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'Meet Joe Black' (1998) is having a strange rebirth on Twitter


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Apropos of absolutely nothing, a lot of people are discussing the 1998 drama Meet Joe Black on Twitter today.

The deeply strange film, which stars Brad Pitt as Joe Black and also Death, did not receive particularly good nor particularly bad reviews in its day. It is, however, remembered for being extremely long. Two VHS tapes!

Comedian Rose O'Shea brought the movie back into our appear collective consciousness on Thursday when she tweeted a clip from a truly unbelievable scene. Here's what goes down: Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani bid farewell to each other after their meet-cute, then steal alternating glances back at each other as they walk in opposite directions for a surprisingly long time. Lovely, right? Then Brad Pitt gets hit by a car. Then his body ricochets off some more cars. It is incredible. Read more...

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