Meet Joe Black is a movie directed by Martin Brest in 1998 and based on the play Death Takes a Holiday: A Comedy in Three Acts by Alberto Casella, first published in 1957. The movie features Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor, and others.
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Storyline
Billionaire media mogul Bill Parrish is considering a merger between his company and another media giant and is about to celebrate his 65th birthday with an elaborate party planned by his elder daughter, Allison. His younger daughter, Susan, a resident in internal medicine, is in a relationship with one of Bill’s board members, Drew. When she asks for the short version of his impassioned speech, he simply says, ‘Stay open’.
Movie vs Book
Year
1998
Minutes
178
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Meet Joe Black
Director: Martin Brest
Country: USA
Year: 1998
Length: 2h58m
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Year
1957
Pages
162
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
Death Takes a Holiday
Subtitle: A Comedy in Three Acts
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“When you’re making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives.”
JOEL EDGERTON (Actor)
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