
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.
Defending Your Life
March 22, 1991
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Cast (76)

Albert Brooks
Daniel Miller

Meryl Streep
Julia

Rip Torn
Bob Diamond

Lee Grant
Lena Foster

Michael Durrell
Agency Head

James Eckhouse
Jeep Owner

Gary Beach
Car Salesman

Julie Cobb
Tram Guide

Peter Schuck
Stan

Time Winters
Porter

Sharlie Stuart
Susan

Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman

Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man

Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator

Wil Albert
Game Show Contestant

Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant

Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress

Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram

Marilyn Rockafellow
Helen

Roger Behr
Comedian

Art Frankel
Arthur

Ernie Brown
Ernie

George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge

Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge

Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy

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

Ethan Embry
Steve

Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth

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

Buck Henry
Dick Stanley

Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster

Nurit Koppel
Daniel's Date

Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife

Sidney Chankin
Used Car Salesman

Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman

Clifford Einstein
Julia's Prosecutor

Rachel Bard
Julia's Judge

Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion

Ida Lee
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion

Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl

Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler

James Ekim
Native

Clarke Coleman
Knight

Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman

David Purdham
Peter

James Paradise
Stage Manager

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)
Crew (119)
Directing

Michael Grillo
First Assistant Director

Albert Brooks
Director

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor

Annette Sutera
Second Second Assistant Director

Fernando Castroman
Assistant Director Trainee

Carey Dietrich
Second Assistant Director
Writing

Albert Brooks
Screenplay
Production

Michael Grillo
Producer

Herb Nanas
Executive Producer

Mark Saks
Casting

Nancy Ramey
Production Accountant

Laura Adler
Casting Assistant

Barbara Claman
Casting

Steph Benseman
Location Manager

Robert Foulkes
Assistant Location Manager

Robert Grand
Co-Producer

Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant

Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager

Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant

Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant

Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator

Robert Grand
Production Manager
Sound

Shirley Walker
Conductor

Shirley Walker
Orchestrator

Richard Kite
Boom Operator

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator

Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer

Michael Gore
Original Music Composer

Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor

Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor

John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor

Kini Kay
Sound Effects Editor

Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist

Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor

Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor

Curtis Roush
Music Editor

G.W. Brown
ADR Editor

Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor

Malcolm McNab
Musician

Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor

Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor

Tom Boyd
Musician

Tom Hammond
Foley Editor

Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor

Louise Di Tullio
Musician

Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator

Val Kuklowsky
Sound Editor

Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer
Art

Ida Random
Production Design

Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration

Ric McElvin
Leadman

George Stokes
Construction Coordinator

Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master

Larry Clark Bird
Property Master

David Harris
Greensman

Cary Conway
Paint Coordinator

James Hegedus
Production Illustrator

John Rankin
Swing

Donn Piller
Swing

James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman

Martha Johnston
Set Designer

John Thompson
Greensman

Richard Reynolds
Art Direction

Randy Bostic
Swing

Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter

Sara Gardner-Gail
Swing
Camera

Allen Daviau
Director of Photography

Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera

Carol McCullough
Still Photographer

Michael Kenner
Key Grip

Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera

Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip

Eric Engler
Camera Operator

László Regos
Steadicam Operator

Lee Redmond
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up

Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design

J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist

Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist

Greg Hall
Set Costumer

George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor

Phyllis Corcoran-Woods
Set Costumer

Marlene D. Williams
Hairstylist

John George
Set Costumer

Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer
Crew

Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist

Jeff Jensen
Stunts

Paul E. Short
Stunts

Paul Slansky
Thanks

Daniel Quick
Transportation Coordinator

John Sagray
Driver

Richard L. Hill
Special Effects Technician

Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator

Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator

Tom Dias
Transportation Captain
Editing

David Finfer
Editor

Robert Raring
Color Timer

John Morrisey
Assistant Editor

Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor

Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor

Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
Lighting

Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer

Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician

William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Visual Effects

Jon Farhat
VFX Artist

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer

Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor

Kevin Scott Mack
Modeling

Erik Henry
VFX Editor

David Goldberg
Modelling Supervisor

James Valentine
Roto Supervisor

Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor

Robert Scifo
Matte Painter

Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor

Linda Renaud
VFX Editor