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.
Country
Production
Budget
$55 000 000
Box office
$149 022 650
Director
Actors
Scenario
David Koepp, Martin Donovan
Producer
Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Rick Carter, Paul Sonski, Lauren Cory
Audition
Karen Rea
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- To show how Meryl Streep's breasts would rise and become firm after drinking the potion, a special pneumatic bra was developed, but it did not produce the desired effect. Therefore, a makeup artist stood behind Streep, out of camera view, and manually lifted her breasts.
- Animatronic heads of the character played by Meryl Streep were created for the scene of the conversation between the "revived" Madeline and Ernest (played by Streep and Bruce Willis, respectively). It didn't look very convincing, so computer graphics had to be used.
- During the filming of one of the brawl scenes, Meryl Streep accidentally gave Goldie Hawn a scar on her cheek.
- Reviews following the preview screenings were mostly negative, and the film underwent extensive re-editing, completely changing its ending.
- Helen drank the potion on October 26, 1985 – this is the date from Zemeckis’s other film, “Back to the Future.”
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