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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.

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Defending Your Life

March 22, 1991
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Cast (76)

Albert Brooks
Daniel Miller
Rip Torn
Bob Diamond
Lee Grant
Lena Foster
Michael Durrell
Agency Head
James Eckhouse
Jeep Owner
Gary Beach
Car Salesman
Julie Cobb
Tram Guide
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
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram
Roger Behr
Comedian
Art Frankel
Arthur
George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge
Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy
Eric Ehasz
Child in Schoolyard
Matthew Scharch
Daniel as an Infant
S. Scott Bullock
Daniel's Father
Carol Bivins
Daniel's Mother
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
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
Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman
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

Albert Brooks
Director
Michael Grillo
First Assistant Director
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Fernando Castroman
Assistant Director Trainee
Carey Dietrich
Second Assistant Director
Annette Sutera
Second 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
Steph Benseman
Location Manager
Robert Grand
Co-Producer
Robert Grand
Production Manager
Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant
Robert Foulkes
Assistant Location Manager
Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant

Sound

Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Shirley Walker
Conductor
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
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor
Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor
Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Boyd
Musician
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
G.W. Brown
ADR Editor
Tom Hammond
Foley Editor
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
Martha Johnston
Set Designer
David Harris
Greensman
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
James Hegedus
Production Illustrator
John Thompson
Greensman
Cary Conway
Paint Coordinator
Richard Reynolds
Art Direction

Camera

Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Carol McCullough
Still Photographer
Michael Kenner
Key Grip
Eric Engler
Camera Operator
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Lee Redmond
Camera Operator
Jim Shelton
Dolly Grip
László Regos
Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design
Deborah Hopper
Set Costumer
J. Roy Helland
Makeup Artist
J. Roy Helland
Hairstylist
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Greg Hall
Set Costumer
George L. Little
Wardrobe Supervisor
John George
Set Costumer

Crew

Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Chris Burton
Special Effects Coordinator
Daniel Quick
Transportation Coordinator
John Sagray
Driver
Richard L. Hill
Special Effects Technician
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Dias
Transportation Captain

Editing

Robert Raring
Color Timer
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Spencer Cross
Associate Editor
Maureen Mitchell
Assistant Editor
Judd H. Maslansky
Assistant Editor

Lighting

Robert W. Meyers
Rigging Gaffer
William R. Mayberry
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Larry Wallace
Chief Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

Jon Farhat
VFX Artist
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erik Henry
VFX Editor
James Valentine
Roto Supervisor
Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Linda Renaud
VFX Editor
David Goldberg
Modelling Supervisor
Robert Scifo
Matte Painter
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor