Meet Joe Black (1998)
| Release Date | 02 November 1998 |
| Budget | $90,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $45,000,000 |
| Tagline | He's Expecting You. |
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Aldrich Mansion - 836 Warwick Neck Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Fantasy, Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Supernatural Romance, Mysterious Strangers, Fish Out of Water, Race Against Time, Fathers and Daughters, Trading Bodies |
| Tones | Austere, Deliberate, Talky, Lavish, Stylized, Affectionate, Humorous |
| Tags | Businessperson, Daughter, Death, Love, Vacation |
Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American romantic drama/fantasy film produced by Universal Studios, directed by Martin Brest and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani, loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday (originally by Paramount Pictures, but now owned by Universal through EMKA, Ltd.). It was the second pairing of Hopkins and Pitt after their 1994 film Legends Of The Fall.
Cast and Crew
David S. Howard
Eddie Sloane
Lois Kelly-Miller
Jamaican Woman
Jahnni St. John
Jamaican Woman's Daughter
Diane Kagan
Jennifer
June Squibb
Helen
Gene Canfield
Construction Foreman
Suzanne Hevner
Florist
Steve Coats
Electrician
Madeline Balmaceda
Madeline
Julie Lund
Drew's Secretary
Kay Gaffney
Boardmember
Anthony Kane
Boardmember
Joe H. Lamb
Boardmember
Robert C. Lee
Boardmember
Jim Taylor McNickle
Boardmember
Hardy Phippen Jr.
Boardmember
Leo Marks
Party Waiter
Michelle Youell
Party Guest
Gene Leverone
Party Guest
Brian Eggleston
Party Guest
Marshall Factora
Chef
Trish McGettrick
Doctor
Rana Morrison
Lady at party
Glenn Phillips
Construction Worker
Director
Writer
Ron Osborn
Jeff Reno
Kevin Wade
Alberto Casella
Walter Ferris
Gladys Lehman
Producer
Celia D. Costas
associate producer
Ronald L. Schwary
executive producer
David J. Wally
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Emmanuel Lubezki
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Editor
Joe Hutshing
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Michael Tronick
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Casting Director
Ellen Lewis
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Juliet Taylor
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Production Designer
Art Director
Robert Guerra
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Set Decorator
Leslie Bloom
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Costume Designer
Aude Bronson-Howard
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David C. Robinson
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Makeup Department
Stephen G. Bishop
hair stylist
Jean Ann Black
makeup artist: Mr. Pitt
Lynn Campbell
makeup artist
Richard Dean
key makeup artist
Jerry DeCarlo
hair stylist
Tricia Heine
makeup artist
Brenda McNally
additional hair stylist
Randy Houston Mercer
key makeup artist
Beth Miller
hair department head
Lyndell Quiyou
key hair stylist
Joe Rossi
makeup artist
Rob Fitz
additional makeup artist
Trish Seeney
additional makeup artist: Rhode Island
Production Manager
Debbi Bossi
post-production supervisor
Celia D. Costas
unit production manager
Jessie Ward Dugan
post-production supervisor
Ray Quinlan
assistant unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Cercone Fiorino
second second assistant director
Terry Ham
additional second second assistant director: Rhode Island
Keith J. Knight
dga trainee
Amy Sayres
first assistant director
Chris Surgent
second assistant director
Art Department
Joseph Alfieri
construction coordinator
David H. Allen
assistant props: Rhode Island
Tommy Allen
property master
Henry Antonacchio
construction foreman
William Armstrong
stand-by scenic
JoAnn Atwood
set dresser
Karla J. Bailey
scenic artist
Meredith Barchat
scenic artist
Tommy Boles
construction foreman: Rhode Island
Steve Brennan
props
Roland Brooks
chargeman scenic artist
Diana Burton
assistant property master
Jeff Butcher
assistant props
Rick Cardillo
construction grip
Ronald Carreiro
construction grip: Rhode Island
Mickey Carter
props
Dennis Causey
set dresser
Ed Check
assistant art director
Eric Cheripka
assistant props: Rhode Island
Robert Currie
on-set dresser
John Davis
storyboard artist
Chris DeTitta
lead man
Robert DiGrigoli
carpenter
James Donahue
scenic artist
Thomas C. Dragna Jr.
carpenter
William Durnin
green team: Rhode Island
Edward J. Egan III
construction grip
Jennifer Engel
assistant props: Rhode Island
Marcus Epps
set dresser: Rhode Island
Ray Fisher
set dresser
James Fitzpatrick
construction electric
John J. Flugel
set dresser
Rafael Fraguada
set dresser: Rhode Island
Charles H. Furey
carpenter
Gerard J. Furey
shop craftsman
Paul Gaily
set dresser
Julia Garrison
painter
Emily Gaunt
scenic artist
Jim Gilmartin
scenic artist
Tobias Haller
green team: Rhode Island
Jay Halligan
construction grip
Paul Halligan
construction grip
Sandy Hamilton
assistant props
Richard Hebrank
key construction grip
Michael Herlihy
carpenter
John Holland
set dresser
Jessica Johnson
art department assistant
Timothy Joliat
set dresser: Rhode Island
Darrell K. Keister
assistant art director
Andrew W. Kenah
construction grip: Rhode Island
Philip Kennedy
scenic artist
Julius Kozlowski
scenic artist
Stephen Krieger
lead man: Rhode Island
Carl Landi
construction grip
Gary Levitsky
set dresser
Gus Magalios
construction grip
Peter T. Malone
stand-by carpenter
Etienne Martine
set dresser
John 'Butch' McCarthy
gang boss: set dressing
Thomas McGrath Woods
construction grip
Silvija L. Moess
scenic artist
Lyvan A. Munlyn
scenic crew
Robert Murphy
construction grip
Charles A. Nastacio
construction grip
John Oates Jr.
set dresser
Vincent J. Orofino
green team: Rhode Island
Susan Peterson
scenic artist: Rhode Island
Richard Pfaff
carpenter: Rhode Island
Elizabeth Popiel
model maker
Gennaro Proscia
carpenter
John Ralbovsky
scenic foreman
Sonny Rea
construction grip
David Rotondo
carpenter: Rhode Island, propmaker: Rhode Island
Michael Saccio
on-set dresser
Michael Scarola
construction grip
Kevin Sciotto
scenic artist
Clarissa Shanahan
painter
Kurt Smith
construction grip
Tyris Smith
set dresser: Rhode Island
Haven Storey
scenic artist: Rhode Island
Lynn Tonnessen
assistant set decorator
Mitch Towse
set dresser
Sylvia Trapanese
scenic artist
Ron Von Blomberg
supervising greensman
Thomas White
carpenter
Charlie Whitney
carpenter
Peter Wilcox
carpenter: Rhode Island
Paul J. Wilson
construction grip
Joan Winters
graphic designer
Nancy Winters
assistant art director
Michael E. Allegretto
greensman
Victoria Krasnakevich
property assistant
Ross La Terra
set dresser
Byron K. Lovelace
props
Alexandra Mazur
assistant set decorator
Ginny Walsh
property fabricator
Patricia Woodbridge
assistant art director
Sound Department
Ron Bartlett
sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Beardwood
dialogue editor
John Benson
foley editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis
assistant sound editor
Joe Dorn
supervising adr editor
Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Joe Earle
sound effects editor
Don Givens
foley recordist
Marilyn Graf
foley mixer
Robin Harlan
foley artist
Allan Hartz
adr editor
Scott Hecker
supervising sound editor
Barbara Issak
adr editor
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson
sound effects editor
Samuel F. Kaufman
sound recordist
Linda Keim
sound effects editor
Gary Lewis
dialogue editor
Larry Mann
foley editor
David Melhase
adr editor
Danny Michael
sound mixer
Chris Miller
sound
Sarah Monat
foley artist
John Murray
foley editor
Mark Narramore
sound recordist
Eric A. Norris
sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn
dialogue editor
Lauren Palmer
adr editor
Jeff Rosen
adr editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay
voice processing
Matt Sawelson
adr editor
Andrew Schmetterling
boom operator
Brian Schwary
assistant sound editor
Mark Smith
sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Starbuck
cable person
Jim Stewart
foley recordist
Cary Stratton
adr recordist
Bill Ward
assistant sound editor
Dan Yale
foley editor
Special Effects
Robert DeVine
special effects
Visual Effects
Jon Alexander
compositing supervisor: ILM
Chrissie England
visual effects executive producer: ILM
Jack Mongovan
rotoscope lead artist: ILM
Michael Owens
visual effects supervisor: ILM
David Tanaka
visual effects editor: ILM
Ginger Theisen
visual effects associate producer: ILM
Marc Wilhite
CG technical support
Stunts
Bill Anagnos
stunt player
Nick Brett
stunt player
Troy Brown
stunt player
Paul Bucossi
stunt player
Peter Bucossi
stunt player
Chris Cenatiempo
stunt player
John Cenatiempo
stunt player
Steve M. Davison
stunt player
Ralph Ferrara
stunt player
Tony Guida
stunt player
Greg Harris
stunt player
Buddy Joe Hooker
stunt coordinator
Gino Lucci
stunt player
Ralph W. Odum
stunt player
Michael Russo
stunt player
Tommy Trama
stunt player
Scott Wilder
stunt player, stunt double: Brad Pitt
Steve Wooten
stunt player
Eddie Yansick
stunt player
Steve Mack
stunt double: Anthony Hopkins, stunt player
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Boyle
grip: Rhode Island
Arnold F. Brown
grip
James J. Callahan
key rigging grip: Rhode Island
Dave Cambria
electrician: Rhode Island
Phillip V. Caruso
still photographer
William Coleman
additional camera operator
Meredith Collins
second assistant camera
Ray Collins
camera loader
Howard Davidson
grip
Craig DiBona
camera operator
Bryan Dolan
electrician
Thomas Dolan
best boy electric
Tim Driscoll
grip
Glen Engels
grip
Gregory Farrell
rigging electrician
Kevin Fitzpatrick
best boy rigging electric
William L. Flanagan
grip: Rhode Island
Thomas Ford
electrician: Rhode Island
Jay Fortune
gaffer
Raymond Fortune
stage electrician
Kenneth Fundus
best boy grip
Stephen Girouard
electrician
Dennis Green
24 frame video operator
Richard Guinness Jr.
key grip
Tim Hogan
best boy rigging grip: Rhode Island
Andrew Holliday
electrician
Richard J. Houpeke Jr.
construction grip: Rhode Island
Victor Huey
grip
Fred Johanns
generator operator
Robert B. Jones
rigging grip: Rhode Island
Billy Kerwick
key rigging grip
Edward T. Kerwick
rigging grip
Roger Kimpton
grip
Paul Lambiase
grip
Sal Lanza
grip
Dave Lowry
dolly grip
James Malone
rigging gaffer
Bobby Mancuso
first assistant camera
Jim Manzione
electrician
Frances 'Buddy' McBride
rigging electrician
Peter A. Mian
video assist operator
James R. Mitchell
electrician: Rhode Island
Tim Norman
second assistant camera
John L. Oates
electrician
Brian A. Pitts
rigging electrician
Joseph E. Pytel
rigging electrician: Rhode Island
Brendan Quinlan
grip
Collin Quinlan
electrician
James Quinlan
electrician
Ed Quinn
rigging grip
William Randall
rigging electrician: Rhode Island
Michael Rudolph
electrician
Igor Srubshchik
24 frame video operator
Robert Tompkins
grip: Rhode Island
Joseph Viano
best boy rigging grip
James F. Walsh Jr.
best boy rigging electric
Rick Whitfield
24 frame video operator
Chris Bangma
assistant camera: SpaceCam
Joe Collins
first assistant camera
Dylan Goss
aerial camera operator
Guy Holt
electrician
Stephen Kaye
grip
Robert Mehnert
camera operator: SpaceCam
Darren Ryan
24 frame video operator
Casting Department
Sophia M. Costas
extras casting associate: Rhode Island
Lee Genick
extras casting assistant
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Vivian Hasbrouk
casting assistant
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
casting associate
Ann Kiker
extras casting associate: Rhode Island
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts
wardrobe supervisor
Susan Anderson
costumer: Rhode Island
Joanna Brett
costumer
Margaret Codola
costumer: Rhode Island
Kassandra D'Alessandro
costumer: Rhode Island
Marta Font
costumer
Sheila Gentile
costumer: Rhode Island
Barbara Hause
wardrobe supervisor
Joni M. Huth
seamstress
Dain I. Kalas
seamstress
Lisa Lesniak
costumer: Rhode Island
Emily Loreto
assistant costume designer
Cassy McEvoy
costumer: Rhode Island
Arthur Rowsell
wardrobe: Mr. Hopkins
Hartsell Taylor
costumer
Susan J. Wright
wardrobe supervisor
Michael Anzalone
set wardrobe
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Laurie Ann Castonguay
post-production secretary
Richard Conkling
assistant editor
Chris Gennarelli
dailies colorist
Heather Goodwin
apprentice editor
Phil Hetos
color timer
Mark Livolsi
assistant editor
Michael Matzdorff
assistant editor: avid, Los Angeles
Greg Parsons
first assistant editor
Amanda Pollack
assistant editor
Michael Ross
apprentice editor
Gabriel Wrye
first assistant editor
Ofe Yi
second assistant editor
Music Department
Bill Bernstein
music editor
Chris Boardman
conductor: party music, orchestrator: party music
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Jordan Corngold
assistant music editor
Leslie Morris
music contractor
Thomas Pasatieri
orchestrator
Angie Rubin
music editor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Curt Sobel
music editor: temp track
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Richard F.W. Davis
additional music editor
Michael Jay
additional music sequencing programmer
Transportation Department
Mike Buckman
driver
Joseph Buonocore
driver
Michael Buonocore
driver
Brendan P. Connolly
driver
Francis Connolly Jr.
transportation co-captain
Ronald Gildea
driver
Brian Hogan
driver
Herb Lieberz
driver
Jimmy Mahr
driver
Timothy Paustian
driver
Frank Röth
driver
Timothy Shannon
transportation co-captain
Stephen Silva
driver
James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Trish Adlesic
assistant location manager
Eric Agopian
set production assistant
Robert Ahern
location production assistant: Rhode Island
Tamsin Anstey
accounting clerk
John M. Antonacchio
on-set medic
Declan Baldwin
location manager
Tamara Bally
production auditor
Melanie Bell
assistant: Mr. Schwary
Jeff Berger
assistant: Martin Brest
Nathaniel Bonini
location assistant
Margaret Braun
cakes designer
Francis R. Brennan
location production assistant: Rhode Island
Cyndi Brenner
assistant production office coordinator
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Remy Chong
assistant: Mr. Wally
Susan Christy
craft service: Rhode Island
Amy Clark
set production assistant
Jennifer Cogswell
barge production assistant: Rhode Island
Sara Corrigan
video coordinator
Marianne Crescenzi
assistant production coordinator: Rhode Island
Paul Dallanegra
security officer
Johnny Egan
set production assistant
Wayne Forman
caterer
Laura Franses
location coordinator
Stefan Gesek
location assistant
Steve Ginsburg
office assistant
Jae Stein Grainger
payroll clerk
Brendan Gunn
dialect coach
Tina Hamilton
set production assistant
Cheryl Hendrickson
set production assistant
Rebecca Henriques
craft service assistant: Rhode Island
Brandon Hollyer
additional production assistant: Rhode Island
Larry Kaplan
unit publicist
Lisa Katcher
script supervisor
Taka Kawakami
set production assistant
Chad Keller
stand-in
Linda Krauss
office assistant
Keri Lederman
assistant production coordinator
Monica Levinson
production coordinator
Kate D. Lewis
set production assistant
David Lindsay
security officer
Karen Lockhart
stand-in
Todd Lubin
office assistant
Anthony S. Maggiacomo
craft service assistant: Rhode Island
Pierre Makhoul
security officer
Erik Malkovich
set production assistant
Kara Malkovich
set production assistant: Rhode Island
Mike Martin
aggreko generator operator
James Maull
post-production accountant
Terry McAllister
security officer
Frank McKenna
craft service
Michael McKenna
craft service
Peter McKernan
aerial coordinator
Robert Mehnert
aerial unit director
Frank Metzger
supplier: bird box
Shawn Mihill
location production assistant: Rhode Island
Jerry Mitchell
dance consultant: Rhode Island
Julia Morgan
set production assistant
Jamie Mullins
assistant: Dante Ferretti
Edmund Nardone
projectionist
Malve O'Meara
set production assistant: Rhode Island
Wayne Petrucelli
security coordinator
Douglas Plasse
set production assistant
Matt Power
set production assistant: Rhode Island
Jeremy D. Pratt
armories manager
Doug Pursley
shop/stage production assistant
Judy Pursley
first assistant accountant
Kim Quam
set medic
Jodi Reiner
set production assistant, assistant: Anthony Hopkins
Julio Ribot
shop/stage production assistant
Heather Riccabona
set production assistant
Olimpia T. Rinaldi
second assistant accountant
Vernon Rodriquez
parking assistant
Ron Rogers
assistant locations
Sam Rohn
location scout
Jen Roskind
location assistant
Mike S. Ryan
assistant location manager
Sharon M. Segal
accounting assistant: Rhode Island
Darryl A. Smith
payroll accountant
Ron Smith
fireworks coordinator: Rhode Island
Amanda Taylor
set production assistant
José Tejada
parking coordinator
Irapaul Turner
armories manager
Kim Villanueva
stand-in
David Wenzel
stand-in
Stephen Whelan
production associate
Bill Wilson
stand-in
Edoardo Ferretti
production assistant
Stefan Gegen
unit location assistant
Linda Marshall-Smith
location scout
George A. Parker
projectionist: VistaVision
Jennifer L. Pearlman
assistant location manager
Thanks
Lincoln Chafee
special thanks
Delia E. McDermott
special thanks
Paulette M. Turcotte
special thanks
Production Company
City Light Films
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Filmes Lusomundo
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
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Universal Pictures
Universal Studios Home Video
Special Effects
Anatomorphex
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Imtech Corporation
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Miscellaneous
Hollywood Rental Company
electrical equipment
Hughes Bros.
barges: rhode island unit
Inter Video
24 frame video services
Movie Movers
star trailers, transportation
PC Rueckwald
flowers
Pacific TitleMirage
titles and opticals
Pyro Spectacular
fireworks: rhode island unit
See Factor
electrical equipment
Sylvia Fay Casting
extras casting
Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting
Troubetzkoy Paintings Ltd.
paintings
Unique Catering
catering
Universal Records
soundtrack published by
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