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Death Becomes Her
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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   25,275 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Martin Donovan (written by) &
David Koepp (written by)
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Release Date:
31 July 1992 (USA) more
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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
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations more
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(16 articles)
Their Best Role: Meryl Streep
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User Comments:
It just gets funnier every time I watch it more (139 total)

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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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some nudity and off-color humor.
Runtime:
104 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Meryl Streep accidentally scarred Goldie Hawn's cheek with a shovel during the fight scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Helen gets out of the fountain after being shot, she is soaking wet from head to toe. Just a few minutes later when she and Madelina engage in their shovel battle, Helen's hair is completely dry. more
Quotes:
Helen Sharp: [Helen throws a Spade at Madeleine, who catches it] En garde! *Bitch*!
Ernest Menville: Girls, girls! Let's just calm down! I'm sure we can settle this peacefully and nego... WHOA!
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109 out of 128 people found the following comment useful.
It just gets funnier every time I watch it, 20 October 2003
10/10
Author: Leonard Petch (leonardpetch) from London, England

I love this movie and have watched it more than any other film I own. What makes it for me is the subtle face acting of the two leads whose comic timing is perfect. Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn have never been so good (plus this is the only film in which Bruce Willis doesn't do his trademark smirk even once).

Every role is played to perfection and the script is a comedy work of art.

I won't bother defending it to those people who need their jokes hammered home to them by comedy actors whose only way of getting a laugh is to gurn and fart. Each to their own.

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