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Defending Your Life
1991, Mar 22
1h 51m
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.
Directed by
Albert Brooks
Meryl Streep
Julia
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Lee Grant
Lena Foster
Ethan Embry
Steve
Julie Cobb
Tram Guide
Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife
Rip Torn
Bob Diamond
James Eckhouse
Jeep Owner
Albert Brooks
Daniel Miller
Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler
Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl
Buck Henry
Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster
Time Winters
Porter
Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress
Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator
Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman
David Purdham
Peter
James Paradise
Stage Manager
Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant
Gary Beach
Car Salesman
Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge
Michael Durrell
Agency Head
George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge
Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge
Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man
Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth
Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram
Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy
Peter Schuck
Stan
Sharlie Stuart
Susan
Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman
Wil Albert
Game Show Contestant
Marilyn Rockafellow
Helen
Roger Behr
Comedian
Art Frankel
Arthur
Ernie Brown
Ernie
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
Mary Mukogawa
Sushi Hostess
Toshio Shikami
Head Sushi Chef
Samee Park
Sushi Chef
Kagko Shikami
Sushi Chef
Tommy Inouye
Sushi Chef
Ken Thorley
Frank
Bob Braun
Talk Show Host
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Talk Show Guest
Nurit Koppel
Daniel's Date
Sidney Chankin
Used Car Salesman
Leonard O. Turner
Sam
Clifford Einstein
Julia's Prosecutor
Rachel Bard
Julia's Judge
Ida Lee
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion
James Ekim
Native
Clarke Coleman
Knight
Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman
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
Martin
Cathleen Chin
Ticket Counter Agent
Lisa Sears
Tram Port Attendant
Mark Dunlap
Tram Port Attendant
Vernon Roguen
Tram Port Attendant
Dennis Germain
Tram Driver
Jorga Caye
Deceased Lady (uncredited)
Robert Gatewood
Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Man in Heaven (uncredited)
Douglas M. Nelson
Tram Attendee (uncredited)
Tom Dias
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