Defending Your Life is a 1991 comedy fantasy movie about the afterlife. The film was written, directed and stars Albert Brooks. Image File history File links Defending Your Life This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Image File history File links Defending Your Life This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ... Afterlife (also known as life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. ... Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an actor, comedian, and director. ...
Plot
Brooks plays a man who dies and is sent to the afterlife. He arrives in a city where he gets judged, like in an American courtroom, about his life. If he's deemed worthy, he's sent on to heaven. Otherwise, his soul has to return to earth to live another life. His lawyer is played by Rip Torn and the prosecuter is Lee Grant. While on trial, he meets and falls in love with a woman (Streep) who lived a seemingly perfect life compared to his. Shirley MacLaine, known for her beliefs about reincarnation, has a cameo appearance as herself at the "Past Lives Pavalion". A thoughtful film about the importance of conquering your fear and getting the most out of life. Shirley MacLaine, born Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia), is an American actress, well-known not only for her acting but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ... Past Lives redirects here. ...
The movie is pretty enjoyable throughout, but the all-out funniest parts are in the first half, as David tries to cope with both the nonchalant blandness of the afterlife and a trial that recounts his most humiliating earthly moments.
DefendingYourLife is not a bad movie, but coming from Brooks, it's amazingly benign.
DefendingYourLife is rated PG for some mild profanity.
At the end of each life, the life is judged, in a postmodern version of the Christian Bible's account of Saint Peter.
So, while Miller has a defender, he's basically on his own to defend himself against accusations of fear from various times in his life continually pressed upon him by the prosecutor, and to agree with or corroborate notions put forward by the defense attorney.
DefendingYourLife was released on VHS and Laserdisc in early 1992.
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