Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American 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. It was the second pairing of Hopkins and Pitt after their 1994 film Legends of the Fall.
| Director | Martin Brest |
| Produced by | Martin Brest, Ronald L. Schwary |
| Writer(s) | Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno |
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor |
| Music | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Edited by | Joe Hutshing, Michael Tronick |
| Production, company | City Light Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | November 13, 1998 |
| Running time | 181 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $142.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 5670418 |
About Meet Joe Black
Death as seen in the form of a young man asks a media mogul to teach him about life on Earth. In the process, he falls in love with his mentor's daughter.
Achievement of Meet Joe Black
The movie was loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday. It marked the second time Brad Pitt starred opposite Anthony Hopkins after 1994's Legends of the Fall.
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Latest information about Meet Joe Black updated on July 28 2021.
