Meet Joe Black -1998 Jun 2026

For nearly twenty years, "Meet Joe Black" was a footnote in the careers of its stars. However, the film experienced a dramatic revival in 2019 thanks to social media. A clip of the now-infamous "death scene," where Brad Pitt’s character is comically and repeatedly run over by vehicles after a prolonged goodbye with Claire Forlani, went viral on Twitter. The clip was shared tens of thousands of times, introducing a new generation to the film’s bizarre tonal shifts.

Pitt’s Death is not a suave, Gothic villain. He is an infant in an adult’s body. He tilts his head at odd angles. He speaks in a monotone whisper. He eats peanut butter like it is a religious revelation (the famous "peanut butter scene" is a masterclass in physical comedy). Critics in 1998 accused him of being wooden. But that was the point. Meet Joe Black -1998