Meet Joe Black (1998)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 54 mins | Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Adaptation | Released: 11/13/1998 |Box Office Total: $44.6M

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Synopsis:

The story of a media tycoon William Parrish, whose charmed life and orderly household are suddenly disrupted by the arrival of an enigmatic young man named Joe Black who suddenly insinuates his way into Parrish's life--both in his business and private affairs. Determinedly attached to Parrish's side, Joe attends family dinners, accompanies him to board meetings, and settles comfortably in the Parrish household. Parrish's family and colleagues begin to question the nature of his relationship to his inseparable companion Joe who appears to influence much of Parrish's moves. Joe proceeds to fall in love with Parrish's beautiful young daughter, Susan, a hard-working doctor--the apple of her father's eye. For Parrish, Susan, and the rest of his family, the consequences of this romance are profound, complicated and bittersweet, for revealed only to William Parrish is the fact that Joe Black is actually the personification of Death--awaiting for the proper moment to guide Parrish to the next world.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/13/1998

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Martin Brest	Director
Cast	Credit
Brad Pitt	Joe Black
Brad Pitt	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 N Balmaceda	Madeline
Julie Lund	Drew's Secretary
Kay Gaffney	Boardmember
Anthony Kane	Boardmember
Joe H Lamb	Boardmember
Robert C Lee	Boardmember
Jim McNickle	Boardmember
Hardy Phippen Jr	Boardmember
Stephen Adly Guirgis	Hospital Receptionist
Leo Marks	Party Waiter
Michelle Youell	Party Guest
Gene Leverone	Party Guest
Production Credits	Credit
Celia D Costas	Associate Producer
Martin Brest	Producer
David Wally	Co-Producer
Ronald L Schwary	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
City Light Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
New Jersey, USA
Writer	Credit
Maxwell Anderson	From Story - from motion picture screenplay
Alberto Casella	Play as Source Material
Walter Ferris	Writer (adaptation) - from stage adaptation
Ron Osborn	Screenplay
Jeff W Reno	Screenplay
Gladys Lehman	From Story - from motion picture screenplay
Kevin Wade	Screenplay
Bo Goldman	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Judy Pursley	Assistant Accountant
Darryl A Smith	Accountant - payroll accountant
James O Maull	Post-Production Accountant
Tamara Bally	Production Auditor
Tamsin Anstey	Accountant - accounting clerk
Olimpia T Rinaldi	Assistant Accountant
Sharon M Segal	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Art Department	Credit
Robert Guerra	Art Director
Jamie Mullins	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Ed Check	Art Department - assistant art dresser
John F Davis	Storyboard Artist
Christopher DeTitta	Lead Person - leadman
Dante Ferretti	Production Designer
Roland Brooks	Scenic Artist - chargeman scenic artist
Leslie Bloom	Set Decorator
B Lynn Tonnessen	Assistant Set Decorator
Michael Saccio	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Robert Currie	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Steve Krieger	Lead Person - leadman
Darrell K Keister	Art Department - assistant art dresser
Jessica Johnson	Art Assistant - art department assistant
John Oates Jr	Set Dresser
Nancy Winters	Art Department - assistant art dresser
Paul Gaily	Set Dresser
Mitch Towse	Set Dresser
John J Flugel	Set Dresser
Dennis Lee Causey	Set Dresser
Gary Levitsky	Set Dresser
Tyris Smith	Set Dresser
Rafael M Fraguada	Set Dresser
Marcus Epps	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Juliet Taylor	Casting
Lee Genick	Extras Casting Assistant
Patricia Kerrigan	Casting Associate
Vivian Hasbrouk	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ann Kiker	Extras Casting Assistant
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Sophia M Costas	Extras Casting Assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Wayne Forman	Catering
Francis J McKenna	Craft Service
Michael L McKenna	Craft Service
Susan Christy	Craft Service
Anthony S Maggiacomo	Craft Service - craft service assistant
Rebecca Henriques	Craft Service - craft service assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Peter A Mian	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Edmund Nardone	Projectionist
Bobby Mancuso	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Phil Hetos	Color Timer
Craig DiBona	Camera Operator
Diana Burton	Video - assistant video assist
Phillip V Caruso	Photography - still photographer
Emmanuel Lubezki	Director of Photography
William Coleman	Camera Operator
Sara Corrigan	Video - video coordinator
Tim Norman	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Meredith Collins	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Rick Whitfield	Video - 24-frame video
Dennis Green	Video - 24-frame video
Music	Credit
Thomas Newman	Music
Leslie Morris	Music Contractor
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Song Performer
Irving Berlin	Song - songs
Bill Bernstein	Music Editor
Thomas Pasatieri	Music Arranger - orchestration
Angie Rubin	Music Editor
Julian Bratolyubov	Music - music preparation
George Gershwin	Song
Ira Gershwin	Song
Dennis Sands	Music - music scoring mixer
Curt Sobel	Music Editor - temp track music editor
Chris Boardman	Music - party music orchestrator & conductor
Dorothy Fields	Song
Jordan Corngold	Music - assistant music editor
Jerome Kern	Song - songs
Jimmy McHugh	Song
Oscar Hammerstein II	Song
Richard Rodgers	Song
Lorenz Hart	Song
Harry Warren	Song
Al Dubin	Song
Cole Porter	Song
Mildred Hill	Song - song Happy Birthday to You
Patty Hill	Song
George David Weiss	Song
Bob Thiele	Song
E Y Harburg	Song
Harold Arlen	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Buddy Joe Hooker	Stunt Coordinator
Ralph Ferrara	Stunt Player
Bill Anagnos	Stunt Player
Tony Guida	Stunt Player
Nick Brett	Stunt Player
Greg Harris	Stunt Player
Troy Brown	Stunt Player
Gino Lucci	Stunt Player
Paul Bucossi	Stunt Player
Steve Mack	Stunt Player
Scott Wilder	Stunt Player
Peter Bucosi	Stunt Player
Ralph Odum	Stunt Player
Eddie Yansick	Stunt Player
Christopher Cenatiempo	Stunt Player
Michael Russo	Stunt Player
John Centiempo	Stunt Player
Tommy Trama	Stunt Player
Steve M Davison	Stunt Player
Steven M Wooten	Stunt Player
Frank Ferrara	Stunt Player
Frank Ferrara Jr	Stunt Player
Production Management	Credit
Celia D Costas	Unit Production Manager
Monica Levinson	Production Coordinator
Amy Sayres	Assistant Director
Declan Baldwin	Location Manager
Debbi Bossi	Post-Production Supervisor
Lisa Katcher	Script Supervisor
Laura Franses	Location Coordinator
Keri Lynn Lederman	Assistant Production Coordinator
Keith J Knight	DGA Trainee
Mike S Ryan	Assistant Location Manager