretary
Kay Gaffney	...	Boardmember
Anthony Kane	...	Boardmember
Joe H. Lamb	...	Boardmember
Robert C. Lee	...	Boardmember
Jim Taylor McNickle	...	Boardmember (as Jim McNickle)
Hardy Phippen Jr.	...	Boardmember
Stephen Adly Guirgis	...	Hospital Receptionist
Leo Marks	...	Party Waiter
Michelle Youell	...	Party Guest
Gene Leverone	...	Party Guest
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	Van Winkle Tent Man (uncredited)
Brian Eggleston	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Marshall Factora	...	Chef (uncredited)
Christine Jones	...	Miriam (uncredited)
Trish McGettrick	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Lady at party (uncredited)
Glenn Phillips	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Martin Brest

Scénaristes (WGA)
Ron Osborn		(screenplay) &
Jeff Reno		(screenplay) and
Kevin Wade		(screenplay) and
Bo Goldman		(screenplay)
Alberto Casella		(play "Death Takes a Holiday") (inspiration)
Walter Ferris		(play adaptation) (inspiration)
Maxwell Anderson		(earlier screenplay) (inspiration) and
Gladys Lehman		(earlier screenplay) (inspiration)

Produit par
Martin Brest	....	producer
Celia D. Costas	....	associate producer (as Celia Costas)
Ronald L. Schwary	....	executive producer
David J. Wally	....	co-producer (as David Wally)

Musique originale
Thomas Newman

Image
Emmanuel Lubezki

Montage
Joe Hutshing
Michael Tronick

Distribution des rôles
Ellen Lewis
Juliet Taylor

Création des décors
Dante Ferretti

Direction artistique
Robert Guerra

Décorateur de plateau
Leslie Bloom

Création des costumes
Aude Bronson-Howard
David C. Robinson

Maquillage
Stephen G. Bishop	....	hair stylist
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup artist: Mr. Pitt (as Jean A. Black)
Lynn Campbell	....	makeup artist
Richard Dean	....	key makeup artist
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair stylist
Tricia Heine	....	makeup artist
Brenda McNally	....	additional hair stylist
Randy Houston Mercer	....	key makeup artist
Beth Miller	....	hair department head
Lyndell Quiyou	....	key hair stylist
Joe Rossi	....	makeup artist
Rob Fitz	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Trish Seeney	....	additional makeup artist: Rhode Island (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Debbi Bossi	....	post-production supervisor
Celia D. Costas	....	unit production manager (as Celia Costas)
Jessie Ward Dugan	....	post-production supervisor (as Jessie Ward)
Ray Quinlan	....	assistant unit production manager (as Raymond Quinlan)

Assistant réalisateur
Laura Cercone Fiorino	....	second second assistant director
Terry Ham	....	additional second second assistant director: Rhode Island
Keith J. Knight	....	dga trainee
Amy Sayres	....	first assistant director
Chris Surgent	....	second assistant director (as Christopher J. Surgent)

Département Art
Joseph Alfieri	....	construction coordinator (as Joseph S. Alfieri)
David H. Allen	....	assistant props: Rhode Island (as David Haskell Allen)
Tommy Allen	....	property master
Henry Antonacchio	....	construction foreman
William Armstrong	....	stand-by scenic
JoAnn Atwood	....	set dresser
Karla J. Bailey	....	scenic artist
Meredith Barchat	....	scenic artist
Tommy Boles	....	construction foreman: Rhode Island (as Thomas J. Boles)
Steve Brennan	....	props
Roland Brooks	....	chargeman scenic artist
Diana Burton	....	assistant property master
Jeff Butcher	....	assistant props
Rick Cardillo	....	construction grip
Ronald Carreiro	....	construction grip: Rhode Island (as Ron Carreiro)
Mickey Carter	....	props
Dennis Causey	....	set dresser (as Dennis Lee Causey)
Ed Check	....	assistant art director
Eric Cheripka	....	assistant props: Rhode Island
Robert Currie	....	on-set dresser
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (as John F. Davis)
Chris DeTitta	....	lead man (as Christopher J. DeTitta)
Robert DiGrigoli	....	carpenter
James Donahue	....	scenic artist
Thomas C. Dragna Jr.	....	carpenter
William Durnin	....	green team: Rhode Island (as Bill Durnin)
Edward J. Egan III	....	construction grip
Jennifer Engel	....	assistant props: Rhode Island
Marcus Epps	....	set dresser: Rhode Island (as Marcus H. Epps)
Ray Fisher	....	set dresser
James Fitzpatrick	....	construction electric
John J. Flugel	....	set dresser
Rafael Fraguada	....	set dresser: Rhode Island (as Rafael M. Fraguada)
Charles H. Furey	....	carpenter (as Charley Furey)
Gerard J. Furey	....	shop craftsman
Paul Gaily	....	set dresser
Julia Garrison	....	painter
Emily Gaunt	....	scenic artist
Jim Gilmartin	....	scenic artist
Tobias Haller	....	green team: Rhode Island
Jay Halligan	....	construction grip
Paul Halligan	....	construction grip (as Paul J. Halligan)
Sandy Hamilton	....	assistant props
Richard Hebrank	....	key construction grip
Michael Herlihy	....	carpenter
John Holland	....	set dresser
Jessica Johnson	....	art department assistant
Timothy Joliat	....	set dresser: Rhode Island
Darrell K. Keister	....	assistant art director
Andrew W. Kenah	....	construction grip: Rhode Island
Philip Kennedy	....	scenic artist
Julius Kozlowski	....	scenic artist
Stephen Krieger	....	lead man: Rhode Island
Carl Landi	....	construction grip
Gary Levitsky	....	set dresser
Gus Magalios	....	construction grip (as Constantine Gus Magalios)
Peter T. Malone	....	stand-by carpenter
Etienne Martine	....	set dresser
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	gang boss: set dressing
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	construction grip
Silvija L. Moess	....	scenic artist
Lyvan A. Munlyn	....	scenic crew
Robert Murphy	....	construction grip
Charles A. Nastacio	....	construction grip
John Oates Jr.	....	set dresser
Vincent J. Orofino	....	green team: Rhode Island
Susan Peterson	....	scenic artist: Rhode Island
Richard Pfaff	....	carpenter: Rhode Island
Elizabeth Popiel	....	model maker
Gennaro Proscia	....	carpenter
John Ralbovsky	....	scenic foreman (as John A. Ralbovsky)
Sonny Rea	....	construction grip
David Rotondo	....	carpenter: Rhode Island
David Rotondo	....	propmaker: Rhode Island
Michael Saccio	....	on-set dresser
Michael Scarola	....	construction grip
Kevin Sciotto	....	scenic artist
Clarissa Shanahan	....	painter
Kurt Smith	....	construction grip
Tyris Smith	....	set dresser: Rhode Island
Haven Storey	....	scenic artist: Rhode Island (as J. Haven Storey)
Lynn Tonnessen	....	assistant set decorator (as B. Lynn Tonnessen)
Mitch Towse	....	set dresser
Sylvia Trapanese	....	scenic artist
Ron von Blomberg	....	supervising greensman
Thomas White	....	carpenter
Charlie Whitney	....	carpenter (as Chuck Whitney)
Peter Wilcox	....	carpenter: Rhode Island
Paul J. Wilson	....	construction grip
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Nancy Winters	....	assistant art director
Michael E. Allegretto	....	greensman (uncredited)
Victoria Krasnakevich	....	property assistant (uncredited)
Ross La Terra	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Byron K. Lovelace	....	props (uncredited)
Alexandra Mazur	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh	....	property fabricator (uncredited)
Patricia Woodbridge	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
John Benson	....	foley editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Dorn	....	supervising adr editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Joe Earle	....	sound effects editor
Don Givens	....	foley recordist
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer (as Marilyn Graf Hubbard)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Allan Hartz	....	adr editor (as Allen Hartz)
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Barbara Issak	....	adr editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound recordist (as Sam Kaufman)
Linda Keim	....	sound effects editor
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
Larry Mann	....	foley editor (as Lawrence H. Mann)
David Melhase	....	adr editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Chris Miller	....	sound
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
John Murray	....	foley editor
Mark Narramore	....	sound recordist
Eric A. Norris	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Lauren Palmer	....	adr editor
Jeff Rosen	....	adr editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	voice processing
Matt Sawelson	....	adr editor (as Matthew Sawelson)
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator (as Andy Schmetterling)
Brian Schwary	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Starbuck	....	cable person
Jim Stewart	....	foley recordist
Cary Stratton	....	adr recordist (as Carey Stratton)
Bill Ward	....	assistant sound editor
Dan Yale	....	foley editor

Effets spéciaux
Robert DeVine	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Jon Alexander	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
Chrissie England	....	visual effects executive producer: ILM
Jack Mongovan	....	rotoscope lead artist: ILM
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
David Tanaka	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects associate producer: ILM
Marc Wilhite	....	CG technical support (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Bill Anagnos	....	stunt player
Nick Brett	....	stunt player
Troy Brown	....	stunt player
Paul Bucossi	....	stunt player
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt player
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunt player (as Christopher Cenatiempo)
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt player
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt player
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt player
Frank Ferrara Jr.	....	stunt player
Ralph Ferrara	....	stunt player
Tony Guida	....	stunt player
Greg Harris	....	stunt player
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator
Gino Lucci	....	stunt player
Steve Mack	....	stunt player
Ralph W. Odum	....	stunt player (as Ralph Odum)
Michael Russo	....	stunt player
Tommy Trama	....	stunt player
Scott Wilder	....	stunt player
Steve Wooten	....	stunt player (as Steven M. Wooten)
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt player
Steve Mack	....	stunt double: Anthony Hopkins (uncredited)
Scott Wilder	....	stunt double: Brad Pitt (uncredited)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Eric Boyle	....	grip: Rhode Island (as Eric Edward Boyle)
Arnold F. Brown	....	grip
James J. Callahan	....	key rigging grip: Rhode Island
Dave Cambria	....	electrician: Rhode Island
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Michael Cassidy	....	first assistant camera: second unit
William Coleman	....	additional camera operator
Meredith Collins	....	second assistant camera
Ray Collins	....	camera loader (as Raymond Collins)
Howard Davidson	....	grip
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator
Bryan Dolan	....	electrician
Thomas Dolan	....	best boy electric
Tim Driscoll	....	grip
Glen Engels	....	grip
Gregory Farrell	....	rigging electrician
Kevin Fitzpatrick	....	best boy rigging electric
William L. Flanagan	....	grip: Rhode Island (as William Flanagan)
Thomas Ford	....	electrician: Rhode Island
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
Raymond Fortune	....	stage electrician (as Ray Fortune)
Kenneth Fundus	....	best boy grip (as Kenneth J. Fundus)
Stephen Girouard	....	electrician
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	key grip
Tim Hogan	....	best boy rigging grip: Rhode Island
Andrew Holliday	....	electrician
Richard J. Houpeke Jr.	....	construction grip: Rhode Island
Victor Huey	....	grip
Fred Johanns	....	generator operator
Robert B. Jones	....	rigging grip: Rhode Island
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip (as William Kerwick)
Edward T. Kerwick	....	rigging grip
Roger Kimpton	....	grip
Paul Lambiase	....	grip
Sal Lanza	....	grip
Dave Lowry	....	dolly grip (as David Lowry)
James Malone	....	rigging gaffer
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Mancuso)
Jim Manzione	....	electrician (as James J. Manzione)
Frances 'Buddy' McBride	....	rigging electrician (as Francis J. McBride)
Peter A. Mian	....	video assist operator
James R. Mitchell	....	electrician: Rhode Island
Tim Norman	....	second assistant camera
John L. Oates	....	electrician
Brian A. Pitts	....	rigging electrician
Joseph E. Pytel	....	rigging electrician: Rhode Island
Brendan Quinlan	....	grip
Collin Quinlan	....	electrician
James Quinlan	....	electrician
Ed Quinn	....	rigging grip (as Edwin A. Quinn Sr.)
William Randall	....	rigging electrician: Rhode Island
Peter Rowan	....	rigging grip: Rhode Island
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
Igor Srubshchik	....	24 frame video operator
Robert Tompkins	....	grip: Rhode Island
Joseph Viano	....	best boy rigging grip
James F. Walsh Jr.	....	best boy rigging electric
Rick Whitfield	....	24 frame video operator
Chris Bangma	....	assistant camera: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Joseph R. Collins	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Dylan Goss	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Guy Holt	....	electrician (uncredited)
Stephen Kaye	....	grip (uncredited)
Robert Mehnert	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)

Département Casting
Sophia M. Costas	....	extras casting associate: Rhode Island
Lee Genick	....	extras casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Vivian Hasbrouk	....	casting assistant
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto	....	casting associate
Ann Kiker	....	extras casting associate: Rhode Island

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Timothy Alberts	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susan Anderson	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Joanna Brett	....	costumer
Margaret Codola	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Kassandra D'Alessandro	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Marta Font	....	costumer
Sheila Gentile	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Barbara Hause	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Barbara J. Hause)
Joni M. Huth	....	seamstress
Dain I. Kalas	....	seamstress
Lisa Lesniak	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Emily Loreto	....	assistant costume designer
Cassy McEvoy	....	costumer: Rhode Island
Arthur Rowsell	....	wardrobe: Mr. Hopkins
Hartsell Taylor	....	costumer
Susan J. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor
Michael Anzalone	....	set wardrobe (uncredited)

Dpartement Editorial
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Laurie Ann Castonguay	....	post-production secretary
Richard Conkling	....	assistant editor (as Rich Conkling)
Chris Gennarelli	....	dailies colorist
Heather Goodwin	....	apprentice editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Mark Livolsi	....	assistant editor
Michael Matzdorff	....	assistant editor: avid, Los Angeles
Greg Parsons	....	first assistant editor
Amanda Pollack	....	assistant editor
Michael Ross	....	apprentice editor
Gabriel Wrye	....	first assistant editor
Ofe Yi	....	second assistant editor

Département Musique
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Chris Boardman	....	conductor: party music
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator: party music
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Jordan Corngold	....	assistant music editor
Leslie Morris	....	music contractor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Curt Sobel	....	music editor: temp track
Paul Wertheimer	....	score recordist
Richard F.W. Davis	....	additional music editor (uncredited)
Michael Jay	....	additional music sequencing programmer (uncredited)

Département Transport
Mike Buckman	....	driver
Joseph Buonocore	....	driver
Michael Buonocore	....	driver
Brendan P. Connolly	....	driver
Francis Connolly Jr.	....	transportation co-captain (as Francis J. Connolly Jr.)
Ronald Gildea	....	driver (as Ronald T. Gildea)
Brian Hogan	....	driver
Herb Lieberz	....	driver
Jimmy Mahr	....	driver
Timothy Paustian	....	driver (as Timmy Paustian)
Frank Röth	....	driver
Timothy Shannon	....	transportation co-captain
Stephen Silva	....	driver
James Patrick Whalen Jr.	....	transportation coordinator

Divers
Trish Adlesic	....	assistant location manager
Eric Agopian	....	set production assistant
Robert Ahern	....	location production assistant: Rhode Island
Tamsin Anstey	....	accounting clerk
John M. Antonacchio	....	on-set medic
Declan Baldwin	....	location manager
Tamara Bally	....	production auditor
Melanie Bell	....	assistant: Mr. Schwary
Jeff Berger	....	assistant: Martin Brest
Nathaniel Bonini	....	location assistant
Margaret Braun	....	cakes designer
Francis R. Brennan	....	location production assistant: Rhode Island
Cyndi Brenner	....	assistant production office coordinator
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Remy Chong	....	assistant: Mr. Wally
Susan Christy	....	craft service: Rhode Island
Amy Clark	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Cogswell	....	barge production assistant: Rhode Island (as Jennifer D. Cogswell)
Jeffrey Corazzini	....	stand-in
Sara Corrigan	....	video coordinator
Marianne Crescenzi	....	assistant production coordinator: Rhode Island
Paul Dallanegra	....	security officer
Johnny Egan	....	set production assistant
Wayne Forman	....	caterer
Laura Franses	....	location coordinator
Stefan Gesek	....	location assistant
Steve Ginsburg	....	office assistant
Jae Stein Grainger	....	payroll clerk
Brendan Gunn	....	dialect coach
Tina Hamilton	....	set production assistant
Cheryl Hendrickson	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Henriques	....	craft service assistant: Rhode Island
Brandon Hollyer	....	additional production assistant: Rhode Island
Jay Johnson	....	main title design
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Lisa Katcher	....	script supervisor
Taka Kawakami	....	set production assistant
Chad Keller	....	stand-in
Linda Krauss	....	office assistant
Keri Lederman	....	assistant production coordinator (as Keri Lynn Lederman)
Monica Levinson	....	production coordinator
Kate D. Lewis	....	set production assistant
David Lindsay	....	security officer
Karen Lockhart	....	stand-in
Todd Lubin	....	office assistant
Anthony S. Maggiacomo	....	craft service assistant: Rhode Island
Pierre Makhoul	....	security officer
Erik Malkovich	....	set production assistant
Kara Malkovich	....	set production assistant: Rhode Island
Mike Martin	....	aggreko generator operator
James Maull	....	post-production accountant
Terry McAllister	....	security officer
Frank McKenna	....	craft service (as Francis J. McKenna)
Michael McKenna	....	craft service (as Michael L. McKenna)
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator (as Peter J. McKernan)
Robert Mehnert	....	aerial unit director
Frank Metzger	....	supplier: bird box
Shawn Mihill	....	location production assistant: Rhode Island
Jerry Mitchell	....	dance consultant: Rhode Island
Julia Morgan	....	set production assistant
Jamie Mullins	....	assistant: Dante Ferretti
Edmund Nardone	....	projectionist
Malve O'Meara	....	set production assistant: Rhode Island
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security coordinator (as Wayne Petrocelly)
Douglas Plasse	....	set production assistant
Matt Power	....	set production assistant: Rhode Island
Jeremy D. Pratt	....	armories manager
Doug Pursley	....	shop/stage production assistant
Judy Pursley	....	first assistant accountant
Kim Quam	....	set medic
Jodi Reiner	....	assistant: Anthony Hopkins
Jodi Reiner	....	set production assistant
Julio Ribot	....	shop/stage production assistant
Heather Riccabona	....	set production assistant
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	second assistant accountant
Vernon Rodriquez	....	parking assistant
Ron Rogers	....	assistant locations
Sam Rohn	....	location scout
Jen Roskind	....	location assistant
Mike S. Ryan	....	assistant location manager
Sharon M. Segal	....	accounting assistant: Rhode Island
Darryl A. Smith	....	payroll accountant
Ron Smith	....	fireworks coordinator: Rhode Island
Amanda Taylor	....	set production assistant
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator
Irapaul Turner	....	armories manager (as Irapaul Xavier Turner)
Kim Villanueva	....	stand-in
David Wenzel	....	stand-in
Stephen Whelan	....	production associate
Bill Wilson	....	stand-in
Edoardo Ferretti	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stefan Gegen	....	unit location assistant (uncredited)
Linda Marshall-Smith	....	location scout (uncredited)
George A. Parker	....	projectionist: VistaVision (uncredited)
Jennifer L. Pearlman	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Merci
Lincoln Chafee	....	special thanks (as Mayor Lincoln Chafee)
Delia E. McDermott	....	special thanks
Paulette M. Turcotte	....	special thanks

Companies de production

• City Light Films
• Universal Pictures

Distributeurs

• Universal Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Germany)
• United International Pictures (UIP)
• Universal Studios Home Video (video)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Anatomorphex
• Imtech Corporation
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Autres Companies

• Hollywood Rental Company  electrical equipment
• Hughes Bros.  barges: rhode island unit
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Location Lodging Worldwide  travel and accommodations
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• PC Rueckwald  flowers
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Pyro Spectacular  fireworks: rhode island unit
• See Factor  electrical equipment
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extras casting (as sylvia fay & associates)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Troubetzkoy Paintings Ltd.  paintings
• Unique Catering  catering
• Universal Records  soundtrack published by

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for an accident scene, some sexuality and brief strong language.

Durée:

178 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Lieux de tournage:

Aldrich Mansion - 836 Warwick Neck Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Société:

City Light Films

Anecdotes:

The trailer borrows music from the score of Apollo 13 (1995).

Goofs:

Continuité: When Quince is talking to Joe before the party, his wine glass jumps from hand to hand between shots.

Guillemet:

Joe Black: How are you doing?
William Parrish: What the hell do you care?
Joe Black: Just asking, Bill.
William Parrish: You wanna know? I'll tell you. You're looking at a man who is not walking through the valley of the shadow of death. He's galloping into it. At the same time, the business he built with his own hands and head has been commandeered by a couple of cheap pirates. Oh, yes! I almost forgot. My daughter's fallen in love with Death.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur I Want Candy (2007)

Bande son:

Top Hat, White Tie And Tails

A gorgeous film.

A three hour film about death. It doesn't sound like much when you say it like that, but trust me, Meet Joe Black is an outstanding film and is without doubt one of the most underrated little gems I have ever seen. The film is beautiful in every regards; the photography, the sets, the music and the performances, especially the performances. The last time Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt were on screen together it was the equally sublime Legends of the Fall, here it is another sublime film and once again they are putting in some of their best work. The characters that they play, Bill Parrish and Death, bring out a fantastic chemistry between the two performers, especially in the more comedic moments when they two are getting to know each other. However, while death is the main theme of the film, director Martin Brest remembers to filter optimism into his wonderful tale in the shape of a love story between Parrish's daughter (played by the beautiful Claire Forlani) and Death himself. This results in one of the most gorgeous coupling in recent years as well as one of the most erotically intense love scenes I have ever watched.

Director Brest presents the film in a more artistically filtered view than most other directors might have done. The love scene is done without nudity with close ups on the actors throughout. The striking presentation of the lighting in the film is also fantastic, with a lovely golden glow pouring of the screen and lastly Thomas Newman's music is quite simply marvelous. Films like The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and American Beauty which have featured music by this outstanding composer have been enhanced by the haunting, lyrical and moving melodies he has composed and this film is no exception. The mixture of piano and orchestra builds to an uplifting and emotional pull that cements his position as one of the best music composers working in modern film today.

The three hour running time would appears to be problematic, but alas it is not. In fact like another sweeping romantic epic, Titanic, you will not feel the time going in. The three hours fly by and not only that, like the Oscar winning epic, this is a film that makes one instantly want to re-watch it again and again. Meet Joe Black is a wonderful mixture of comedy, romance and drama and is done exceedingly well. Brad Pitt puts in one of his finest performances as Death finds himself enchanted by human emotions and then finds himself making a deeply human choice at the end of the film and then there is Hopkins. One of cinema's finest actors no matter what he is in, he shows with his complex range of emotions in his performance there is more to him than playing Hannibal Lecter. His performance here restrained and quite frankly very well done. It is perhaps one of his best acting performances. His Shakespeare background obviously coming in handy for a film that contains many a Shakespearean like moment.

The film, while not a flop, was not the box office hit that was expected, especially considering the main casting, but if you can make up your own mind, do watch Meet Joe Black. This is a wonderful film and is a personal favorite of mine.