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.
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.”
Overview
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.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Budget
55.0M
Revenue
149.0M
Status
Released
Production
Universal Pictures
Cast
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
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
Stéphanie 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)
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