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Meet Joe Black (1998)
Where Meet Joe Black says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A coffee shop on Broadway, a penthouse that is a set in Brooklyn, and a mansion in Rhode Island that stands in for the family estate
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Scenes and places
The coffee shop meeting
Susan sits across from a young man in a coffee shop and feels an instant connection. She leaves without asking his name, and that missing name is what the rest of the story hangs on.
Set in A Manhattan coffee shop — The coffee shop where Susan meets a young man and leaves without his name.
A Manhattan restaurant counter on Broadway, closed in June 2023.
Bill's office
At work, Bill clutches his chest as a voice tells him "The answer to your question is yes". He is a media mogul with a birthday party being planned around him, and he is already hearing something he cannot explain.
Set in Parrish Communications office — The media company office where Bill, nearing his 65th birthday, hears the mysterious voice.
The headquarters of Bill's media company; the office is a built set.
Filmed at 14th Regiment Armory (built sets), Park Slope, Brooklyn — The Parrish Communications offices were sets built inside this armory. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Dinner at the penthouse
During a family dinner, the voice summons Bill out of the room. There it names the question haunting him and reveals who it belongs to: Death, who has taken the body of the man Susan met and wants Bill as a guide to human life.
Set in Bill's penthouse — The family penthouse where Bill is called away from dinner by the voice.
The Parrish family's New York home.
Filmed at 14th Regiment Armory (built sets), Park Slope, Brooklyn — The penthouse interiors were sets built inside this armory. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Joe at the country mansion
Bill names his new companion "Joe Black" on the spot. Joe is fascinated by food and feeling, and Susan is drawn to his innocence, while Drew schemes against Bill behind the scenes.
Set in The Parrish country mansion — The family's country estate, where Joe, introduced as Bill's guest, learns what it is to be human.
A grand country house used by the family in the film.
Filmed at Aldrich Mansion, Warwick Neck, Rhode Island — Most of the country mansion scenes were shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hospital ward
Joe meets one of Susan's terminally ill patients, who senses that he is part of her impending death. They talk about his feelings for Susan and the meaning of life.
Set in Susan's hospital — The hospital where Susan, a resident in internal medicine, works.
A hospital ward; the film names no real hospital in the cited sources.
Bill's birthday party
Allison's elaborate party for Bill finally arrives, and the whole family and board gather. Bill pleads with Joe to understand true love before the night is over.
Set in The Parrish birthday party — The garden party for Bill's 65th birthday, with fireworks.
The party on the family estate.
Characters
- Bill Parrish — A media mogul nearing his 65th birthday who hears a mysterious voice.
- Susan Parrish — Bill's younger daughter, a resident in internal medicine.
- Joe Black — Death, who takes the body of a young man Susan met in a coffee shop.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the coffee shop from Meet Joe Black?
- Where is the Parrish country mansion?