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Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life1991

★6.9111 minRomanceFantasyComedy

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Stars

Albert Brooks Meryl Streep Rip Torn

Cast75

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
P
Peter Schuck
as Stan
Time Winters
as Porter
S
Sharlie Stuart
as Susan
B
Beth Black
as Soap Opera Woman
Clayton Norcross
as Soap Opera Man
Jim McKrell
as Game Show Moderator
W
Wil Albert
as Game Show Contestant
Sage Allen
as Game Show Contestant
Mary Pat Gleason
as Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks
as Elderly Woman on Tram
M
Marilyn Rockafellow
as Helen
R
Roger Behr
as Comedian
A
Art Frankel
as Arthur
E
Ernie Brown
as Ernie
George D. Wallace
as Daniel's Judge
L
Lillian Lehman
as Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio
as Daniel as a Boy
K
Kristopher Kent Hill
as Bully
E
Eric Ehasz
as Child in Schoolyard
M
Matthew Scharch
as Daniel as an Infant
S. Scott Bullock
as Daniel's Father
C
Carol Bivins
as Daniel's Mother
Ethan Embry
as Steve
Gary Ballard
as Mr. Wadworth
M
Mary Mukogawa
as Sushi Hostess
T
Toshio Shikami
as Head Sushi Chef
S
Samee Park
as Sushi Chef
K
Kagko Shikami
as Sushi Chef
T
Tommy Inouye
as Sushi Chef
K
Ken Thorley
as Frank
B
Bob Braun
as Talk Show Host
J
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
as Talk Show Guest
Buck Henry
as Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima
as Casio Tipster
N
Nurit Koppel
as Daniel's Date
Susan Walters
as Daniel's Wife
S
Sidney Chankin
as Used Car Salesman
Greg Finley
as Used Car Salesman
L
Leonard O. Turner
as Sam
C
Clifford Einstein
as Julia's Prosecutor
R
Rachel Bard
as Julia's Judge
Newell Alexander
as Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine
as Shirley MacLaine
Hal Landon Jr.
as Man in Past Lives Pavilion
I
Ida Lee
as Woman in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton
as Victorian Girl
Glen Chin
as Sumo Wrestler
J
James Ekim
as Native
C
Clarke Coleman
as Knight
R
Ronald L. Colby
as Majestic Doorman
David Purdham
as Peter
James Paradise
as Stage Manager
J
Jerry Prell
as Banquet Manager
A
Arell Blanton
as Fire Marshall
S
Shana Ballard
as Julia's Daughter
C
Chris Macris
as Julia's Son
J
Joseph Darrell
as Maitre d'
J
James Manis
as Eduardo
A
Alex Sheafe
as Martin
C
Cathleen Chin
as Ticket Counter Agent
L
Lisa Sears
as Tram Port Attendant
M
Mark Dunlap
as Tram Port Attendant
V
Vernon Roguen
as Tram Port Attendant
D
Dennis Germain
as Tram Driver
J
Jorga Caye
as Deceased Lady (uncredited)
R
Robert Gatewood
as Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)
J
John Michael Quinn
as Man in Heaven (uncredited)

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