Defending Your Life
Romance
Fantasy
Comedy
Drama
The first true story of what happens after you die.
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.
1991-03-22
en
Cast
Director
Albert Brooks
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
Time Winters as Porter
Clayton Norcross as Soap Opera Man
Jim McKrell as Game Show Moderator
Sage Allen as Game Show Contestant
Mary Pat Gleason as Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks as Elderly Woman on Tram
George D. Wallace as Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio as Daniel as a Boy
S. Scott Bullock as Daniel's Father
Ethan Embry as Steve
Gary Ballard as Mr. Wadworth
Buck Henry as Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima as Casio Tipster
Susan Walters as Daniel's Wife
Greg Finley as Used Car Salesman
Newell Alexander as Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine as Shirley MacLaine
Hal Landon Jr. as Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton as Victorian Girl
Glen Chin as Sumo Wrestler
David Purdham as Peter
James Paradise as Stage Manager