Meet Joe Black

Name: Meet Joe Black
Director: Martin Brest
Released: 1998
Duration: 178 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber

1998 · 178 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 279,742 VOTES · DIR. Martin Brest

Overview

William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,080 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:19 Yes.

00:07:26 You mean, like you loved Mom? Forget about me and Mom.

00:12:55 Really? Why?

00:19:43 Yeah. Listen, did I say something wrong? No? No.

00:27:50 Who are you?

00:34:27 and they're perfect party favors.

00:41:08 come in.

00:50:20 Good night, Joe.

00:56:24 Uh, to review. We're really crossing the T's and dotting the I's here.

01:02:07 Joe, that's impossible.

01:09:48 How nice for you both.

01:15:47 Joe.

01:22:59 That is the way you want it, isn't it? Yes, thank you.

01:29:59 Um, this is orange, made with real Seville oranges.

01:38:09 The answer is no. Quick enough for you?

01:45:04 I thought I'd scrounge some lunch. I was in the neighborhood.

01:57:40 You don't know anything about Joe. What are you afraid of?

02:07:21 Well, um

02:15:16 I don't wanna leave.

02:21:05 She doesn't know who you are.

02:31:12 You're a useless sack of shit, Drew.

02:37:33 Thank you.

02:50:20 I... I don't know, you know. I...

02:58:57 ~ I ~

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,080

Dialogue density11.7 lines / min

First line00:01:19

Final line02:58:57

Production Record

DirectorMartin Brest

LanguageEnglish

Budget$90,000,000

Revenue$142,940,100

IMDb votes279,742