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Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

6,8 /10 (2,969 Votes)
1992 EN 104 min

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.

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Release date

30/07/1992

Votes

2,969

Popularity

6.0

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.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

104 min

Budget

$55,000,000

Revenue

$149,000,000

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Madeline Ashton Menville

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Helen Sharp

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Dr. Ernest Menville

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Lisle von Rhuman

Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy

Chagall

Adam Storke

Adam Storke

Dakota

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Psychologist

Nancy Fish

Nancy Fish

Rose

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson

Anna

Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Vivian Adams

No photo

William Frankfather

Mr. Franklin

John Ingle

John Ingle

Eulogist

No photo

Clement von Franckenstein

Opening Man

Petrea Burchard

Petrea Burchard

Opening Woman

Jim Jansen

Jim Jansen

Second Man

Mimi Kennedy

Mimi Kennedy

Second Woman

Paulo Tocha

Paulo Tocha

Landlord

No photo

Mark Davenport

Eviction Cop

No photo

Thomas Murphy

Eviction Cop

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Michael Mills

Police Officer

Sonia Jackson

Sonia Jackson

Psychiatric Patient

No photo

Jill C. Klein

Psychiatric Patient

Jean St. James

Jean St. James

Psychiatric Patient

Debra Jo Rupp

Debra Jo Rupp

Psychiatric Patient

Carol Ann Susi

Carol Ann Susi

Psychiatric Patient

No photo

Kay Yamamoto

Psychiatric Patient

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Jacquelyn K. Koch

Messenger Girl

No photo

Anya Longwell

Chagall Receptionist

No photo

Stuart Mabray

Chagall Security

Colleen Morris

Colleen Morris

Starlet

Jonathan Silverman

Jonathan Silverman

Jay Norman

Meg Wittner

Meg Wittner

Woman at Book Party

Carrie Jean Yazel

Carrie Jean Yazel

Girl at Dakota's

Michael A. Nickles

Michael A. Nickles

Lisle's Body Guard

John Enos III

John Enos III

Lisle's Body Guard

Danny Lee Clark

Danny Lee Clark

Lisle's Body Guard

Fabio

Fabio

Lisle's Body Guard

Joel Beeson

Joel Beeson

Lisle's Body Guard

No photo

Ron Stein

Elvis

Bonnie Cahoon

Bonnie Cahoon

Greta Garbo

Stéphanie Anderson

Stéphanie Anderson

Marilyn Monroe

No photo

Bob Swain

Andy Warhol

No photo

Eric Clark

James Dean

No photo

Dave Brock

Jim Morrison

No photo

Lydia Peterkoch

Blonde with Jim Morrison

Phillip Irwin Cooper

Phillip Irwin Cooper

Coroner

Ernest Harada

Ernest Harada

Coroner

Susan Kellermann

Susan Kellermann

Second Doctor

No photo

Kevin Caldwell

Medical Technician

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Alex Hernandez

Medical Technician

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Donna Ekholdt

Sobbing Nun

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Tammy Gantz

Sobbing Nun

No photo

Melissa Martin

Sobbing Nun

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Jeff Adkins

Dancer

Cheryl Baxter

Cheryl Baxter

Dancer

Cameron English

Cameron English

Dancer

No photo

Edmond Alan Forsyth

Dancer

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Bob Gaynor

Dancer

No photo

Don Hesser

Dancer

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Michael Higgins

Dancer

Kenneth Hughes

Kenneth Hughes

Dancer

No photo

Kenneth Knaff

Dancer

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Glean Lewis

Dancer

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Keith McDaniel

Dancer

Charles McGowan

Charles McGowan

Dancer

No photo

Regan Patno

Dancer

Lacy Darryl Phillips

Lacy Darryl Phillips

Dancer

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Matt Sergott

Dancer

Paul Michael Thorpe

Paul Michael Thorpe

Dancer

Sergio Trujillo

Sergio Trujillo

Dancer

Randy Crenshaw

Randy Crenshaw

Singer

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Jon Joyce

Singer

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Jerry Whitman

Singer

Anthony S. Johnson

Anthony S. Johnson

Police Supervisor (uncredited)

Mike O'Hearn

Mike O'Hearn

Man (uncredited)

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

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Ai Wan

Maid in Ancient Greece (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-29

⭐ 7

"Helen" (Goldie Hawn) has always lived in the shadow of her friend, the successful actress "Madeline" (Meryl Streep), but when she loses her fiancée - renowned, if rather dowdy, plastic surgeon "Dr. Menville" (Bruce Willis) to her, she loses the plot. Eventually twice the size and evicted from her apartment with her hands still glued to the ice cream pot, she is sent to a mental institution were she finally concocts a plan for revenge. Meantime, the marriage has rather gone to seed. "Madeline" seeks comfort in the arms of younger men, but when her latest beau rejects her, she finds herself - v…

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daniel_carr

daniel_carr

2025-12-30

⭐ 7

Funny, great story and a twist in the plot! I'm a sci-fi, fantasy guy and this checked all the boxes for my. Even had romance, so it was a good movie. Had some big names so only thing missing for me was a little more action and a deeper history.

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