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Become a member“I don't want to live forever. I mean, it sounds good, but what am I gonna do? What if I get bored?” Welcome to Harbour Highlights, a series of cult and classic films, handpicked by the staff of Harbour Lights. This month, Anastasia swigs from the potion of eternal life to celebrate her pick of Death Becomes Her. Sandwiched between the completion of his Back to the Future trilogy and his Oscar-winning Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her saw director Robert Zemeckis stick with the special effects-based humour that had made both BTTF and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? such massive hits. Attracting huge stars in Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn, the black comedy is a tale of vanity and revenge following a scorned woman who discovers a potion that promises eternal youth and beauty, and the surprising effects that has on her and the married pair who wronged her. The striking images of Streep with a rotated head and Hawn with a hole in her stomach quickly became iconic, especially once the VHS cases started filling up shelves, which helped the solid cinema hit grow into an appreciative favourite at home. These days, the film’s fixture of macabre and camp has given it a firm cult fanbase embracing the weirdness and fun of the three stars and Zemeckis clearly having a creative ball.
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