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Defending Your Life

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Calorie Rating: 157
Released: 1991-03-22
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Revenue 16400000
Studios: Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures,


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 / Directors

Michael Grillo
First Assistant Director
Carey Dietrich
Second Assistant Director

Annette Sutera
Second Second Assistant Director
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Fernando Castroman
Assistant Director Trainee



Cast

Albert Brooks
Character: Daniel Miller
Meryl Streep
Character: Julia
Rip Torn
Character: Bob Diamond

Lee Grant
Character: Lena Foster
Michael Durrell
Character: Agency Head
James Eckhouse
Character: Jeep Owner

Gary Beach
Character: Car Salesman
Julie Cobb
Character: Tram Guide
Peter Schuck
Character: Stan

Time Winters
Character: Porter
Sharlie Stuart
Character: Susan
Beth Black
Character: Soap Opera Woman

Clayton Norcross
Character: Soap Opera Man
Jim McKrell
Character: Game Show Moderator
Wil Albert
Character: Game Show Contestant

Sage Allen
Character: Game Show Contestant
Mary Pat Gleason
Character: Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Character: Elderly Woman on Tram

Marilyn Rockafellow
Character: Helen
Roger Behr
Character: Comedian
Art Frankel
Character: Arthur

Ernie Brown
Character: Ernie
George D. Wallace
Character: Daniel's Judge
Lillian Lehman
Character: Daniel's Judge

Raffi Di Blasio
Character: Daniel as a Boy
Kristopher Kent Hill
Character: Bully
Eric Ehasz
Character: Child in Schoolyard

Matthew Scharch
Character: Daniel as an Infant
S. Scott Bullock
Character: Daniel's Father
Carol Bivins
Character: Daniel's Mother

Ethan Embry
Character: Steve
Gary Ballard
Character: Mr. Wadworth
Mary Mukogawa
Character: Sushi Hostess

Toshio Shikami
Character: Head Sushi Chef
Samee Park
Character: Sushi Chef
Kagko Shikami
Character: Sushi Chef

Tommy Inouye
Character: Sushi Chef
Ken Thorley
Character: Frank
Bob Braun
Character: Talk Show Host

Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Character: Talk Show Guest
Buck Henry
Character: Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima
Character: Casio Tipster

Nurit Koppel
Character: Daniel's Date
Susan Walters
Character: Daniel's Wife
Sidney Chankin
Character: Used Car Salesman

Greg Finley
Character: Used Car Salesman
Leonard O. Turner
Character: Sam
Clifford Einstein
Character: Julia's Prosecutor

Rachel Bard
Character: Julia's Judge
Newell Alexander
Character: Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine
Character: Shirley MacLaine

Hal Landon Jr.
Character: Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Ida Lee
Character: Woman in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton
Character: Victorian Girl

Glen Chin
Character: Sumo Wrestler
James Ekim
Character: Native
Clarke Coleman
Character: Knight

Ronald L. Colby
Character: Majestic Doorman
David Purdham
Character: Peter
James Paradise
Character: Stage Manager

Jerry Prell
Character: Banquet Manager
Arell Blanton
Character: Fire Marshall
Shana Ballard
Character: Julia's Daughter

Chris Macris
Character: Julia's Son
Joseph Darrell
Character: Maitre d'
James Manis
Character: Eduardo

Alex Sheafe
Character: Martin
Cathleen Chin
Character: Ticket Counter Agent
Lisa Sears
Character: Tram Port Attendant

Mark Dunlap
Character: Tram Port Attendant
Vernon Roguen
Character: Tram Port Attendant
Dennis Germain
Character: Tram Driver

Jorga Caye
Character: Deceased Lady (uncredited)
Robert Gatewood
Character: Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Character: Man in Heaven (uncredited)

Douglas M. Nelson
Character: Tram Attendee (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Albert Brooks
Screenplay

Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Mark Saks
Casting

Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design
Ida Random
Production Design

Robert Grand
Co-Producer
Herb Nanas
Executive Producer

John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor

Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor

G.W. Brown
ADR Editor
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera

Martha Johnston
Set Designer
Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor

Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor
James Hegedus
Production Illustrator
Tom Hammond
Foley Editor

Eric Engler
Camera Operator
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration

Robert Grand
Production Manager
Richard Reynolds
Art Direction

Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor
John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor

Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Larry Clark Bird
Property Master

Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator

Steph Benseman
Location Manager
Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip
Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician

Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Kite
Boom Operator
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator

William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager
Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer

Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master
Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor

Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter

Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer

David Harris
Greensman
J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator

Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant

Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant
John George
Set Costumer

Nancy Ramey
Production Accountant
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator

George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator

J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist
Robert Raring
Color Timer

Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Hall
Set Costumer

Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Cary Conway
Paint Coordinator
Ken Allen
Matte Painter

Tom Bookout
Second Company Grip
Robert Foulkes
Assistant Location Manager

Richard L. Hill
Special Effects Technician
Lee Redmond
Camera Operator

Robert Scifo
Matte Painter
James Valentine
Roto Supervisor

Jon Farhat
VFX Artist
Laura Adler
Casting Assistant
Tom Boyd
Musician

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Val Kuklowsky
Sound Editor

Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor
Linda Renaud
VFX Editor

David Goldberg
Modelling Supervisor
Tom Dias
Transportation Captain
László Regos
Steadicam Operator

Kini Kay
Sound Effects Editor
Erik Henry
VFX Editor
Jenny O'Haver
Casting Assistant

Daniel Quick
Transportation Coordinator