Meet Joe Black

DVD 1999

Bill Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. Death as Joe Black comes calling with an extraordinary proposition-- he'll delay Bill's demise in exchange for a tour of life. Innocent, enigmatic and often hilarious, Joe is a disruptive influence. When Joe falls for Bill's daughter, Bill must fight for those he loves in this bittersweet tale of life and death.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Death (Personification) Fiction

Fathers and daughters Fiction

Love Fiction

Man-woman relationships Fiction

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Fantasy films Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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ISBN:

9780783233475
0783233477

Description:

1 videodisc (180 minutes) : sound, colour, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Notes:

Title from container
For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998
Music by Thomas Newman ; editors, Joe Hutshing, Michael Tronick ; photography, Emmanuel Lubezki
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
Includes audio tracks in English, Spanish and French
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

522822

UPC:

025192053122

Other Authors:

Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959. Death takes a holiday
Brest, Martin, 1951- director, film producer
Casella, Alberto, 1891-1957. Morte in vacanza
City Light Films (Firm), production company
Forlani, Claire, actor
Goldman, Bo, 1932-2023 screenwriter
Harden, Marcia Gay, actor
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor
Osborn, Ron, screenwriter
Pitt, Brad, 1963- actor
Reno, Jeff, screenwriter
Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- actor
Universal Pictures (Firm), film distributor
Wade, Kevin, screenwriter
Weber, Jake, 1964- actor

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