Meet Joe Black

Synopsis

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?

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Cast

Brad Pitt

Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop

Anthony Hopkins

William Parrish

Claire Forlani

Susan Parrish

Jake Weber

Drew

Marcia Gay Harden

Allison

Jeffrey Tambor

Quince

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David S. Howard

Eddie Sloane

Lois Kelly-Miller

Jamaican Woman

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Jahnni St. John

Jamaican Woman's Daughter

Richard Clarke

Butler

Marylouise Burke

Lillian

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Diane Kagan

Jennifer

June Squibb

Helen

Gene Canfield

Construction Foreman

Suzanne Hevner

Florist

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Steve Coats

Electrician

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Madeline Balmaceda

Madeline

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Julie Lund

Drew's Secretary

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Kay Gaffney

Boardmember

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Anthony Kane

Boardmember

Crew

Art

• Dante Ferretti Production Design
• Robert Guerra Art Direction
• Leslie Bloom Set Decoration
• Ray Fisher Leadman
• Chris 'Curtis' Fousek Construction Coordinator
• Tommy Allen Property Master
• Joseph S. Alfieri Construction Coordinator

Camera

• Emmanuel Lubezki Director of Photography
• Phil Pastuhov Aerial Director of Photography
• Craig DiBona Camera Operator
• Phillip V. Caruso Still Photographer
• Dave Lowry Dolly Grip
• Richard Guinness Jr. Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Aude Bronson-Howard Costume Design
• David C. Robinson Costume Design
• Timothy Alberts Wardrobe Supervisor
• Barbara Hause Wardrobe Supervisor
• Susan J. Wright Wardrobe Supervisor
• Joni M. Huth Seamstress
• Dain I. Kalas Seamstress
• Beth Miller Hair Department Head
• Stephen G. Bishop Hairstylist
• Jerry DeCarlo Hairstylist
• Lyndell Quiyou Key Hair Stylist
• Richard Dean Key Makeup Artist

Crew

• Robert DeVine Special Effects
• Scott Wilder Stunt Double
• James P. Whalen Jr. Transportation Coordinator
• Timothy Shannon Transportation Co-Captain
• Francis Connolly Jr. Transportation Co-Captain
• Brendan Gunn Dialect Coach
• Edmund Nardone Projection
• Larry Kaplan Unit Publicist
• Peter A. Mian Video Assist Operator
• David Tanaka Visual Effects Editor
• Troy Brown Stunts
• Steve M. Davison Stunts

Directing

• Martin Brest Director
• Amy Sayres First Assistant Director
• Christopher Surgent Second Assistant Director
• Lisa Katcher Script Supervisor

Editing

• Joe Hutshing Editor
• Michael Tronick Editor
• Phil Hetos Color Timer
• Gabriel Wrye First Assistant Editor
• Greg Parsons First Assistant Editor
• Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
• Amanda Pollack Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Jay Fortune Gaffer
• James Malone Rigging Gaffer

Production

• Martin Brest Producer
• Ronald L. Schwary Executive Producer
• Ellen Lewis Casting
• Juliet Taylor Casting
• Celia D. Costas Unit Production Manager
• Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto Casting Associate
• Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
• David J. Wally Co-Producer
• Celia D. Costas Associate Producer

Sound

• Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
• Dean Drabin ADR Mixer
• Marilyn Graf Foley Mixer
• Don Givens Foley Recordist
• Bill Bernstein Music Editor
• Angie Rubin Music Editor
• Allen Hartz ADR Editor
• Barbara Issak ADR Editor
• David Melhase ADR Editor
• Lauren Palmer ADR Editor
• Jeff Rosen ADR Editor
• Matthew Sawelson ADR Editor

Visual Effects

• Michael Owens Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Ron Osborn Screenplay
• Jeff Reno Screenplay
• Kevin Wade Screenplay
• Bo Goldman Screenplay
• Alberto Casella Theatre Play
• Walter Ferris Theatre Play
• Maxwell Anderson Original Film Writer
• Gladys Lehman Original Film Writer

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