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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Hmm.

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Do you like me, Joe? Oh, yes, Quince. You're one of my favorites.

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What would you say if you knew it was me who brought down Bill Parrish?

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Oh, I told Drew and the board that Bill depended on you. Drew and Bontecou are gonna chop up the company, sell it off for parts. Bontecou was outside. Drew was Mr. Inside. And I was the fool who made it all happen.

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Ohh...

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God.

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What do I do? Go to Bill Parrish and tell him the truth. He'll forgive you.

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- You think so? - Yes.

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You think I should wait till after the party? No.

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No. Four down here and a sturgeon up there. This one is perfect. Absolutely. Okay, I think I want four here like that... - Hi, Daddy. - Hi. What do you think? Well, it's, uh... it's starting to grow on me. Oh, I've got a baritone with a balalaika... coming from the Russian Tea Room. I've dressed him in a Cossack shirt, and he'll be singing Nelson Eddy songs. Wow.

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You really are amazing. But why, oh, why, Allison, are you doing all this?

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I do it because I love you. Everybody loves you: Mommy, wherever she is, Susan, Quince... all the people you work with, anyone who's ever met you.

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Ohh, Daddy. After all, you've been a wonderful father.

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Yeah, well, I haven't been the father to you that, uh... - That you've been to Susan? - I wasn't going to say that. But that's what you were thinking. And that's okay. Because I know that you love me. I mean, it's not like it is with her. Whenever she walks into the room, your eyes light up. She always gets a smile from you, as opposed to me. When I walk in, this look comes over your face, like, "What does she want now?" But you've never let either of us want for anything. Oh, God. More than that, Daddy, more than that.

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I've felt loved, and that's all that matters. So, never mind favorites. You're allowed to have one. The point is, you've been mine.

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Oh, Allison.

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Oh.

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I really feel...

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I've everything I could've ever wanted for my birthday. Oh, wait a minute! There's more to come. Lots of excess, like you love.

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You know, this is gonna be a wonderful party.

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