This is one of the greatest dark comedy films ever made.

Ernest Menville: Where did you put my wife? Second Doctor: She's dead, sir. They took her to the morgue. Ernest Menville: The morgue? She'll be FURIOUS!

@badkitty4922

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I'd forgotten about that! Looks like I'm going to find the movie and watch it, again!👍👍

@chihirosen6996

2 жыл бұрын

OMFG! That's my FAVORITE line in the whole movie (other than when the saleswoman told Ernest to take care of his body because he'll be with it for a long time)

@rebeccaspratling2865

2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂

@MrWho-kr9im

Жыл бұрын

@@chihirosen6996 The best line is when Lisle tells Madeleine -“And now a warning…” right after she drinks the potion!!!

@quinnzyker6521

Жыл бұрын

Furious? She’d be frozen stiff

_Now_ a warning? One of my favorite lines in movies.

@arronstone177

2 жыл бұрын

I was watching it on tv in the UK one afternoon recently and that line was cut out!

@kyliefan7

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 We STILL use that line Today!!!!

@fallingdownthestairsallday6008

Ай бұрын

lol. Meryl Streep can just do anything.

I remember being really creeped out by this movie as a kid too. The ending is what really did it. Eternity alive and conscious but with your body deteriorating and falling apart is sickening.

@maurverngallard4607

Жыл бұрын

Scotty, it’s coming to that. If you dare to explore in DEPTH concepts of digital twinning & SWS( sentient word simulation), you’ll see that ( just like in the “ Matrix”) what happens in SWS actually does affect the real physical object & vice verse. So: yep, they were planning for us( aka “ zombies” to stay alive & conscious whilst body deteriorated. Maybe it’s done that more people would become cyborgs in Metaverse & thus controlled from operational panel. To get the drift, read whitepapers on digital twinning, SWS & see Black Mirror episodes “ White Christmas”, “ San Junipero”, see “ Altered Carbon “series “, “ Better than Us”, and to grasp the concept, they portrayed ( metaphorically of course) SWS & digital twinning in the movie “ Annihilatuon” where “ shimmer” was Metaverse & “ alien” was main characters digital twin.... but very few people get the metaphor. Anyway, if you would bother looking, you’d find that all I am saying is factual , and the bible quote “ and in these days they sought death and death escaped them” is actually related SPECIFICALLY to SWS & cyborgs. Given that the bible was re-written from Mesopotamian scrolls & ancient Gnosticism & Mithraism , well, it’s not a “ prediction”, it’s basically a PLAN. Good luck researching all of the above, it will absolutely blow your socks off.

I always thought they should have called this movie Drop Dead Gorgeous. It totally sums up the theme of this movie.

@jillyancardona3793

2 жыл бұрын

That’s yet another phenomenal movie though! Swear, it’s great

@tudorjason

2 жыл бұрын

@@jillyancardona3793 Another black comedy too!

@mynameisNeo369

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but death becomes her is brutal 🤪

@sharonrusso1191

Жыл бұрын

They did make a movie called drop dead gorgeous which is really funny and good too around the same time i think catch that one too

@DJarvis1987

Жыл бұрын

Dont worry; I was born before the 1990s. I know what you are referring to. I think there is a 10yr span between both movies.

This is one of my very favorite movies. I was obsessed with it as a kid!

@allieelectra23

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Bruce Willis is brilliant as Ernest Menville, also Meryl Streep is brilliant as Madeline Ashton, and Golden Hawn is brilliant as Helen Sharp.😀👍

@allieelectra23

2 жыл бұрын

Yes superb acting

@Lesley_RedRhody

2 жыл бұрын

Damn Autocorrect! Probably didn’t recognize “Goldie,” right? How dare! All kidding aside, I’m glad I was old enough to see Death Becomes Her when it was originally released in theaters. 💚🤗🤗💚

@MasseurDavis

2 жыл бұрын

He deserved an Oscar nod.

@jamesmoss3424

2 жыл бұрын

@@MasseurDavis I agree on that. 😀👍

@skylined5534

2 жыл бұрын

A radical departure from his usual tough guy stuff... and somehow far more credible for it!

Without a doubt, this movie had the greatest, creepiest soundtrack. Those violins always get me. Decades later Ill still find myself humming that tune.

I love the creative special effects used in the movie. The gunshot through head twist were my favorites.

They should show this to any woman thinking of getting plastic surgery ..

This was a fun movie that as a 12 year old boy got to see this with my grandma at the dollar theater. A real good memory for me, going to the movies with her was kinda our thing. I love you gramma, Rest In Peace.

Meryl is crazy for saying that!!! I love her acting. The effects do not overshadow her at all. I love love love her. She's amazing

I've always enjoyed this movie. Meryl, Goldie and Bruce did such a great job and their chemistry just feels natural. Who cares what critics thought? This movie will never get old 👍

@nancyomalley6286

2 жыл бұрын

The movie drank the Potion!

@kurtbarrett6785

2 жыл бұрын

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@ManuelLopez-vo5qp

Жыл бұрын

Isabella too

@curiositypiqued6573

9 ай бұрын

Critics are sheeple....basically the archetypal hive minds,pack mentalities.....they're spineless and tribal.....and how many films/shows/songs,etc is initially panned originally but yet are "reviewed" later on when they later become eg cult classics,etc

@ZustandZwei

5 ай бұрын

Just saw it on Bluray a couple of days ago, and yes, it holds up remarkably well. It's hilarious and the utterly dark ending scene is just perfect. The special effects aren't as impressive as they were in 1992, of course, but they look fine enough, and costume and set design are simply gorgeous.

This was as Bruce's best role... A great laugh of a movie.

Goldie as always was gold in this one.

The first time I saw the ending of the movie, I was so shocked at how gruesome that was, also so damn funny ("do you remember where you parked the car?") and then disturbing, knowing that they would be immortal disembodied heads. That's how you do dark comedy.

Right next to She Devil this one one of my favorite childhood movies

I love this movie and I still recall seeing it at age 12 in the theater upon its release. Goldie & Meryl were a big deal in my family and to see them on the big screen together was monumental. I remember leaving the movie having loved every second of it. But my mother, who was in her 40s at the time, was not a big fan -- in fact she seemed depressed which was confusing for me. Today I'm about the same age she was in 1992 and I understand why the movie made her react the way it did. It's so difficult to experience a life that shows no mercy to our bodies as time deteriorates us and strips us down. It's hard being relevant and useful in a society that advertises youth as success. There's no way to stop time or the effects of time as days become years. Every day we are forced to take a look at ourselves as we step closer to our demise. And watching those we love experience the same helpless progression is just as brutal as our own experience is... STOP AND APPRECIATE WHERE YOU ARE NO MATTER WHAT! IT ALL CHANGES BEFORE YOU REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT TAKING IT FOR GRANTED!

@Flint-Dibble-the-Don

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma always warned me "don't get old kid". I don't think she realized the only alternative would probably have upset a few of my friends and family.

@BuckarooBanzai84

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you saying that as well. And if I could add something; I would say to also be there for your loved-ones as they age, as much as possible. Because those twilight-years are precious, and you don't get them back. =)

@cherylmaden5989

2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeessss...but I'm in MY40s now and I still feel like I'm late20s..take CARE OF WHAT YOU'VE GOT 🤗

@BuckarooBanzai84

2 жыл бұрын

@@cherylmaden5989 Hey! You're already halfway there; commenting on KZread videos! LOL! =)

@markpugh6808

2 жыл бұрын

No nothing has ever changed life was shit as a, youth and it is no better as an adult I can't wait for the end to come to be honest

This was one of my FAVORITE movies growing up! The special effects amazed me, and Isabella Rossellini was stunningly beautiful.

That memorable 🏊 scene (by a body double for Isabella Rossellini); Damn those small-minded studio suits!

@badkitty4922

2 жыл бұрын

I've always loved the ornate, bejeweled "necklace" that Isabella Rossellini wore after getting out of the pool.

One of my favorites. The struggle to retain youth when you're well past it ...and the ending!! Total belly laugh.

Fun Fact: Madeline's doctor was played by famed director Sydney Pollack, who directed Meryl in 'Out of Africa.'

God, I love this film, one of the few great Bruce Willis performances!

@ricogoldstar

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Cuz lately, all he's makes is trash B flicks.

@bonghunezhou5051

2 жыл бұрын

This and first 2 series of Moonlighting~ 📺

@LisaBowers

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonghunezhou5051 Ah, Moonlighting. I loved that show. I couldn't wait for it to come on TV every week.

What a great movie, thanks for covering this one Minty!

I love how the shotgun blew her 20+ feet away, arcing like a 3 pointer into nothing but net!

I love early 90s comedy.

I love the cartoon gore in the film.

Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects. I was so thrilled when it won. I saw it the day it premiered in theaters.

Such a great movie! I was lucky enough to live right by the theater as a kid so my brother would take me all the time. Saw all the big movies of that year on the big screen and Death Becomes Her definitely became an instant favorite. And yes, it also creeped me out as a kid. Still loved it.

One Of Robert Zemeckis' Underrated Films, Cool Video As Always Minty, Keep Up The Good Work, Take Care

The ending they went with was great, and much more in keeping with the fact that it would have been part of the Tales From The Crypt group of stories.

I consider this to be a Tales From The Crypt movie. It fits perfectly in that world.

My brother Dennis and I adore this movie; it’s a staple and he can recite the entire thing word for word. In fact, we call each other “Mad” and “Hell”. Love you, Dennis!

@shanarobinson7672

9 ай бұрын

Aww, same for me and my sister!!!

One of the best dark comedies, ever!

@allieelectra23

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely

While I think the reason behind the re-upload stinks, I do appreciate seeing your video on this movie again, thank you for the re-upload, man! This is one of those movies that I used to try and get my wife interested in horror movies as she greatly disliked them. It didn't work as good as Beatlejuice but she still enjoyed it. On her end, she did get me to watch and enjoy Disney movies and cartoons so we've definitely gained a lot of shared interests over the years.

@badkitty4922

2 жыл бұрын

I love how you and your wife found a way to get each other to experience and like movie genres that initially didn't interest either of you! That's awesome! My hubs and I have done similar things with our movie tastes.👍😘💖

😀 One of my all time favorite movies 🎥 . Remember going to see it at its first release, and myself and my partner both enjoyed it very much. A great comedy_horror film, worth seeing more than once...

"Ernest, are you doing something funny with Madeline?" "Define funny" Goldie Hawn was so hot in this movie. Meryl, too, but I've had a thing for Goldie since Wildcats.

This was one of the first films I watched growing up and now because of you Minty , I'll be watching it again.

I love this movie! Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep simply shine in it. I can see this film over and over, and not grow bored with it. The 🐈 dialogue and helplessness of Bruce Willis further adds to the movie theme. I do wonder how it would've been having the flexible acting of Kevin Kline, though. He outdid himself in A Fish Called Wanda, and I can only imagine what he could've done for the Ernest Menville character. Still, this film does well as it is. I didn't know about the original ending, and I can't help but like the ending where Helen and Madeline both fell down the stairs and shatter into pieces. It is more of a dark ending but still funny as the audience is left wondering what they'll do now now that Ernest is gone and can't put them back together. Thanks for sharing your views on this movie. Have there been any requests for 10 things you didn't know about First Wives Club?

@barbarawallace6890

2 жыл бұрын

First Wives Club would be a good one! Another one of my favorites....❤️

Never seen it yet I will check it out.

Brings back memories!

This us one of ne and my mom's favorite movies. She-Devil is cool too.

When Bruce Willis still bothered to act. Good movie, didn’t know Meryl Streep felt she was cast to type, but the low class “trailer park Becky” personality really comes across. I’d say she was born to play this role.

Second movie I ever saw (age 7) in theaters with my mother before she passed of brain cancer. Never watched it since. Thanx Minty for reminding me that death can be fun 🤘

@lolabush2201

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss

this is one movie i never get tired of watching again and again ....hope we see a better copy than the VHS one... watching in my 55 inch tv is like watching inside the movie house wayback when i was a teenager..

I love this movie! I got a new respect for Willis and was blown away by the effects.

This was released when I was in high school and I don't remember it being that successful. I thought it lost the "Tales From the Crypt" status because of the MPAA rating issue. At the time, I never thought it fit with that series. Also, we just had to get over how silly the name of "Buffy's" title sounded before we realized how kick arse the movie was. Buffy slaying vampires with hottie Dylan McKay? WHAAAT?!

Love the finishing summary, very well said

One of my favorite movies that I enjoy rewatching so often. It does not age and has become iconic. To my mind, the title in French suits better than the English one.

Was thinking about this film I while ago, just couldn't remember the name, I watched with my family when it came out on VHS, I thought it was an 80s film until just now, ? Nice one Minty. 4th of December 1992 it come here. 🇬🇧 👍

You should do Tye Legend of Billie Jean. ❤️

I did enjoy it when I saw it, the acting performances are good and have a lot of unusual nuances for the actors involved, and the special effects are great. The one thing I found was that it didn't seem to know which side of the horror/comedy line to sit and that left the tone a little uneven at times. Maybe if it was more magical/whimsical it would have been even more fun? Still it holds up after all these years. Didn't know about the alternative ending, really changes how the film would have been perceived.

I remember seeing this as a kid and being disappointed that Bruce Willis didnt have a larger role.. Thats how big of a star Willis was in 91-92

Minty! I love all your videos. I get excited at a new one! You do so many of my favorite movies! Thank you.

Really cool, memorable movie. The type I can rewatch endlessly. I think part of the reason for the 'meh' critical reception at the time is that the subject - the inevitability of death, the sorrow of losing one's beauty/physical attributes to age - That stuff is not an easy topic to get people to like and laugh at. I mean I really enjoyed it, but there is an undercurrent to the whole thing that can get under the skin. Good vid Minty man.

The most amusing thing I read about this movie was the special effect to enhance Meryl's breasts after drinking the potion. It was supposed to be a device to push them up, but it kept malfunctioning, so it was done by hand, a stage-hand's hands.

I went to a Double Feature for this movie!! Remember when you would get two movies for the price of one???? First was The Cutting Edge and this! I loved both of them!!

A classic 🙌

Fun Fact... Catherine Bell best know for the TV series Jag and The Good Witch franchise was in the film as a body double for Isabella Rossellini. Though uncredited Bell was the one emerging nude from the pool with her back to the camera before Rossellini was seen in the rob afterwards. She also did a screen test to figure out how her blossom could seem to enlarge by having someone stand behind her lifting them from under in her top. Streep went on to duplicate the effect on film after taking the elixir with her long time dresser behind her doing the maneuver.

favorite line. Do you remember where you've parked the car?

I absolutely LOVE that you covered this movie! It's one of my favorites, I know every single word of it, but I didn't know ANY of these fun facts! This was a great video! Thanks for making it! Also loved your Beetlejuice videos too! Another favorite I've seen waaaay too many times, lol.

I was 18 when I saw this in the theater and I LOVED it ! I grew up watching Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep and Bruce Willis and they were FANTASTIC in this movie ... still one of my favorites !!!

I laughed at the laughy parts, but the implications do indeed make it a horror hybrid- think about living forever and mutilated/dismembered to boot.

The buildup may be a little slow by today's standards, but the payoff more than makes up for it. I like the pacing and ambiance anyhow. Didn't expect so many behind the scenes facts. Much thanks for covering yet another classic movie!

@ShamrockParticle

2 жыл бұрын

Also, this getting released on 4K UHD would be magnificent

Great film, I remember watching this when it came out, I was about 12 and it creeped me out a bit to....on another note I've not been subscribed long and so catching up with all the other fantastic uploads, I've just watched the one on Big and am I dreaming this but I'm sure I remember watching it once with an alternative ending where Elizabeth Perkins found a zoltar machine and became young and turned up in Tom Hanks class room????

@laustcawz2089

2 жыл бұрын

Her character does end up at the space where Josh has found the Zoltar machine. He makes his wish to be a kid again (making sure the machine isn't plugged in). He gets the same kind of card & tells her "Maybe you could come with me?", an idea she rejects out of hand.

This is one of my favorite acting performances, also one of Bruce Willis' best. He definitely showed his skills in Death Becomes Her. A favorite Gem of mine.

Another great video. Thank you Mark.

I'm 41 and I'm ready for the potion ASAP, this and the fifth element are some of my favorite movies ever. It's sad to know Bruce isn't doing well. He was so charismatic and always fitting well in different cast and genres. My mom used to buy lancome makeup in those days and isabella was a common face in my life, so when I saw her as lysle it was a full circle moment, she was the epitome of euro beauty and elegance in those days.

"Death Becomes Her" is one of my most cherished childhood films of the 90s. i even developed a crush on Goldie Hawn because of it.. . and a deep adoration for red-heads.

Great Video, as usual, Minty. I love this movie. You told me a lot of things that I didn't know. Keep up the good work.

Thank you Minty , I've been waiting for you to do this one . I suggested this along time ago and know it wasn't my suggestion for you to cover this but I'm going to take the credit for it.😁😆🤣 Keep up the great work kind sir .

I met the girl who is now my longest-standing friend at a dollar-theater showing of this movie in October of '92. Good times!

Hey Minty do you think you could work your magic on the movie Altered States, in honor of William Hurt? Thanks.

Love your stuff sir, keep up the good work

Love your channel bro very informative and entertaining 💜

Such a great movie!!!! Glad you did this!

This is one of my favorite movies seriously loved this

This is what makes Streep the best. She come in and do anything. She can have one hell of a choice to make or she can come in and play roles like this and She Devil and just nail it. She is amazing.

People forget that Bruce Willis started out as comedic actor, and got his start on Moonlighting.

Minty, thank you for re-uploading. Sorry the copyright trolls are such a pain.

one of my FAVORITE movies, and the special effects/make up were fantastic

Still one of my all time fav movies

Your vids shall always be the greatest of movie reviews. Keep it up! 😁 ♥

Saw this a long time ago but still enjoy your stuff

When I was young (born in 1981), I had such a frigging huge crush on Goldie Hawn that I hated Meryl Streep after watching this movie. I was 12 when the film came out, so of course I grew out of that... eventually. As in last year... And even all these years later, I still can't believe that it beat out "Batman Returns" and "Alien 3" in the special effects catagory... crazy!

I love this movie. My daughter-in-law moved here from Vietnam when she was ten and stayed kind of isolated until she met my son, so there were all sorts of movies we had her watch she never knew about it. This was one of them and she loved it.

I always lovedddd Bruce in this role... but I could have seen Bill Paxton in this role too. He also has that whimpy vibe in True Lies.

One of my favorite movies of all time

I'm sorry you got slapped with the "Who Owns this Lunch". Dark Comedies/Horror Comedies are possibly my favorite movie genre. And I love this movie! Oh my gosh, it *feels* like a Tales from the Crypt story! Another show I loved.

You mentioned the movie The Walk with Joseph Gordon Levitt, my aunt saw that highwire walk at the WTC in 1974 live. She said that staring up at him made her so dizzy she felt sick and needed to sit against a building to keep from passing out. Minty has to do a video on that movie, I saw it and it's really good...unless you're scared of heights then it's more like a horror movie.

With all his disruption and war. You make me feel distracted and nostalgia. Let me get away. Thanks mints.

Loved this movie as a kid. Fell in love with Meryl Streep. As an adult I ended up dating a woman who looked like a young Meryl Streep for 5 or so years

I saw this movie as a kid and I remember being completely weirded out and didn’t even know what I was watching this video is the first thing I’ve ever seen explaining what this movie actually is

One of my ALL TIME favorite movies. I still want a prequel. I want to know where the potion came from.

I'm 71 years old!!!! it took along time to get there! Nooooo Thank you!!!!

I purchased this film on Blu ray thanks to your video. Thanks 👍

Goldie Hawn has an incredible ability to play comedic characters. Her seemingly natural acting skills often have her playing the ditzy dumb blonde so intelligently with so much charm and humility that the audience simply falls in awe of her characters. Besides of death becomes her, the movies private Benjamin and foul play equally showcase Goldie Hawn's comedic talents.

This was one of my favorite movies growing up

Loved this film back in the day 🤟🤟

I love this movie and would watch this before Buffy any day. This is a movie I can watch over and over and never grow tired of it.