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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/13/1998

Studio	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	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
Ronald L Schwary	Executive Producer
Celia D Costas	Associate Producer
David Wally	Co-Producer
Martin Brest	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
City Light Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	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
Alberto Casella	Play as Source Material
Walter Ferris	Writer (adaptation) - from stage adaptation
Ron Osborn	Screenplay
Maxwell Anderson	From Story - from motion picture 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
Ed Check	Art Department - assistant art dresser
John F Davis	Storyboard Artist
Christopher DeTitta	Lead Person - leadman
B Lynn Tonnessen	Assistant Set Decorator
Michael Saccio	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Jamie Mullins	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Dante Ferretti	Production Designer
Roland Brooks	Scenic Artist - chargeman scenic artist
Leslie Bloom	Set Decorator
Steve Krieger	Lead Person - leadman
Robert Currie	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
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
Patricia Kerrigan	Casting Associate
Lee Genick	Extras Casting Assistant
Vivian Hasbrouk	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ann Kiker	Extras Casting Assistant
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Sophia M Costas	Extras Casting Assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Francis J McKenna	Craft Service
Wayne Forman	Catering
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
Thomas Pasatieri	Music Arranger - orchestration
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Song Performer
Irving Berlin	Song - songs
Bill Bernstein	Music Editor
Julian Bratolyubov	Music - music preparation
George Gershwin	Song
Angie Rubin	Music Editor
Dennis Sands	Music - music scoring mixer
Curt Sobel	Music Editor - temp track music editor
Ira Gershwin	Song
Dorothy Fields	Song
Chris Boardman	Music - party music orchestrator & conductor
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
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
Raymond Quinlan	Assistant Unit Manager - assistant unit production manager
Jen Roskind	Location Assistant
Celia D Costas	Unit Production Manager
Monica Levinson	Production Coordinator
Amy Sayres	Assistant Director
Declan Baldwin	Location Manager
Debbi Bossi	Post-Production Supervisor
Nathaniel Bonini	Location Assistant
Cyndi Brenner	Assistant Production Coordinator
Trish Adlesic	Assistant Location Manager
Jeremy Pratt	Location Manager - armories manager
Jessie Ward	Post-Production Supervisor
Christopher Surgent	Assistant Director
Marianne Crescenzi	Assistant Production Coordinator
Laura Cercone Fiorino	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Irapaul Xavier Turner	Location Manager - armories manager
Terry Ham	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Larry Kaplan	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Carmen Flores de Tanis	Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Dorn	ADR Editor
Dean Drabin	ADR Mixer
Don Givens	Foley Recordist
Marilyn Graf	Foley Mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Chris Jenkins	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Andrew Schmetterling	Boom Operator
Geoffrey G Rubay	Sound Effects - voice processing
Carey Stratton	ADR - ADR recordist
Eric A Norris	Sound Effects Editor
Sarah Monat	Foley Artist
John Murray	Foley Editor
Scott Hecker	Sound Editor
Danny Michael	Sound Mixer
Ron Bartlett	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
John Benson	Foley Editor
Bill Ward	Assistant Sound Editor
Jim Stewart	Foley Recordist
Allen Hartz	ADR Editor
Robin Harlan	Foley Artist
Joe Earle	Sound Effects Editor
Linda Keim	Sound Effects Editor
Brian Schwary	Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Yale	Foley Editor
Jeff Rosen	ADR Editor
Mark Smith	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Lawrence H Mann	Foley Editor
Barbara Issak	ADR Editor
Ken J Johnson	Sound Effects Editor
David Melhase	ADR Editor
Matthew G Sawelson	ADR Editor
Lauren Palmer	ADR Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Jack Mongovan	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope lead artist
Michael Owens	Visual Effects Supervisor
Elizabeth Popiel	Visual Effects - model maker
Ginger Theisen	Visual Effects - visual effects associate producer
Chrissie England	Visual Effects - visual effects executive producer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Richard Dean	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Arthur Rowsell	Wardrobe
Lyndell Quiyou	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Emily Loreto	Assistant Costume Designer
Susan J Wright	Wardrobe Supervisor
Hartsell Taylor	Costumes - costumer
Aude Bronson-Howard	Costume Designer
Jean A Black	Makeup
Joanna Brett	Costumes - costumer
Beth Miller	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Randy Houston Mercer	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
David Carl Robinson	Costume Designer
Barbara J Hause	Wardrobe Supervisor
Joni Huth	Wardrobe - seamstress
Dain L Kalas	Wardrobe - seamstress
Tricia Heine	Makeup Artist
Stephen G Bishop	Hair Stylist
Susan Anderson	Costumes - costumer
Lynn Campbell	Makeup Artist
Margaret Codola	Costumes - costumer
Kassandra D'Alessandro	Costumes - costumer
Sheila Gentile	Costumes - costumer
Lisa Lesniak	Costumes - costumer
Cassy McEvoy	Costumes - costumer

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