What’s happening in this movie clip? Madeline (Meryl Streep) and Ernest (Bruce Willis) have an argument during which she falls down the stairs, breaking her neck. Rent or buy Death Becomes Her here: What’s the movie about? Longtime friends Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep), a writer, and aspiring writer Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) become rivals when they have a crush on the same man, Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis). To prevent ageing, they both drink a magical potion but soon realize they have turned immortal.
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