Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

178 mins | Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Nov. 12, 1998

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.

Meet Joe Black

178 mins | Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Nov. 12, 1998

Meet Joe Black
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Universal Pictures, City Light Films
Original title Meet Joe Black
Directors Christopher Surgent, Lisa Katcher, Amy Sayres, Martin Brest
Writers Alberto Casella, Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn

Cast

Brad Pitt

as Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop

Anthony Hopkins

as William Parrish

Claire Forlani

as Susan Parrish

Jake Weber

as Drew

Marcia Gay Harden

as Allison Parrish

Jeffrey Tambor

as Quince

June Squibb

as Helen

Gene Canfield

as Construction Foreman

Suzanne Hevner

as Florist

Stephen Adly Guirgis

as Hospital Receptionist

David S. Howard

as Eddie Sloane

Lois Kelly-Miller

as Jamaican Woman

Jahnni St. John

as Jamaican Woman's Daughter

Richard Clarke

as Butler

Madeline Balmaceda

as Madeline

Marylouise Burke

as Lillian

Diane Kagan

as Jennifer