Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn in Death Becomes Her. Photograph: Archive Photos/Getty Images
What does it mean to age gracefully? In Robert Zemeckis and David Koepp’s supernatural black comedy, Death Becomes Her, the strong suggestion is that staying happy, healthy and wrinkle-free isn’t really about wellness, but more about being well-connected.
The film’s leading ladies Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn were both in their mid-40s when the film premiered in 1992. Although the story celebrates the allure of magic in a world obsessed with science, the issues explored felt real and personal: Streep once famously referred to the film as a documentary on LA’s obsession with hiding natural signs of ageing.