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Article: `Meet Joe Black' is one costly love affair Upcoming romantic drama starring Pitt, Hopkins has cost $90 million so far
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 21, 1998
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It's an unwritten Hollywood rule that action and special-effects
movies like "Titanic" go over budget. Unpredictable weather,
computer glitches and expensive crowd scenes all contribute to
soaring costs.
A corollary to that rule is that romantic dramas and comedies like
"The Bridges of Madison County," "Sleepless in Seattle" or "City of
Angels" generally keep within tight budgetary constraints.
And then, or so the buzz goes, there's "Meet Joe Black."
One of the most anticipated films of the fall, "Meet Joe Black" is
a romantic drama with Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani
that has reached production costs of about $90 million, several
agents and producers said. This would be a ...