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.
- genus: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Studio: Geffen Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- keyword: afterlife, allegory, prosecution, heaven, satire, reincarnation, car accident, courtroom, advertising agency, past life
- cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse