When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 16 nominations total
Alaina Reed-Hall
- Psychologist
- (as Alaina Reed Hall)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaMeryl Streep accidentally scarred Goldie Hawn's cheek with a shovel during the fight scene.
- GoofsAt the end of the movie you can see the bottle of spray paint rolling down the stairs and landing on the pavement. In the next shot, when Helen's body hits the pavement the bottle is gone.
- Quotes
Madeline Ashton: Bottoms up!
[Madeline drinks the potion]
Lisle Von Rhoman: Now, a warning.
Madeline Ashton: NOW a warning?
- SoundtracksMe
Written by Geoff Aymar
Lyrics by Martin Donovan & David Koepp
Arranged by William Ross
Performed by Meryl Streep (uncredited)
Featured review
A genius combination of three great actors makes this worth while!
Ok, call me crazy but wasn't this the first film that anyone had ever seen Bruce Willis play a character that didn't involve him blasting bad guys into the air with a machine gun? Don't get me wrong, I loved "Die Hard" and am a big fan of Bruce but it was just so refreshing to see him play a character that was so different to his previous (and, indeed, later) roles. His performance of the downtrodden, weedy "Ernest" is masterful as he strikes a perfect balance between the comedy and darkness of the film. If you like black comedies (like me), you'll love this! Whoever thought of casting such a genius combination of these three great actors in this film should be applauded. Hawn and Streep are excellently cast as the two feisty women competing over Ernest, desperately hanging on to their long-gone youth and stopping at NOTHING to get what they want - the bitch fight between the two gals is a scene NOT to be missed!
All in all, "Death Becomes Her" is a deliciously dark comedy with a brilliant cast, great direction and some pretty convincing special effects - considering it was made way back in 1992!
All in all, "Death Becomes Her" is a deliciously dark comedy with a brilliant cast, great direction and some pretty convincing special effects - considering it was made way back in 1992!
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- anzy_chick
- Feb 24, 2003
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- Also known as
- La muerte le sienta bien
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $58,422,650
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,110,355
- Aug 2, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $149,022,650
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