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Screenplay Albert Brooks
Director Albert Brooks

Defending Your Life

Tagline: The first true story of what happens after you die.

Release Date: 1991-03-22

Duration: 112 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Meryl Streep
    Julia
  • Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
  • Ethan Embry
    Steve
  • Susan Walters
    Daniel's Wife
  • Albert Brooks
    Daniel Miller
  • Rip Torn
    Bob Diamond
  • Lee Grant
    Lena Foster
  • Noley Thornton
    Victorian Girl
  • Julie Cobb
    Tram Guide
  • Buck Henry
    Dick Stanley