Meet Joe Black is a 1998 remake of the 1934 film, Death Takes a Holiday, originally having been remade in 1971 under the same name as the original. Meet Joe Black stars Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. It was directed by Martin Brest.
Bill Parrish, media tycoon, loving father and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the Inevitable - by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death itself enters his home and his life, personified in a man's body: Joe Black has arrived. His intention was to take Bill with him, but accidentally, Joe's former host and Bills 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 who she's flirting with. Written by Julian Reischl
Quale Ragazza non vorrebbe essere irretita da quel "diavolo" di Brad Pitt ? La storia del film è semplice. Il Male assume le sembianze del fidanzato di una ricca e bella ragazza, morto in un incidente d'auto, senza che lei lo sappia. Il bel tenebroso è venuto sulla Terra per prendere il padre di lei, ricco tycoon newyorkese, con il quale stringe un patto: ritarderà la "consegna" in cambio della scoperta dei piaceri terreni ed umani. Naturalmente il nostro si innamorerà della bella figlia del suo "lavoro", scoprendo le gioie del sesso ed il dolore del dover ritornare fra i dannati. Lungo come si conviene alla moda ricorrente, il film scorre placido, in ambienti superlusso della upper-class newyorkese. Written by rosebud6
Joe Black and Bill Parrish enter into a most unusual gentleman's agreement. Wealthy media tycoon William Parrish leads a charmed existence until Death comes calling with an extraordinary proposition - he'll delay Bill's imminent demise in exchange for a tour of life. Innocent, enigmatic and often hilarious, Joe disrupts Bill's world of privilege and corporate intrigue. But when he falls for Bill's beautiful daughter, Joe threatens to change the rules. Now Bill must fight not for his future, but for those he loves in this bittersweet tale of life and death. Written by Robert Lynch
