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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You're not going to tell me?

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You're married, aren't you? Why? Because men who never say anything about themselves, they're... they're always married.

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- So you're married? - No, I'm not.

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But you... you have a girlfriend. No.

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- Gay? - No.

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So, tell me, Joe... How come a man as attractive, intelligent, well-spoken... diffident in the most seductive way, and yet... powerful... is all alone in this world?

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I'm sorry.

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I'm s... I didn't... mean to pry, and, uh, you obviously don't want to tell me, so we'll just...

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We'll just leave it a mystery.

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- That is the way you want it, isn't it? - Yes, thank you.

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Where are you going? To bed. - To bed? - Yes. I'm tired.

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- Good night, Daddy. - Good night. Sleep well. - Okay. See you tomorrow. - Good night. See you. - Good night, Susie. Get some sleep. - Good night. - Yeah. - See you tomorrow. - Good night. - Good night.

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- That was wonderful. - Mmm. - It's good to get together. - Mm-hmm.

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Do you mind if I raise a little caution flag? Raise away. What is the nature of your interest in Joe?

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Well... Remember how you told me about lightning striking? Mm-hmm. The nature of it's in there somewhere. Yeah. Well, I won't say you're on the wrong track, but, uh... Then what will you say?

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I don't think this is the lightning you're looking for. I mean, Drew is a good man. I know I didn't seem to be completely in his corner before, but, uh, I've come to appreciate that, um... Now we love Drew? And Joe doesn't measure up? - What's going on? - Nothing. When you say "nothing" that way, it is not nothing. - Then what is it? - It's something.

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- Okay. - Good night. - I'll see you tomorrow. - Yeah. Good night.

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I know you're all as uncomfortable as I am to be meeting like this. But I got a call last night from John Bontecou. Not only is he still interested, he's sweetening his offer.

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Although it pains me to say it, in my opinion, Bill Parrish dealt with us pre-emptively... in dismissing any deal with Bontecou. Therefore, I'm sorry to say that if we're to examine this new offer responsibly, as the Board of Directors of Parrish Communications, we must do so without its chairman. There's one additional element. Bontecou is so anxious to get us, he said he'd take Parrish Communications with Bill Parrish or without.

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In this crisis, and be assured... this is a crisis, it's not pleasant to say the following. But I would be remiss if I did not. When we present Bill with the improved Bontecou offer, and if he still refuses to let us consider it, once more makes an adamant or emotional rejection, we will have no choice but to... You're taking this too far, Drew.

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