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 do you think? Is it just the executive committee, or are you guys gonna use me? Quince, man, thanks for the offer, but it's all set for just me and Bill. More people might... I know. I know, gum up the works. "I want you to get swept away. " Huh? I was just sayin' to Quince that we won't need him until... - Did you hear something? - Yeah, but I was just sayin' to Quince... - No, no, no. Not you. - What's the matter, Daddy?

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Nothing. I'm sorry. "I want you to levitate. I want you to sing with rapture and dance like a dervish. " - "Dance like a dervish"? - Daddy, what is it?

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Nothing, I'm just talking to myself. You know me. No, I've never known you to talk to yourself. Oh, well, can I give you a lift? No, I'm gonna catch a cab. Listen, are you okay? Yeah. Got my garters on, my ears pricked... ready for action. Okay. Well... Go get 'em, Pops. You're damn right. Okay.

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Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Oh, haven't heard that one before. I'm sorry. I had to say it. - Honey? Honey? - Hi, George. Honey, you have to go on. Okay? There's a time to sow and a time to reap. You have to sow. Sorry. Excuse me. No, I liked him. I don't like him anymore. 'Cause you're my honey. Someone messes with you, they mess with me. That's it. I'm on a plane in a heartbeat. You let me know. Yep, when I get my phone in, you're my first call. I promise. Hit the books, get the degree. One day we'll be hanging out a shingle together. How's that? Mmm? Okay. You all right? Yes. You bet. Be strong. I love you. Bye-bye.

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- Morning. - Good morning.

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I was talkin' kind of loud there. I'm sorry. Oh, not at all.

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It was fascinating.

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Yeah, what was fascinating about it? Um... You and, uh, "honey"?

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- It's my kid sister. - Oh.

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And she just broke up with her boyfriend and was thinking... about dropping out of law school. - Oh, I'm sorry. - No, nothing to be sorry about. That's the way it is with men and women, isn't it?

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What's the way? Nothing lasts. Oh. Yeah, I agree. Really? Why?

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No, I'm interested.

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I was just trying to be agreeable.

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Okay. All right. I was sharpshooting. - Oh. - No, just that "nothing lasts" stuff. That was the problem with Honey's guy. He didn't know what he wanted. So, he's fooling around, and she catches him at it. You know, like one girlfriend isn't enough for him.

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- So, you're a one-girl guy. - Yes, I am.

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- That's right. - Right.

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Looking for her right now, actually. Mmm. Who knows? You might be her. No, don't laugh. I just got into town. I got the new job. I'm trying to get into this apartment.

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Anyway, so you're a doctor. Mmm. How'd you know? 'Cause everyone's a doctor around here. This apartment building... Everyone's in green slippers, the green pajamas. The guy I'm waiting for to vacate... - ... doctor. - He's a doctor. What kind of doctor? I'm a resident... internal medicine.

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So, if I needed a doctor, you could be it. I could be her. Yeah. You could be... her. Uh-huh.

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Yeah, I could.

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