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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But I just gotta tell you, if mergers are in the wind, I've developed some great prospects. And I want to come and talk to you about... about 'em next week. - Next week? - Yeah.

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Or the week after.

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- No good? - No. Why, anything's possible. - It's up to Joe. - Joe. You just don't know how glad I am you're aboard, because anybody who can take some of the weight off the old man, I am... I'm in his corner. - That's very gracious of you, Quince. - Ah, it's no problem. Well, I'll leave you two alone, because I can, uh... I can tell, you know... you got something in the fire.

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Now, look, I know you're down. But you know, when you're down, there's no place to go but up. Up. Thanks, Quince. Forget about Bontecou. I got a couple other merger possibilities up my sleeve, and I'm pitching 'em to the old man. - Were you? - Yeah. - Hey, listen. - Mm-hmm. We're gonna go in together. I'll clue you in. The timing has gotta be right, because the old man says it's up to Joe.

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- He said it's up to Joe? - Mm-hmm. - Those were his words? - Yeah. - It's up to Joe, huh? - Yeah. - That's what he said? - That's what he... That's what he said. That's very interesting. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I thought so too.

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I want to thank you all for coming. Uh, my family, um, Allison and Quince, Susan and the other members.

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And, uh...

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So glad when we can get together. I mean, I know you all have busy lives. - Look who's talking. - Yeah. Speak for yourself. Yeah. I remember when you were little girls, and, uh... I love little girls.

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And uh, now you're all grown up, and I, um... I had some words prepared, but, uh, I've forgotten them. Um... Wait a minute, uh...

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- There's so much I wanted to say, uh... - Daddy? - You could sit down if you want to. - Yeah. So many words I wanted to... So much I wanted to say, but, uh...

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I can't, and so, uh... Yeah, I better sit down.

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Carry on, everybody, please. Oh, one other thing.

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Um, why don't we all... have dinner again tomorrow night, okay? - Dinner again? - Yeah. You haven't had enough of us yet, Dad?

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Mmm... mmm... no.

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Come here.

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- We'll be here. - You bet we'll be here. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Joe.

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Oh, no. I would prefer some peanut butter. How would you like that, sir? On some kind of toast? Toast.

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- No, just the butter. - Right away, sir.

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Why do you like peanut butter so much? I don't know. Hmm. I adore things like that. Food I can't do without. Don't you? Yes. - It comforts you, doesn't it? - Yes, I find that it does.

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- Mind if I throw up? - Drew. Please.

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