Film

Death Becomes Her

1992 · 1h 44m · Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

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.

IMDb

6.7

Metacritic

56

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

Meryl Streep

Madeline Ashton Menville

Goldie Hawn

Helen Sharp

Bruce Willis

Dr. Ernest Menville

Isabella Rossellini

Lisle von Rhuman

Ian Ogilvy

Chagall

Adam Storke

Dakota

Alaina Reed Hall

Psychologist

Nancy Fish

Rose

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

• Robert ZemeckisDirector · Producer
• David KoeppWriter
• Martin DonovanWriter
• Steve StarkeyProducer
• Dean CundeyDirector of Photography
• Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
• Arthur SchmidtEditor
• Karen ReaCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

July 30, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$55,000,000

Revenue

$149,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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