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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

Allen Daviau
Director of Photography

Albert Brooks
Screenplay
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Mark Saks
Casting

Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design
Robert Grand
Co-Producer

Herb Nanas
Executive Producer
Ida Random
Production Design
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera

John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Richard Reynolds
Art Direction

Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
James Hegedus
Production Illustrator

Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera

Martha Johnston
Set Designer
Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor
Robert Grand
Production Manager

Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Engler
Camera Operator

Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration

Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
G.W. Brown
ADR Editor
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator

Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer
Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor

Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator

Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator

J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist
Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer

J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist

James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
David Harris
Greensman
Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator

Tom Hammond
Foley Editor
Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer

Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Steph Benseman
Location Manager

Richard Kite
Boom Operator
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager

Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master

Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer
Greg Hall
Set Costumer

Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator

Robert Raring
Color Timer
Larry Clark Bird
Property Master
John George
Set Costumer

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor

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

Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor
Erik Henry
VFX Editor

Jenny O'Haver
Casting Assistant
James Valentine
Roto Supervisor
Cary Conway
Paint Coordinator

Val Kuklowsky
Sound Editor
Kini Kay
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Farhat
VFX Artist

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator

Linda Renaud
VFX Editor
Tom Bookout
Second Company Grip
Ken Allen
Matte Painter

Richard L. Hill
Special Effects Technician
Tom Dias
Transportation Captain
Robert Scifo
Matte Painter

Daniel Quick
Transportation Coordinator

Robert Foulkes
Assistant Location Manager
Tom Boyd
Musician
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant

Lee Redmond
Camera Operator
László Regos
Steadicam Operator
David Goldberg
Modelling Supervisor

Laura Adler
Casting Assistant