Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
Release: 1991-03-22
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 6.9
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Geffen Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Noley Thornton
as Victorian Girl
Julie Cobb
as Tram Guide
Greg Finley
as Used Car Salesman
Lee Grant
as Lena Foster
Clayton Norcross
as Soap Opera Man
Shirley MacLaine
as Shirley MacLaine
Michael Durrell
as Agency Head
Mary Pat Gleason
as Waitress
Albert Brooks
as Daniel Miller
Rip Torn
as Bob Diamond
James Eckhouse
as Jeep Owner
Susan Walters
as Daniel's Wife
Sage Allen
as Game Show Contestant
David Purdham
as Peter
Gary Beach
as Car Salesman
Maxine Elliott Hicks
as Elderly Woman on Tram
Ethan Embry
as Steve
Lillian Lehman
as Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio
as Daniel as a Boy
Meryl Streep
as Julia
Jim McKrell
as Game Show Moderator
Gary Ballard
as Mr. Wadworth
Time Winters
as Porter
Newell Alexander
as Julia's Judge
Glen Chin
as Sumo Wrestler
Buck Henry
as Dick Stanley
James Paradise
as Stage Manager
George D. Wallace
as Daniel's Judge
Joey Miyashima
as Casio Tipster
Hal Landon Jr.
as Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Crew
Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator, Conductor
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Tom Boyd
Musician
Mark Saks
Casting
Herb Nanas
Executive Producer
Kevin Scott Mack
Modeling
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Albert Brooks
Director, Screenplay
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Michael Grillo
Producer, First Assistant Director
Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design