Death Becomes Her Page #3

Synopsis: In 1978, in Broadway, the decadent and narcissist actress Madeline Ashton is performing Songbird, based on Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth. Then she receives her rival Helen Sharp, who is an aspiring writer, and her fiancé Ernest Menville, who is a plastic surgeon, in her dressing-room. Soon Menville calls off his commitment with Helen and marries Madeline. Seven years later, Helen is obese in a psychiatric hospital and obsessed in seeking revenge on Madeline. In 1992, the marriage of Madeline and Menville is finished and he is no longer a surgeon but an alcoholic caretaker. Out of the blue, they are invited to a party where Helen will release her novel Forever Young and Madeline goes to a beauty shop. The owner gives a business card of the specialist in rejuvenation Lisle Von Rhuman to her. When the envious Madeline sees Helen thin in a perfect shape, she decides to seek out Lisle and buys a potion to become young again. Further, she advises that Madeline must take care of her
Director(s): Robert Zemeckis
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
56
PG-13
Year:
1992
104 min
5,016 Views


Oh, Helen,

for you to have a life,

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for any of us

to have a life,

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you have got to forget

about her.

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You have to erase her

from your mind.

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- You have to completely eliminate any...

- What?

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You have to completely

eliminate...

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You're right.

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What?

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You're absolutely right.

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Yes?

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I have a delivery for Madeline Ashton

and Dr. Ernest Menville.

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Good morning, madam.

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You look

absolutely marvelous.

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Hey, wait a minute.

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Aren't you forgetting something?

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- It's only Thursday. I'm supposed to...

- Never mind.

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I think I need you

to say it every morning.

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Very well.

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Oh, madam,

you look younger every day.

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Thank you, Rose.

Thank you very much.

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It's so sweet...

What is this?

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Your tickets for

Helen Sharp's book party.

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They just came.

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Helen Sharp's book party!

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- "Forever Young"?

- I like that title.

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Oh, forever young!

Right.

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And eternally fat!

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Oh, clever little witch.

She sent seating assignments.

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I find it very hard

to believe...

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that he got up early

and made his side of the bed.

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- No, madam.

- So where did he sleep?

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Again?

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The beaver has always

been of interest to man.

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It is the second largest

rodent in the world.

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Dr. Menville?

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Dr. Menville?

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Is this an angel

I see before me?

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- Dr. Menville, you're so cute.

- Thank you, Rose.

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Oh!

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More vodka.

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Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957) is an American film, stage and television actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley and appeared in many of Hartley's films, such as Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Flirt (1993), Amateur (1994), and The Book of Life (1998; in which he played Jesus). Donovan also played Peter Scottson on Showtime's cable series Weeds. He made his writing/directorial debut with the film Collaborator (2011). more…

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