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Overview

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Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Writers (WGA):
Martin Donovan (written by) &
David Koepp (written by)
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Release Date:
31 July 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Some people will go to any lengths to stay young forever. But Madeline Ashton and her old friend Helen Sharp are about to go TOO far. more
Plot:
When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations more
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(12 articles)
Sissy
 (From FilmExperience. 11 July 2009, 7:26 PM, PDT)

Streep Nom #9 and Act III: Funny Lady
 (From FilmExperience. 11 July 2009, 9:59 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meryl Streep ... Madeline Ashton

Bruce Willis ... Dr. Ernest Menville

Goldie Hawn ... Helen Sharp

Isabella Rossellini ... Lisle von Rhoman
Ian Ogilvy ... Chagall
Adam Storke ... Dakota

Nancy Fish ... Rose, Madeleine's Maid
Alaina Reed Hall ... Psychologist

Michelle Johnson ... Anna, Chagall's Aide
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Vivian Adams
William Frankfather ... Mr. Franklin
John Ingle ... Eulogist

Clement von Franckenstein ... Opening Man

Petrea Burchard ... Opening Woman

Jim Jansen ... Man #2
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some nudity and off-color humor.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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In the scene where Helen sits down onto a shovel handle, she didn't sit in the way she was expected to do, so the SFX people had to morph the image to make it look like the shovel handle was pushing up into her chest. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In the scene before Helen is shot, Bruce Willis' grayish makeup can be seen to end at his jawline, allowing a big patch of rosy skin to show through. more
Quotes:
[Helen has a gaping hole in her abdomen after being shot into a pool]
Helen: Look at me, Ernest! Just look at me! I'm soaking wet!
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Referenced in "Charmed: Styx Feet Under (#7.5)" (2004) more
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78 out of 83 people found the following comment useful:-
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous, 12 March 2006
9/10
Author: bethlambert117 from United States

There is so much greatness in this unexpected Hollywood comedy that the cheap shots are really cheap and, quite frankly, unbearable. Buried somewhere between the special effects (extraordinary by the way) is one the wittiest satires to come out of Hollywood in many, many moons. Meryl Streep is sensational and Bruce Willis is, I swear, unrecognizable in the best possible way. The movie hits the highest moments when, for instance, Meryl asks Isabella Rossellini how much the magic potion costs and Isabella replays: "Oh the sordid topic of coin" sublime, exquisite, funny but with enormous regard for its audience. But when Bruce calls Goldie Hawn to explain the "incident" at home he goes through a TV style monologue that seems to belong to a sit-com and not to the elegant vulgarity of this three sad, magnificent wannabees. The dialog, for the most part, is the best in any American serious comedy since Billy Wilder. The structure of the script is flawless and inventive. The costumes are atrocious and certain scenes seem directed by a 3rd assistant. I don't know how to explain it. However, I have it, I own it and sometimes I put it on with my finger in the fast forward. What's good is so good that makes the whole thing really worth it.

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