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