Defending Your Life
(1991)
The first true story of what happens after you die.
Stars: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Roger Behr, Beth Black
Director: Albert Brooks
Writer: Albert Brooks
Language: English
Studio: Warner Home Video
Duration: 112
Rated: PG
DVD Release: April 2001
Yuppie Daniel Miller is killed in a car accident and goes to Judgment City, a waiting room for the afterlife. During the day, he must prove in a courtroom-style process that he successfully overcame his fears (a hard task, given the pitiful life we are shown); at night, he falls in love with Julia, the only other young person in town. Nights are a time of hedonistic pleasure, since you can (for instance) eat all you want without getting fat.
Albert Brooks | Daniel Miller |
Meryl Streep | Julia |
Michael Durrell | Agency Head |
James Eckhouse | Jeep Owner |
Rip Torn | Bob Diamond |
Gary Beach | Car Salesman |
Roger Behr | Comedian |
Beth Black | Soap Opera Woman |
Julie Cobb | Tram Guide |
Peter Schuck | Stan |
Time Winters | Porter |
Sharlie Stuart | Susan |
Clayton Norcross | Soap Opera Man |
Jim McKrell | Game Show Moderator |
Wil Albert | Game Show Contestant |
James MacKrell | Game Show Moderator |
Sage Allen | Game Show Contestant |
Mary Pat Gleason | Waitress |
Maxine Elliott Hicks | Elderly Woman on Tram (as Maxine Elliott) |
Marilyn Rockafellow | Helen |
Art Frankel | Arthur |
Ernie Brown | Ernie |
Lee Grant | Lena Foster |
George Wallace | Daniel's Judge (as George D. Wallace) |
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 (as Ethan Randall) |
Gary Ballard | Mr. Wadworth |
Mary Mukogawa | Sushi Hostess |
Toshio Shikami | Head Sushi Chef |
Kagko Shikami | Sushi Chef |
Samee Park | Sushi Chef |
Tommy Inouye | Sushi Chef |
Ken Thorley | Frank |
Bob Braun | Talk Show Host |
Jennifer Barlow | 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 (as Cliff Einstein) |
Rachel Bard | Julia's Judge |
Newell Alexander | Julia's Judge |
Shirley MacLaine | Herself |
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 |
Ron 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 | MartÃn |
Cathleen Chin | Ticket Counter Agent |
Lisa Sears | Tram Port Attendant |
Mark Dunlap | Tram Port Attendant |
Vernon Roguen | Tram Port Attendant |
Dennis Germain | Tram Driver |
Allen Daviau | Cinematographer |
Michael Gore | Composer |
David Finfer | Editor |
Ida Random | Production Designer |
Richard Reynolds | Art Director |
Deborah Lynn Scott | Custome Designer |
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby
IMDb: 0101698