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.
1992
Rated
PG-13
104
minutes
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Robert Zemeckis
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. 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.
Language
English
Release Date
July 30, 1992
Budget
$55,000,000
Revenue
$149,000,000
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Helen Sharp
Bruce Willis
Dr. Ernest Menville
Meryl Streep
Madeline Ashton 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
Fabio
Lisle's Body Guard
Joel Beeson
Lisle's Body Guard
Ron Stein
Elvis
Bonnie Cahoon
Greta Garbo
Stephanie 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
Anthony S. Johnson
Police Supervisor (uncredited)
Mike O'Hearn
Man (uncredited)
Sydney Pollack
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Ai Wan
Maid in Ancient Greece (uncredited)
Richard Yett
Valet (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Sound
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Corinne Sessarego
ADR Editor
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Mixer
Rick Alexander
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Davis
Orchestrator
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Larry Singer
ADR Supervisor
Angie Luckey
Assistant Sound Editor
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald J. Malouf
Supervising Sound Editor
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Editor
Marilyn Graf
Foley Recordist
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Mike Boudry
Sound Recordist
Howard Neiman
Sound Editor
Jerry Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas Whiting
ADR Editor
Sandra García
Foley Recordist
Andy D'Addario
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Editing
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
David Orr
Color Timer
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
First Assistant Editor
Stephen L. Meek
Assistant Editor
Production
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Steve Starkey
Producer
Karen Rea
Casting
Joan Bradshaw
Co-Producer
Joan Bradshaw
Unit Production Manager
Karlene Gallegly
Location Manager
Janine Cavoto
Assistant Production Coordinator
Donna Ekholdt
Casting Associate
Jacqueline A. Shea
Production Coordinator
Kevin Landry
Production Accountant
Richard De Labio
Assistant Location Manager
Directing
Robert Zemeckis
Director
Max Kleven
Second Unit Director
Ken Ralston
Second Unit Director
Cherylanne Martin
Second Assistant Director
Marty P. Ewing
First Assistant Director
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Second Second Assistant Director
Camera
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Don Burgess
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jason Garcia
Camera Loader
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Dave Wachtman
Dolly Grip
Jolanda R. Wipfli
Second Assistant Camera
Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip
Sid Lucero
Best Boy Grip
Deana Newcomb
Still Photographer
Jack Cooperman
Underwater Director of Photography
Steven Cardarelli
Grip
Marty Dobkousky
Grip
John O'Grady
Grip
Michael Ronald Heath
Grip
Writing
Art
David Lowery
Production Illustrator
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
Rick Carter
Production Design
Paul Sonski
Assistant Art Director
Max E. Brehme
Set Dresser
John Berger
Set Designer
Martin A. Kline
Production Illustrator
Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Designer
Elizabeth Lapp
Set Designer
William James Teegarden
Art Direction
Caroline Quinn
Art Department Coordinator
Tim Donelan
Leadman
Erin M. Cummins
Assistant Art Director
Daniel R. Bentley
Assistant Property Master
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Lauren Cory
Assistant Art Director
Linda Berger
Assistant Art Director
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser
William Solomon
Standby Painter
Jeffrey Thomas
Greensman
John Zemansky
Property Master
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Craig B. Ayers Sr.
Greensman
Bruce Fuselier
Set Dresser
Steve Miller
Greensman
Richard Bruns
Construction Foreman
Jerry Fitzpatrick
Construction Coordinator
William Kemper Wright
Set Dresser
Steven Jarrard
Set Dresser
Lee B. Drygas
Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
Jake Garber
Makeup Effects Designer
Michael Mills
Makeup Artist
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
E. Thomas Case
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Makeup Designer
J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist
J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Nadege Schoenfeld
Makeup Artist
Barcie Waite
Assistant Costume Designer
Deborah Hopper
Costumer
Patricia Bercsi
Costumer
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Lance Anderson
Prosthetics
Susan Germaine
Key Hair Stylist
Kevin Haney
Prosthetic Supervisor
Kevin Haney
Makeup Supervisor
Scott Oshita
Makeup Effects Designer
Diana Wilson
Costumer
Gilbert S. Hernandez
Costumer
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Linda Redmon
Costumer
John Dods
Makeup Effects Designer
Paul St. John
Costumer
Shirley Crawford
Hairstylist
Visual Effects
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Visual Effects
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Wes Takahashi
Animation Supervisor
Geoff Campbell
CG Artist
Doug Smythe
Visual Effects
Crew
Catherine Bell
Stunt Double
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Keii Johnston
Stunt Double
Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunt Double
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunt Double
Ron Kelley
Transportation Co-Captain
Robert Neilson
Transportation Coordinator
Tim Gonzales
Craft Service
Maylon Houston
Transportation Captain
D. G. Fisher
Cableman
Lighting
Mark Walthour
Chief Lighting Technician
Keith Roverud
Lighting Technician
Mark Soucie
Lighting Technician
Bud Heller
Key Rigging Grip
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Steve Chandler
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Anthony Wong
Lighting Technician
Edward R. Thompson Jr.
Lighting Technician
Gary Sneed
Lighting Technician
Ben O. Graham
Lighting Technician
John Zirbel
Lighting Technician
O'Shana Walker
Lighting Technician
Raymond Michels
Rigging Grip