--- title: 'Defending Your Life (1991)' type: 'film' director: 'Albert Brooks' released: '1991-01-01' runtime_minutes: 107 genres: - 'Fantasy' - 'Romance' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/defending-your-life-1991' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101698/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Defending Your Life (1991) 1991 · 107 min · Fantasy, Romance · United States ## Synopsis Defending Your Life is a 1991 American romantic comedy-fantasy film about a man who finds himself on trial in the afterlife, where proceedings examine his lifelong fears, to determine whether he will be reincarnated on Earth, or move on to the next phase of existence. Written, directed, and starring Albert Brooks, the film also stars Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, and Buck Henry. Despite comedic overtones, the film also contains elements of drama and allegory. ## Credits - **Director:** [Albert Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-brooks) - **Screenplay:** [Albert Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-brooks) - **Original Music Composer:** [Erroll Garner](https://cinepixo.com/people/erroll-garner) - **Director of Photography:** [Allen Daviau](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-daviau) - **Editor:** [David Finfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-finfer) ## Cast - [Buck Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/buck-henry) - [Lee Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-grant) - [George D. Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-d-wallace) - [James Eckhouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-eckhouse) - [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn) - [Albert Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-brooks) - [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine) - [Ethan Embry](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-embry) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/defending-your-life-1991 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1545189); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.