Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins enter into a most unusual gentleman's agreement. Wealthy media
tycoon William Parrish (Hopkins) leads a charmed existence until Death (Pitt) comes calling
with an extraordinary proposition - he'll delay Bill's imminent demise in exchange for a tour
of life. Innocent, enigmatic and often hilarious, Joe (Pitt) disrupts Bill's world of
privilege and corporate intrigue. But when he falls for Bill's beautiful daughter (Claire
Forlani), Joe threatens to change the rules. Now Bill must fight not for his future, but for
those he loves in this bittersweet tale of life and death. Marcia Gay Harden plays Parish's
older daughter Allison.
Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for Star
Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary
occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of
those who stayed through the movie.
When Joe talks to the Old Woman in the hospital, they speak with a Haitian accent. In the German
dubbed version they talk with a Dutch accent.
