Meet Joe Black: Difference between revisions

Death, nicknamed Joe Black by Parrish, is played by [[Brad Pitt]]. Bill Parrish is played by [[Anthony Hopkins]]. Susan Parrish is played by [[Claire Forlani]]. The film was directed by [[Martin Brest]], previously known for (among others) ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984) and ''[[Midnight Run]]'' (1988). The film was a moderate box office hit, its worldwide gross estimated to 142,940,100 dollars (though its domestic total was an unimpressive $44 million, not even half of its budget).

 

* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: Death takes human form, naturally.

* [[Audience Surrogate]]: Joe, particularly at the beginning (when he serves as the audience's exploratory vehicle within Bill Parrish's estate), and the end, when he tears up watching the dance and acts as the receptacle for Bill's summative reflections, parroting the anticipated reaction of the audience watching the end of the movie.