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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790757254
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790757257
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 03, 2001
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 4476
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1991
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Description:
Immediately following his death by bus, Daniel finds himself in the afterlife facing his past. If you can't make a case for having lived a full and fearles
superb music score won an Academy Award.s life, you must go back to Earth and try again. But Daniel doesn't want to go back after he meets Julia in this heavenly fable written and directed by Albert Brooks.
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Albert Brooks proves there's laughs after death with this almost heavenly comedy--almost heaven as in Judgment City, where recently perished Daniel Miller (Brooks) learns whether he is worthy of advancing to a higher plane of existence or will be sent back to earth for another incarnation.
His fate will be determined in a very special trial, during which scenes from his life are replayed on a giant screen. 'Isn't it realistic?' a judge asks. 'It makes some people nauseous.' While the steely prosecutor (Lee Grant) will try to prove that Daniel failed in life to face his fears and insecurities, his glad-handing, reassuring defender (Rip Torn) will argue on behalf of this hapless 'little brain' (a Judgment City term for residents of earth).
As Woody Allen did for the future in Sleeper, so does Brooks create an original vision of the afterlife. In Judgment City, white-robed residents can eat as much as they want without guilt or fear of gaining weight. They can also visit the Past Lives Pavilion, where they are greeted by a hologram of--who else--Shirley MacLaine.
Daniel finds himself touched by an angel. Meryl Streep gives an enchanting performance as Julia, whose exemplary life is in stark contrast to his. During her trial, the court watches in rapture as she saves not only children, but a cat from a burning building.
Daniel and Julia are a match made in Judgment City, but first Daniel must summon up the courage to express his true feelings for her, or she will surely advance without him.
Defending Your Life is Brooks's most ambitious film and, with Mother, his most accessible. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Did they know what they wrote?
I saw this movie a number of years ago and thought it was cute. When I found it on DVD I bought it thinking it would make a nice addition to my easy watching collection. I watched it and found it had a whole new meaning to me and wondered "Did they know what they wrote"? Very interesting point of view as well as fun to watch.
Rating: - Journey of the soul
I love this movie. For those of you who believe in the existence of the soul and what happens after you die, this movie is for you. It tells the story of a man defending his past life to a panel of judges in judgment city. Is he ready to go on to heaven or does he need to go back to earth and do it all over again. The character very well played by Albert Brooks seems to muddle through his defense mimicking how he muddled through his life on earth. He realizes this as he hears the judgment to return ... Read More
Rating: - Best Movie Ever!
The higher power aspect of this movie is untouched by any other. Facing your fears is the point of life and the point is not MONEY!
Rating: - A Wonderful Film On Any Plane Of Existence
You might delight in this movie too! This is one of my favorite movies, top ten of all time. Every time I feel a little blue, I think of this movie and feel better. When I feel a little lost in the grand scheme of the Universe, I watch this movie. Each and every time I watch it, I laugh and feel good about being alive. I also feel less fearful about death after watching the film.
You might want to give it a try. I'm glad I did. You might live a little better today and die a little ... Read More
Rating: - Brooks' Best
In my opinion, this is Albert Brooks best movie. It offers a whole new slant on death and a lot of healthy laughter.
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790757254
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790757257
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 03, 2001
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 4476
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1991