Defending Your Life
Original title: Defending Your Life Share
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Synopsis 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 cast
Albert Brooks Character:
Daniel Miller
Meryl Streep Character:
Julia
Rip Torn Character:
Bob Diamond
Lee Grant Character:
Lena Foster
Michael Durrell Character:
Agency Head
James Eckhouse Character:
Jeep Owner
Gary Beach Character:
Car Salesman
Julie Cobb Character:
Tram Guide
Peter Schuck Character:
Stan
Time Winters Character:
Porter
Sharlie Stuart Character:
Susan
Beth Black Character:
Soap Opera Woman
Clayton Norcross Character:
Soap Opera Man
Jim McKrell Character:
Game Show Moderator
Wil Albert Character:
Game Show Contestant
Sage Allen Character:
Game Show Contestant
Mary Pat Gleason Character:
Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks Character:
Elderly Woman on Tram
Marilyn Rockafellow Character:
Helen
Roger Behr Character:
Comedian
Art Frankel Character:
Arthur
Ernie Brown Character:
Ernie
George D. Wallace Character:
Daniel's Judge
Lillian Lehman Character:
Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio Character:
Daniel as a Boy
Kristopher Kent Hill Character:
Bully
Eric Ehasz Character:
Child in Schoolyard
Matthew Scharch Character:
Daniel as an Infant
S. Scott Bullock Character:
Daniel's Father
Carol Bivins Character:
Daniel's Mother
Ethan Embry Character:
Steve
Gary Ballard Character:
Mr. Wadworth
Mary Mukogawa Character:
Sushi Hostess
Toshio Shikami Character:
Head Sushi Chef
Samee Park Character:
Sushi Chef
Kagko Shikami Character:
Sushi Chef
Tommy Inouye Character:
Sushi Chef
Ken Thorley Character:
Frank
Bob Braun Character:
Talk Show Host
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky Character:
Talk Show Guest
Buck Henry Character:
Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima Character:
Casio Tipster
Nurit Koppel Character:
Daniel's Date
Susan Walters Character:
Daniel's Wife
Sidney Chankin Character:
Used Car Salesman
Greg Finley Character:
Used Car Salesman
Leonard O. Turner Character:
Sam
Clifford Einstein Character:
Julia's Prosecutor
Rachel Bard Character:
Julia's Judge
Newell Alexander Character:
Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine Character:
Shirley MacLaine
Hal Landon Jr. Character:
Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Ida Lee Character:
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton Character:
Victorian Girl
Glen Chin Character:
Sumo Wrestler
James Ekim Character:
Native
Clarke Coleman Character:
Knight
Ronald L. Colby Character:
Majestic Doorman
David Purdham Character:
Peter
James Paradise Character:
Stage Manager
Jerry Prell Character:
Banquet Manager
Arell Blanton Character:
Fire Marshall
Shana Ballard Character:
Julia's Daughter
Chris Macris Character:
Julia's Son
Joseph Darrell Character:
Maitre d'
James Manis Character:
Eduardo
Alex Sheafe Character:
Martin
Cathleen Chin Character:
Ticket Counter Agent
Lisa Sears Character:
Tram Port Attendant
Mark Dunlap Character:
Tram Port Attendant
Vernon Roguen Character:
Tram Port Attendant
Dennis Germain Character:
Tram Driver
Jorga Caye Character:
Deceased Lady (uncredited)
Robert Gatewood Character:
Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn Character:
Man in Heaven (uncredited)
Douglas M. Nelson Character:
Tram Attendee (uncredited)
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