Product ReviewsDeath Becomes Her (DVD, 1992)

great movie great writing

I engage in clean entertainment. This is a move that you can sit down with family and not find yourself in a situation of discomfort because of the events before you. It is funny, spooky, and made in a time when good writing was valued. Please treat yourself to some pop corn and this movie. You'll just love it.Read full review...

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Gritty

First of all I have to say I appreciate the courtesy of sending a second video when I commented on the gritty showing of the first. However, video quality on this DVD is terrible as well. Both were very gritty to say the least. Maybe I need to try blue ray? I don't know!Read full review...

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"Death" is funny!

Death Becomes Her is a tale of greed, envy, revenge, vanity & the search for eternal youth. Meryl Streep stars as Madeline Ashton, an aging actress desperate to keep both her sagging body & career alive. One night, at her dismal off broadway play, she is visited by her childhood friend Helen Sharp, played by Goldie Hawn. Helen is rather frumpy looking at this stage in the film & will get worse. Helen introduces Madeline to her fiance, renowned plastic surgeon Dr Ernest Menville, played by Bruce Willis, who is already enthralled with Madeline. Madeline steals Ernest from Helen & that sends Helen on a path of self destruction. Move along 7 years. Helen becomes extremely fat, stops working (she was a writer) & is way behind on her bills. She is evicted & sent to an insane asylum where she eventually get a revelation.

we move to 7 years later. Madeline has aged considerably & has ruined Ernest. instead of a plastic surgeon, he is now an alcoholic corpse makeup artist to the deceased stars! Madeline receives an invitation to Helen's new book publishing party, though they haven't spoken in 14 years. Desperate not to look bad to her old friend, she rushes to her local spa, only to be told they can do nothing for her. The spa owner does give Madeline a card for a Lisle Von Rhoman who may be able to help. Madeline scoffs at it, rips it in 2, but accidentally drops it in her purse. She & Ernest go to the party & find that Helen has not only lost weight, but is absolutely gorgeous! She is young looking, svelte & alluring. Madeline tries to slip away, but Helen catches her. Distraught, Madeline goes to her young lover's house only to find him with a younger woman. Now, totally hysterical, she finds the card in her purse & decides to take a chance. She finds Lisle (Isabella Rossallini) to be a gorgeous young woman who admits to being 75. She offers Madeline a potion to keep her forever young. The unspecified price is very high & Madeline refuses until she is given a demonstration. She quickly writes a check & takes the potion. From this point, special effects take over the movie as we watch Madeline's rather humorous transformation to youth which includes a butt lift & rising boobs!

Meanwhile, Helen is busy plotting Madeline's demise with Ernest. The whole thing blows up in their faces as both women end up killing each other only to find they are already dead! Helen has also taken the same potion! What transpires is an amusing romp as Helen & Madeline reconcile & then try to hold on to the one man who can keep their dead bodies looking good!

There are tons of awesome special effects, some of which are indicated by the DVD's cover art. Effects fans will find this all very cool! This is not a kid's movie by any stretch though as it features many adult situations & language. Plus Rossellini is half naked throughout! (true fans who watch the credits will see "JAG" & "Army Wives" star Catherine Bell listed as Rossellini's body double!) The film also features many cool deceased star cameos during a party sequence where Elvis, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe & others are shown, a few of Lisle's customers! There are other cameos as well. Male model Fabio shows up as one of Lisle's body guards & Sidney Pollack makes an appearance as an ER doctor. This film is directed by acclaimed action director Robert Zemeckis who does a good job of mixing humor & action with a myriad of special effects! This is quite a ride!Read full review...

Totally Entertaining!

Very Entertaining! Meryl Streep as a "has been" broadway singer. Goldie Hawn as a popular author. Bruce Willis is great as Goldie's husband...for awhile until Meryl Steals him away. Meryl and Goldie's characters discover a secret place where only the "stars" and "famous people" go to keep young and beautiful. No, its not plastic surgery (Willis actually plays a plastic surgeon, this is why the girls really married him) its the "fountain of youth" everything seems grand until the girls discover the nasty side effects of this potion..... crazy characters, sort of a dark comedy. worth watching...worth watching again.Read full review...

Where is the wide screen?

I remember when the film came out. So much press about the special effects in the film.

And, what does Universal do? Makes the film ONLY in full screen? Does NOT do justice to the film.
<br>The film itself is entertaining. Meryl & Goldie do good jobs with their characters. Willis, did NOT need him in here. I think he was miscast.

Going back to the special effects, they were good & do well in standing up to the test of time.

No good extras on this, just standard cast information. NOTHING on the actors or the special effects, nothing.

I hope Universal rereleases the film IN THE NEEDED WIDE SCREEN FORMAT.Read full review...

Ty Ebay

I love this movie, I had a hard time finding but thanks to Ebay...great quality and best price, thank you again Ebay

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lightweight and great features !

Very funny, Love the actors ! I am so glad i found it !!

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Death becomes us all eventually

I love this movie! Many of my friends as well as myself are senior citizens and find ourselves falling apart but by bit. Being able to see the humor in it helps to look at the phenomenon a bit differently.Read full review...

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Death Becomes Her

I purchased this movie on DVD off of Ebay. I used to have it on VHS and just had trouble finding it in the stores. This movie is very original and has a great cast and screen play. It is very funny. I have seen this several times and still laugh! I am one of those people that just don't laugh at everything, it really has to be funny! Each time I watch it I find something new to laugh at that I did not realize before. It is one of those movies that I will always have in my collection.Read full review...

Absolutely Hilarious

This is one dark comedy that never quite received the recognition it deserves.

Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn do a wonderful job of portraying greedy, vain, and vicious women who will stop at nothing to retain their youth and beauty. Their performances are absolutely side-splitting.

It is not Bruce Willis' best movie, but it does show a departure from the usual shoot-'em-ups he is so well known for. He *does* manage to carry off portraying a milquetoast plastic surgeon. However, the movie is not about him; he is just a bone that the two rabid women are snarling so comically over.

The story line is very well done. We see the beginnings of a competition between two women that evolves into a boisterous madness. The interaction is simple, and yet carries an undercurrent of complexity that makes it absolutely delightful.

The special effects used to show the competing shrews conditions are well done and priceless. You may never look at a can of spray paint the same way again!

It is inventive and fiendish. If it doesn't make one laugh, then one is probably... dead.Read full review...