Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American romantic fantasy drama film directed and produced by Martin Brest, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani. Celebrating his 65th birthday, businessman and devoted family man Bill Parrish is visited by Death, who wants to know what it's like to be human in return for giving Bill extra days of his life. The screenplay was written by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno, and is loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, an adaptation of the 1924 Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella.
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What's on the docket for today? - Docket? - Hmm, yes. What shall we do? - Well, I have to go to work, and... - Splendid. I'll join you. Oh. Would you like to ride or walk? Walk. I wish to see the world. This is crazy. This is the left field thing of all time. I, uh... I don't know if I can get through this. - What do I do? What do I tell my family? - You'll get through this, Bill. As far as your family's concerned, uh, I wouldn't say anything. You'll ruin the great start we had last night. Hmm. It felt as if I was being treated like a person. Yes, Joe this, Joe that. A nice smile. Quince passed me the rolls. No passion or rapture or any of these mighty things you're so intent on imparting. But I am certain, should you say who I am, our adventure would end abruptly. Mm-hmm.
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I'll tell you what. You promise this undertaking of yours... involves only me and, uh... And what? - I won't tell anyone who you are. - Sounds fair enough. - Good. - Is it a deal? - A deal? - Yeah. You give your word; I give mine that we'll do what we say. Mm-hmm. It is a truth exchanged between two people. - Bill? - What? You have a deal. Ow!
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Great. You know, I got to thinking. With you here and seemingly occupied, how's your work going, I mean, elsewhere? While you were shaving this morning, you weren't just shaving. - What do you mean? - You were hatching ideas, making plans, arriving at decisions, right? Yeah, I guess so. So you understand the concept. While part of you is busy doing one thing, another part of you is doing another, perhaps even attending to the problems of your work. - Correct? - Of course. So you understand the idea. Congratulations, Bill. Now multiply that by infinity, take that to the depths of forever, and you still will barely have a glimpse of what I'm talking about.
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How about giving a guy a break? Make an exception? - Well, there's one to every rule. - Not this. And call my family. I'd like them to have dinner with me tonight. Didn't the family get together last night? - Jennifer. - Of course, Mr. Parrish, right away. Uh, perhaps you'd like to wait in my office. No.
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- ... personal associate of mine, and, uh... - Hello, Quince. - Hey. - He'll be joining us this morning. I know this is unusual, and my apologies, and, uh... Drew, carry on. It's nice to see you. Didn't expect you, but, uh... certainly you can't get enough of a good thing. - Thank you. - Joe, would you like to sit there?
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Our sole order of business today is a, uh... is an acceptance of John Bontecou's generous offer. And I think Bill... Do you have any more of these delicious cookies? The jelly ones? Mmm, and a cup of tea. With milk, I think. I'd like to try it English style. Yes. A cup of tea with milk, please. Is there anything else, Mr. Black? - How about some water? - Why, yes, thank you. - Hot or cold? - Cold. - And a glass? - Mmm.
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