
Defending Your Life
United States of America
★6.9(290)
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Drama
Cast

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
PS
Peter Schuck
Stan

Time Winters
Porter
SS
Sharlie Stuart
Susan
BB
Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman

Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man

Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator
WA
Wil Albert
Game Show Contestant

Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant

Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress

Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram
MR
Marilyn Rockafellow
Helen
RB
Roger Behr
Comedian
AF
Art Frankel
Arthur
EB
Ernie Brown
Ernie

George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge

Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge

Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy
KKH
Kristopher Kent Hill
Bully
EE
Eric Ehasz
Child in Schoolyard
MS
Matthew Scharch
Daniel as an Infant
SSB
S. Scott Bullock
Daniel's Father
CB
Carol Bivins
Daniel's Mother

Ethan Embry
Steve

Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth
MM
Mary Mukogawa
Sushi Hostess
TS
Toshio Shikami
Head Sushi Chef
SP
Samee Park
Sushi Chef
KS
Kagko Shikami
Sushi Chef
TI
Tommy Inouye
Sushi Chef
KT
Ken Thorley
Frank
BB
Bob Braun
Talk Show Host
JBG
Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Talk Show Guest

Buck Henry
Dick Stanley

Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster
NK
Nurit Koppel
Daniel's Date

Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife
SC
Sidney Chankin
Used Car Salesman

Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman
LOT
Leonard O. Turner
Sam
CE
Clifford Einstein
Julia's Prosecutor
RB
Rachel Bard
Julia's Judge

Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion
IL
Ida Lee
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion

Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl

Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler
JE
James Ekim
Native
CC
Clarke Coleman
Knight
RLC
Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman

David Purdham
Peter

James Paradise
Stage Manager
JP
Jerry Prell
Banquet Manager
AB
Arell Blanton
Fire Marshall
SB
Shana Ballard
Julia's Daughter
CM
Chris Macris
Julia's Son
JD
Joseph Darrell
Maitre d'
JM
James Manis
Eduardo
AS
Alex Sheafe
Martin
CC
Cathleen Chin
Ticket Counter Agent
LS
Lisa Sears
Tram Port Attendant
MD
Mark Dunlap
Tram Port Attendant
VR
Vernon Roguen
Tram Port Attendant
DG
Dennis Germain
Tram Driver
JC
Jorga Caye
Deceased Lady (uncredited)
RG
Robert Gatewood
Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)
JMQ
John Michael Quinn
Man in Heaven (uncredited)
DMN
Douglas M. Nelson
Tram Attendee (uncredited)
Crew

Albert Brooks
Directing

Albert Brooks
Writing

Michael Grillo
Production

Michael Gore
Sound

Allen Daviau
Camera
DF
David Finfer
Editing
BC
Barbara Claman
Production

Mark Saks
Production

Deborah L. Scott
Costume & Make-Up
IR
Ida Random
Art
RG
Robert Grand
Production

Herb Nanas
Production
RG
Robert Grand
Production

Michael Grillo
Directing
CD
Carey Dietrich
Directing
RR
Richard Reynolds
Art
LD
Linda DeScenna
Art
RM
Ric McElvin
Art
DP
Donn Piller
Art
JR
John Rankin
Art
SG
Sara Gardner-Gail
Art
RB
Randy Bostic
Art
JH
James Hegedus
Art
MJ
Martha Johnston
Art
EE
Eric Engler
Camera
RN
Reggie Newkirk
Camera
BM
Bobby Mancuso
Camera
SC
Spencer Cross
Editing
MM
Maureen Mitchell
Editing

John Morrisey
Editing
JHM
Judd H. Maslansky
Editing

Dane A. Davis
Sound
GB
G.W. Brown
Sound
JB
Jim Borgardt
Sound
JK
John Kwiatkowski
Sound
KLV
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Sound

Hector C. Gika
Sound
RB
Robert Bradshaw
Sound
TH
Tom Hammond
Sound
VD
Valerie Davidson
Sound
MG
Melinda Garey
Sound
DH
Darrell Hall
Sound
JR
Joan Rowe
Sound
GB
Gregg Barbanell
Sound
TC
Thomas Causey
Sound
JFB
Joseph F. Brennan
Sound
RK
Richard Kite
Sound
WA
Wayne Artman
Sound
TED
Tom E. Dahl
Sound
FJJ
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound
JM
Joel Moss
Sound
CR
Curtis Roush
Sound

Shirley Walker
Sound
SB
Steph Benseman
Production
LR
Lauren Ross
Production
LK
Luca Kouimelis
Directing
AS
Annette Sutera
Directing
GS
George Stokes
Art
JFO
James F. Orendorff
Art
RED
Robert E. Denne
Art
DH
David Harris
Art
JT
John Thompson
Art
DD
Dennis Dion
Visual Effects
CB
Chris Burton
Crew
MK
Michael Kenner
Camera
JS
Jim Shelton
Camera
LW
Larry Wallace
Lighting
WRM
William R. Mayberry
Lighting
RWM
Robert W. Meyers
Lighting
LCB
Larry Clark Bird
Art
KZ
Ken Zimmerman
Art
HD
Hallie D'Amore
Costume & Make-Up
MDW
Marlene D. Williams
Costume & Make-Up
JRH
J. Roy Helland
Costume & Make-Up
JRH
J. Roy Helland
Costume & Make-Up
GLL
George L. Little
Costume & Make-Up
PC
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods
Costume & Make-Up
DH
Deborah Hopper
Costume & Make-Up
GH
Greg Hall
Costume & Make-Up
JG
John George
Costume & Make-Up
NR
Nancy Ramey
Production
CH
Cheri Hall
Production
LW
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production

Patti Hawn
Crew
CM
Carol McCullough
Camera
BE
Bill Erickson
Crew

Paul E. Short
Crew
JJ
Jeff Jensen
Crew
ME
Maggie Erickson
Production
RR
Robert Raring
Editing
MB
Mat Beck
Visual Effects
RS
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects
PS
Paul Slansky
Crew
FC
Fernando Castroman
Directing
CC
Cary Conway
Art
KK
Kini Kay
Sound
VK
Val Kuklowsky
Sound
RLH
Richard L. Hill
Crew
KA
Ken Allen
Visual Effects
JB
Jeff Burks
Visual Effects
JF
Jon Farhat
Visual Effects
DG
David Goldberg
Visual Effects
EH
Erik Henry
Visual Effects
RS
Robert Scifo
Visual Effects

Kevin Scott Mack
Visual Effects
LR
Linda Renaud
Visual Effects
JV
James Valentine
Visual Effects
TB
Tom Bookout
Camera
LR
Lee Redmond
Camera
LR
László Regos
Camera
LA
Laura Adler
Production
JO
Jenny O'Haver
Production
RF
Robert Foulkes
Production

Tom Boyd
Sound
BF
Bruce Fowler
Sound

Malcolm McNab
Sound
LDT
Louise Di Tullio
Sound

Shirley Walker
Sound
TD
Tom Dias
Crew
DQ
Daniel Quick
Crew
JS
John Sagray
Crew

Bill Daly
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