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
5,248 Views


Do you even care?

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You stand there with your 22-year-old

skin and your tits like rocks...

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and laugh at me.

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Mmm.

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I could pay you extra.

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Something...

on a personal basis.

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You know what I mean?

How about that?

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Money is no object.

It means nothing to me.

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Ahem.

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I'm sorry, Mr. Chagall.

I'm really, really sorry.

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Anna, don't talk,

just go away.

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Leave us alone, mmm?

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- I don't want to look at you anymore.

- Oh, okay.

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Thank you so much.

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Please.

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- I suppose I should apologize.

- Oh, no, no.

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I am very sensitive

to your torment.

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- Excuse me?

- But unfortunately we are mere mortals.

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We are restricted by the...

laws of nature.

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Well, what more

could one expect?

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Mmm, mmm,

that depends.

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I could not help but overhear your

little joke about money being no object.

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- That was no joke!

- I see.

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I wonder, Miss Ashton,

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if perhaps you have

ever heard of...

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Lisle Von Rhuman?

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Ah... no.

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No, of course you haven't.

Very few have.

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Only a select group.

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She may be able to help you.

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Here is her address.

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She accepts callers day...

and night.

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Eh...

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It is a very, very select group,

you understand?

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Sure.

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I'm glad this happened,

Miss Ashton.

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We shall be seeing

more of you, I think.

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Yes, I think so.

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Weirdo.

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Could you just

not breathe?

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Jesus, what'd she do?

Hire extras?

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Good evening.

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Evian, please.

No ice.

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- Dr. Menville?

- Yes.

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- Ernest Menville?

- Yes.

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- Hi, I'm Vivian Adams.

- Hi, h-h-have we met?

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Long ago. I never had

a chance to thank you...

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for the spectacular job

you did with my Aunt Esther.

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Oh, well,

thank you very much.

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Her color, her tone.

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- You even brought out her cheekbones.

- Well, that's my job.

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It was almost a shame

to bury her.

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It's so sweet of you

to say that.

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Can I ask you

what your secret is?

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Spray paint.

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You see, you can't just use

regular makeup on dead skin.

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The pores are too dry.

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You've gotta use a palette

and grind the stuff in.

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One day I'm in the hardware store and

I think, "What about mannequin paint?"

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It's got its own chemical adhesive,

comes in a variety of flesh...

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Excuse me!

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Have you seen her yet?

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What a joke. She's not even here.

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- Oh, look over there.

- Wh...

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Oh, looks as though

she's lost a few pounds!

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- We're leaving.

- Nonsense. Let's go talk to her.

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No. I'll talk to her.

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I just want you to know

that I am at your disposal.

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You can call me day or night.

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I did give you all my numbers?

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Mad?

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Hel!

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I don't believe it!

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Helen, darling, 12 years!

12 long years!

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And look at you,

you have a... waist.

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Oh, you haven't changed.

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Gosh, I'm glad you came.

I didn't know if you would.

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I spoke to my P.R. Woman

and she said,

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"Madeline Ashton goes

to the opening of an envelope."

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Those people can be so cruel.

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I fired her.

Well, I almost fired her.

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Well, that was

sweet of you, dear.

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- Would you mind?

- Not at all.

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- So, how's it been?

- Heaven, it's absolute heaven.

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- Ernest is a dream.

- I'm so happy for you both.

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I often thought to myself

"I don't deserve this"...

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because it came

at your expense.

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And that thought

made me feel... terrible.

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Listen, that was a long time ago.

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You didn't steal him.

He went to you.

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It wasn't you.

It was him.

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I want you to know something.

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I have never ever blamed you.

Never!

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- Do you believe how she looks?

- How old is she?

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- Fifty.

- Fifty?

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You've gotta be kidding.

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I wonder what

her secret is.

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- Life has turned out as quite a party.

- You used to hate parties.

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That was when I was old.

You should see me now.

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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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