Defending Your Life (1991)
1h 52m
Running Time
March 22, 1991Release Date
Defending Your Life (1991)
1h 52m
Running Time
March 22, 1991Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
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Cast & Crew.
Albert Brooks
Daniel Miller
Meryl Streep
Julia
Rip Torn
Bob Diamond
Michael Durrell
Agency Head
Lee Grant
Lena Foster
James Eckhouse
Jeep Owner
Julie Cobb
Tram Guide
Peter Schuck
Stan
Time Winters
Porter
Gary Beach
Car Salesman
Sharlie Stuart
Susan
Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman
Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man
Michael Grillo
Producer
Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator
Wil Albert
Game Show Contestant
Michael Gore
Composer
Allen Daviau
Cinematographer
Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant
David Finfer
Editor
Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram
Barbara Claman
CastingDirector
Mark Saks
CastingDirector
Marilyn Rockafellow
Helen
Ida Random
ProductionDesigner
Roger Behr
Comedian
Art Frankel
Arthur
Ernie Brown
Ernie
George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge
Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy
Kristopher Kent Hill
Bully
Eric Ehasz
Child in Schoolyard
Matthew Scharch
Daniel as an Infant
S. Scott Bullock
Daniel's Father
Carol Bivins
Daniel's Mother
Ethan Embry
Steve
Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth
Mary Mukogawa
Sushi Hostess
Toshio Shikami
Head Sushi Chef
Samee Park
Sushi Chef
Kagko Shikami
Sushi Chef
Tommy Inouye
Sushi Chef
Ken Thorley
Frank
Bob Braun
Talk Show Host
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Talk Show Guest
Buck Henry
Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster
Nurit Koppel
Daniel's Date
Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife
Sidney Chankin
Used Car Salesman
Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman
Leonard O. Turner
Sam
Clifford Einstein
Julia's Prosecutor
Rachel Bard
Julia's Judge
Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Ida Lee
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl
Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler
James Ekim
Native
Clarke Coleman
Knight
Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman
David Purdham
Peter
James Paradise
Stage Manager
Jerry Prell
Banquet Manager
Arell Blanton
Fire Marshall
Shana Ballard
Julia's Daughter
Chris Macris
Julia's Son
Joseph Darrell
Maitre d'
James Manis
Eduardo
Alex Sheafe
Martin
Cathleen Chin
Ticket Counter Agent
Lisa Sears
Tram Port Attendant
Mark Dunlap
Tram Port Attendant
Vernon Roguen
Tram Port Attendant
Dennis Germain
Tram Driver
Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration
Deborah Lynn Scott
Costume Design
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor
James Hegedus
Production Illustrator
Jon Farhat
Visual Effects Supervisor
Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor
Ric McElvin
Leadman
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Herb Nanas
Executive Producer
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Marlene D. Williams
Hairstylist
Carey Dietrich
Second Assistant Director
J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Erik Henry
Visual Effects Editor
Paul Slansky
Thanks
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Larry Clark Bird
Property Master
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
G.W. Brown
ADR Editor
Richard Kite
Boom Operator
John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Tom Hammond
Foley Editor
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Richard Reynolds
Art Direction
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager
Martha Johnston
Set Designer
Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
Steph Benseman
Location Manager
Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator
Randy Bostic
Swing
Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor
Eric Engler
Camera Operator
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator
Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Grand
Production Manager / Co-Producer
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
Michael Kenner
Key Grip
Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods
Set Costumer
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Sara Gardner-Gail
Swing
David Harris
Greensman
Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor
Donn Piller
Swing
John Rankin
Swing
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer
Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant
Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer
Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor
Nancy Ramey
Production Accountant
Greg Hall
Set Costumer
Annette Sutera
Second Second Assistant Director
John Thompson
Greensman
John George
Set Costumer
Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 22, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$16,400,000
Genres
Wiki.
Defending Your Life is a 1991 American romantic comedy-fantasy film about a man who finds himself on trial in the afterlife, where proceedings examine his lifelong fears, to determine whether he'll be (yet again) reincarnated on Earth. Written, directed, and starring Albert Brooks, the film also stars Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, and Buck Henry. Despite comedic overtones, the film also contains elements of drama and allegory.
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