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Death Becomes Her
In one small bottle... The fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... Sometimes it doesn't.
( Comedy / Fantasy / Horror )


Death Becomes Her Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG-13

US Runtime: 104 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 30, 1992   [USA]
 
Director: Robert Zemeckis   [Director]
 
Writers: Martin Donovan   [Writer]
David Koepp   [Writer]
 
Producers: Joan Bradshaw   [Co-Producer]
Steve Starkey   [Producer]
Robert Zemeckis   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Dean Cundey   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Alan Silvestri   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Rick Carter   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Joanna Johnston   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Karen Rea   [Casting]
 
Production Company: Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.

Cast:

Goldie Hawn
Helen Sharp
Meryl Streep
Madeline Ashton Menville
Bruce Willis
Dr. Ernest Menville
Isabella Rossellini
Lisle von Rhuman
Ian Ogilvy
Chagall
Adam Storke
Dakota
Nancy Fish
Rose
Alaina Reed Hall
Psychologist
Michelle Johnson
Anna
Mary Ellen Trainor
Vivian Adams
William Frankfather
Mr. Franklin
John Ingle
Eulogist
Clement von Franckenstein
Opening Man
Petrea Burchard
Opening Woman
Jim Jansen
Second Man
Mimi Kennedy
Second Woman
Paulo Tocha
Landlord
Mark Davenport
Eviction Cop
Thomas Murphy
Eviction Cop
Michael Mills
Police Officer
Sonia Jackson
Psychiatric Patient
Jill C. Klein
Psychiatric Patient
Jean St. James
Psychiatric Patient
Debra Jo Rupp
Psychiatric Patient
Carol Ann Susi
Psychiatric Patient
Kay Yamamoto
Psychiatric Patient
Jacquelyn K. Koch
Messenger Girl
Anya Longwell
Chagall Receptionist
Stuart Mabray
Chagall Security
Colleen Morris
Starlet
Jonathan Silverman
Jay Norman
Meg Wittner
Woman at Book Party
Carrie Jean Yazel
Girl at Dakota's
Michael A. Nickles
Lisle's Body Guard
John Enos III
Lisle's Body Guard
Danny Lee Clark
Lisle's Body Guard
Fábio
Lisle's Body Guard
 
Joel Beeson
Lisle's Body Guard
Ron Stein
Elvis
Bonnie Cahoon
Greta Garbo
Stéphanie Anderson
Marilyn Monroe
Bob Swain
Andy Warhol
Eric Clark
James Dean
Dave Brock
Jim Morrison
Lydia Peterkoch
Blonde with Jim Morrison
Phillip Irwin Cooper
Coroner
Ernest Harada
Coroner
Susan Kellermann
Second Doctor
Kevin Caldwell
Medical Technician
Alex Hernandez
Medical Technician
Donna Ekholdt
Sobbing Nun
Tammy Gantz
Sobbing Nun
Melissa Martin
Sobbing Nun
Jeff Adkins
Dancer
Cheryl Baxter
Dancer
Cameron English
Dancer
Edmond Alan Forsyth
Dancer
Bob Gaynor
Dancer
Don Hesser
Dancer
Michael Higgins
Dancer
Kenneth Hughes
Dancer
Kenneth Knaff
Dancer
Glean Lewis
Dancer
Keith McDaniel
Dancer
Charles McGowan
Dancer
Regan Patno
Dancer
Lacy Darryl Phillips
Dancer
Matt Sergott
Dancer
Paul Michael Thorpe
Dancer
Sergio Trujillo
Dancer
Randy Crenshaw
Singer
Jon Joyce
Singer
Jerry Whitman
Singer
 

Uncredited Cast:


Anthony S. Johnson
Police Supervisor (uncredited)
Mike O'Hearn
Man (uncredited)
 
Sydney Pollack
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Ai Wan
Maid in Ancient Greece (uncredited)
 
 

Stunt Crew:


Catherine Bell
Stunt Double
Keii Johnston
Stunt Double
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunt Double
 
Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunt Double
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
 
 

Sound Crew:


Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Boudry
Sound Recordist
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Andy D'Addario
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Sandra García
Foley Recordist
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Marilyn Graf
Foley Recordist
 
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Angie Luckey
Assistant Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf
Supervising Sound Editor
Howard Neiman
Sound Editor
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Corinne Sessarego
ADR Editor
Larry Singer
ADR Supervisor
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Mixer
Thomas Whiting
ADR Editor
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Geoff Campbell
CG Artist
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
 
Doug Smythe
Visual Effects
Wes Takahashi
Animation Supervisor
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Visual Effects
 
 

Art Department:


Craig B. Ayers Sr.
Greensman
Daniel R. Bentley
Assistant Property Master
John Berger
Set Designer
Linda Berger
Assistant Art Director
Max E. Brehme
Set Dresser
Richard Bruns
Construction Foreman
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Lauren Cory
Assistant Art Director
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Erin M. Cummins
Assistant Art Director
Tim Donelan
Leadman
Lee B. Drygas
Assistant Property Master
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
Bruce Fuselier
Set Dresser
 
Steven Jarrard
Set Dresser
Martin A. Kline
Production Illustrator
Elizabeth Lapp
Set Designer
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser
David Lowery
Production Illustrator
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
Steve Miller
Greensman
Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Designer
Caroline Quinn
Art Department Coordinator
William Solomon
Standby Painter
Paul Sonski
Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey Thomas
Greensman
William Kemper Wright
Set Dresser
John Zemansky
Property Master
 
 

Directing Crew:


Marty P. Ewing
First Assistant Director
Max Kleven
Second Unit Director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Second Second Assistant Director
 
Cherylanne Martin
Second Assistant Director
Ken Ralston
Second Unit Director
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Don Burgess
Second Unit Director of Photography
Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip
Steven Cardarelli
Grip
Steve Chandler
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Jack Cooperman
Underwater Director of Photography
Marty Dobkousky
Grip
Jason Garcia
Camera Loader
Ben O. Graham
Lighting Technician
Michael Ronald Heath
Grip
Bud Heller
Key Rigging Grip
Sid Lucero
Best Boy Grip
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Raymond Michels
Rigging Grip
 
Deana Newcomb
Still Photographer
John O'Grady
Grip
Keith Roverud
Lighting Technician
Gary Sneed
Lighting Technician
Mark Soucie
Lighting Technician
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Edward R. Thompson Jr.
Lighting Technician
Dave Wachtman
Dolly Grip
O'Shana Walker
Lighting Technician
Mark Walthour
Chief Lighting Technician
Jolanda Wipfli
Second Assistant Camera
Anthony Wong
Lighting Technician
John Zirbel
Lighting Technician
 

Casting Department:


Donna Ekholdt
Casting Associate
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Patricia Bercsi
Costumer
Gilbert S. Hernandez
Costumer
Deborah Hopper
Costumer
Paul St. John
Costumer
 
Linda Redmon
Costumer
Barcie Waite
Assistant Costume Designer
Diana Wilson
Costumer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
 
 

Other Crew:


D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Tim Gonzales
Craft Service
 
Brad Jeffries
Choreographer
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
 
 

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