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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Martin Brest |
| Stars: |
Anthony Hopkins |
| Actors: |
Marcia Gay Harden |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Death · Drama (General) |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
096898378734 |
| Release Date: |
1998 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 1min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 3hr 1min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (April 13, 1999)
UPC: 025192053122 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: D-VHS D-Theater (High Definition Video), 3hr 0min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (June 24, 2003)
UPC: 096896129536 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ron Osborn |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/04/1998, p.69, Owen Gleiberman): "...Hopkins in a performance of great delicacy..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
This modern fantasy stars Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish, a wealthy New York City media mogul who suffers a heart attack on the eve of his 65th birthday; although he survives, he senses that his death is near. On the same day, Parrish's younger daughter, Susan (Claire Forlani), meets a handsome young stranger (Brad Pitt) at a neighboring coffee shop and is instantly smitten. As they part, the young stranger is killed and his body is occupied by Death, who is coming to Earth to warn Parrish that his death is, indeed, imminent. Death enters the Parrish household disguised as Joe Black, the handsome stranger, and although Parrish understands Death's intentions he lets the family believe that Joe Black is a young business associate. Susan is shocked to find the familiar young man at her family dinner that evening, and, as she begins a passionate love affair with the debonaire stranger, she has no idea that she has fallen not for the young stranger from the coffee shop but for Death himself. In an effort ... |
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