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