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Defending Your Life
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 · Directed by Albert Brooks · 111 min · Romance · Fantasy · Comedy · Drama · 13 frames
Tagline
The first true story of what happens after you die.
Crew
- Screenplay: Albert Brooks
- Cinematography: Allen Daviau
- Edited by: David Finfer
- Music: Michael Gore
- Production design: Ida Random
- Produced by: Michael Grillo
Cast
- 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
- Peter Schuck as Stan
- Time Winters as Porter
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Japanese
- Studios: Geffen Pictures
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $16,371,596
- Themes: afterlife, allegory, prosecution, heaven, satire, reincarnation, car accident, courtroom, advertising agency, past life
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