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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

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Annette Sutera
Second Second Assistant Director


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


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
Robert Grand
Production Manager

Richard Reynolds
Art Direction
Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration


James Hegedus
Production Illustrator
Martha Johnston
Set Designer

Eric Engler
Camera Operator
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera

Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor

Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor
Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
G.W. Brown
ADR Editor

Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor
John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor

Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Tom Hammond
Foley Editor

Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor
Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor
Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer

Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
Richard Kite
Boom Operator
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer

Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Steph Benseman
Location Manager

Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman

Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
David Harris
Greensman

Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator

Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip
Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician
William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer
Larry Clark Bird
Property Master
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master

Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist
George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor

Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer
Greg Hall
Set Costumer
John George
Set Costumer

Nancy Ramey
Production Accountant
Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator

Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator

Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant

Robert Raring
Color Timer
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer

Erik Henry
Visual Effects Editor
Jon Farhat
Visual Effects Supervisor