Death Becomes Her
Brief Synopsis
Story about a vain actress, married to a plastic surgeon, and an author of beauty books, who both attempt to gain eternal youth, only to discover some unpleasant side effects.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Zemeckis
Director
Meryl Streep
Bruce Willis
Goldie Hawn
Isabella Rossellini
Carrie Yazel
Film Details
Also Known As
Döden klär henne, La muerte os sienta tan bien, mort vous va si bien
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
Story about a vain actress, married to a plastic surgeon, and an author of beauty books, who both attempt to gain eternal youth, only to discover some unpleasant side effects.
Cast
Meryl Streep
Bruce Willis
Goldie Hawn
Isabella Rossellini
Carrie Yazel
Kenneth Hughes
Mary Ellen Trainor
Glean Lewis
Colleen Morris
Clement Von Franckenstein
Paulo Tocha
John Ingle
Ian Ogilvy
Edmond Alan Forsyth
Ernsest Harada
Michael Mills
Matt Sergott
Mark Davenport
Bob Swain
Sonia Jackson
Dave Brock
John Enos
Debra Jo Rupp
Donna Ekholdt
William Frankfather
Nancy Fish
Anya Longwell
Meg Wittner
Jonathan Silverman
Danny Lee Clark
Bob Gaynor
Ron Stein
Jon Joyce
Sergio Trujillo
Eric Clark
Sydney Pollack
Phillip Cooper
Petrea Burchard
Keith Mcdaniel
Susan Kellermann
Cheryl Baxter
Tammy Gantz
Mimi Kennedy
Lydia Peterkoch
Bonnie Cahoon
Alex P Hernandez
Michael Caine
Actor (Uncredited)
Carol Ann Susi
Jean St. James
Charles Mcgowan
Kevin Caldwell
Jim Jansen
Stuart Mabray
Joel Beeson
Jeff Adkins
Alaina Reed-amini
Jerry Whitman
Michael Higgins
Jacquelyn K Koch
Cameron English
Tim Donelan
Lead Person
Lacy Darryl Phillips
Regan Patno
Kay Yamamoto
Louise Rapport
Don Hesser
Thomas Murphy
Stephanie Anderson
Jill C Klein
Paul Thorpe
Randy Crenshaw
Kenneth Knaff
Adam Storke
Melissa Martin
Michael Nickles
Michelle Johnson
Crew
Gino Acevedo
Puppeteer
Jon Alexander
Camera Operator
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandra Almond
Effects Coordinator
David Leroy Anderson
Prosthetics
Lance Anderson
Prosthetics
Jon Antunovich
Lighting Technician
Leslie Arvio
Rotoscope Animator
Craig B Ayers
Greensman
Geoffrey Aymar
Music
Debra Bainum
Rotoscope Animator
Gordon Baker
Animator
Joe Baker
Adr
Donna Baltron
Stand-In
Julia Bartholomew
Production Assistant
Tom Bartholomew
Other
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Carol Bawer
Production Assistant
Randall K Bean
Other
Adam Beason
Production Assistant
Catherine Bell
Stand-In
Dan Bentley
Assistant Property Master
John Berger
Set Designer
Linda Berger
Assistant Art Director
Patricia Bersci
Costumes
Tom Bertino
Rotoscope Animator
David Bifano
Music
Michael Birznieks
Assistant
Josh Bleibtreu
Assistant Camera Operator
Kathryn Blondell
Hair Stylist
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Bonnenfant
Animator
Mike Boudry
Other
Steve Boyd
Production Assistant
Joan Bradshaw
Coproducer
Joan Bradshaw
Unit Production Manager
Max Brehme
On-Set Dresser
Barbara Brennan
Graphic Artist
Richard Bruns
Foreman
Clyde E Bryan
Assistant Camera Operator
Don Burgess
Director Of Photography
Don Burgess
Dp/Cinematographer
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Norman Cabrera
Puppeteer
Deborah Cahn
Assistant
Michael Caine
Other
Anne Calanchini
Effects Coordinator
Charles L Campbell
Sound Editor
Colin Campbell
Camera Operator
Geoff Campbell
Graphic Artist
Stuart Canin
Soloist
Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip
Steven Cardarelli
Grip
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Jackie J Carr
Set Decorator
Kevin Carrigan
Art Department
Rick Carter
Production Designer
Tom Case
Makeup
Janine Cavoto
Assistant Production Coordinator
Steve Chandler
Lighting
Doug Chiang
Art Director
Don Clark
Camera Operator
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Peter Clarson
Lighting Technician
Charlie Clavadetscher
Camera Operator
Richard L Cohen
Graphic Artist
Susan Adele Colletta
Post-Production Coordinator
Leslie Cook
Choreographer
Jack Cooperman
Director Of Photography
Jack Cooperman
Dp/Cinematographer
Lauren Cory
Assistant Art Director
Thomas R Cranham
Production
Shirley Crawford
Hair Stylist
Erin Cummins
Assistant Art Director
Mike Cummins
Visual Effects
Dean Cundey
Dp/Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
Director Of Photography
Andy D'addario
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David D'ovidio
Assistant Director
Jennifer Darling
Adr
Peter Daulton
Camera Operator
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Burr Debenning
Adr
Richard Delabio
Assistant Location Manager
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects
Marty Dobkousky
Grip
Rob Doherty
Production
Jeff Doran
Camera Operator
Lisa Drostova
Rotoscope Animator
Lee Drygas
Assistant Property Master
Stephen J Eads
Assistant
Maggie Earle
Assistant
Timothy Eaton
Editor
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Jerry Edeman
Assistant Sound Editor
Donna Ekholdt
Casting Associate
Donna Ekholdt
Casting
Donald Elliott
Special Effects Foreman
Mike Ellis
Visual Effects
Marty Ewing
Assistant Director
Rachel Falk
Graphic Artist
Bill Faruer
Adr
Laurie Faso
Adr
Melissa A. Feinberg
Property Master
Sharon Felder
Production Assistant
Bob Fernley
Other
Efrain Figueroa
Adr
Robert Fillis
Lighting Technician
Robert Finley Iii
Gaffer
D G Fisher
Other
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
Dan Flannery
Consultant
Charles Fleischer
Adr
Ron Fode
Effects Assistant
Jon Foreman
Miniatures
Thomas W Foster
Other
Carl Frederick
Graphic Artist
Bruce Fuselier
On-Set Dresser
Karlene Gallegly
Location Manager
George Gambetta
Other
Jason Garcia
Camera
Sandra Garcia
Foley Recordist
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Steve Gawley
Visual Effects
Tim Geideman
Other
Susan Germaine
Hair Stylist
Brian Gernand
Visual Effects
Gary Gero
Animal Trainer
Alec Gillis
Visual Effects
Tim Gonzales
Craft Service
Marilyn Graf
Foley Recordist
Ben Graham
Lighting Technician
John E Gray
Special Effects
Lisa Hackler
Projectionist
Joanne Hafner
Rotoscope Animator
Jim Hagedorn
Camera Operator
Jennifer Hall Lee
Other
Kevin Haney
Makeup Supervisor
Jack Haye
Miniatures
Michael Heath
Grip
J. Roy Helland
Makeup
Bud Heller
Key Rigging Grip
Gilbert S Hernandez
Costumes
Robert Hernandez
Grip
Robert Hill
Camera Assistant
Guy Himber
Puppeteer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Deborah Hopper
Costumes
John Horn
Graphic Artist
Sandy Houston
Graphic Artist
Skook Houston
Transportation Captain
Christopher Hunt
Puppeteer
Peg Hunter
Other
Steven Jarrard
On-Set Dresser
Brad Jeffries
Music
Elliot Jennings
Other
Nils C Jensen
Sound Editor
Johnny Johnson
Stand-In
Keith Johnson
Camera Operator
Joanna Johnston
Costume Designer
Keii Johnston
Stunt Man
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Joann Kane
Music
William B. Kaplan
Sound Mixer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Sandra Karpman
Graphic Artist
Jeffrey Katelman
Best Boy
Ron Kelley
Transportation Co-Captain
Ian C Kelly
Video
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunt Man
Max Kleven
Second Unit Director
Laurel Klick
Graphic Artist
Martin A Kline
Production
David Koepp
Screenplay
David Koepp
Theme Lyrics
Sandy Kraft
Accounting Assistant
Brad Kuehn
Photography
Dana J Kuznetzkoff
Assistant Director
Kevin Landry
Production Accountant
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Supervisor
Elizabeth Lapp
Set Designer
Louisa Leschin
Adr
Scott Leslie
On-Set Dresser
Jeff Light
Graphic Artist
James Lim
Camera Operator
Pauline Arthur Loomis
Stand-In
Dwight Lowell
Other
David Lowery
Production
June Kyoko Lu
Adr
Sid Lucero
Dolly Grip
Angie Luckey
Assistant Sound Editor
Joshua Lusby
Production Assistant
Michael P Lynch
Visual Effects
Sherry Lynn
Adr
Mike Mackenzie
Other
Greg Maloney
Graphic Artist
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Shari Malyn
Post-Production Coordinator
Kurt Marshall
Best Boy
Pat Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Film Details
Also Known As
Döden klär henne, La muerte os sienta tan bien, mort vous va si bien
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1992
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Award Wins
Best Visual Effects
1992
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 31, 1992
Released in United States on Video February 10, 1993
Kevin Kline was replaced by Bruce Willis prior to production. Actress Tracey Ullman's role, as a love interest of Bruce Willis, was cut out of the final version.
Began shooting December 9, 1991.
Completed shooting April 7, 1992.
Released in United States Summer July 31, 1992
Released in United States on Video February 10, 1993
Nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for a Golden Globe (1992) award for best actress -- musical or comedy (Meryl Streep).
