

Defending Your Life(1991)
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

Peter Schuck
Stan

Time Winters
Porter

Sharlie Stuart
Susan

Beth Black
Soap Opera Woman

Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man

Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator

Wil Albert
Game Show Contestant

Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant

Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress

Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram

Marilyn Rockafellow
Helen

Roger Behr
Comedian

Art Frankel
Arthur

Ernie Brown
Ernie

George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge

Lillian Lehman
Daniel's Judge

Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy

Kristopher Kent Hill
Bully

Eric Ehasz
Child in Schoolyard

Matthew Scharch
Daniel as an Infant

S. Scott Bullock
Daniel's Father

Carol Bivins
Daniel's Mother

Ethan Embry
Steve

Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth

Mary Mukogawa
Sushi Hostess

Toshio Shikami
Head Sushi Chef

Samee Park
Sushi Chef

Kagko Shikami
Sushi Chef

Tommy Inouye
Sushi Chef

Ken Thorley
Frank

Bob Braun
Talk Show Host

Jennifer Barlow Grodsky
Talk Show Guest

Buck Henry
Dick Stanley

Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster

Nurit Koppel
Daniel's Date

Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife

Sidney Chankin
Used Car Salesman

Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman

Leonard O. Turner
Sam

Clifford Einstein
Julia's Prosecutor

Rachel Bard
Julia's Judge

Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion

Ida Lee
Woman in Past Lives Pavilion

Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl

Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler

James Ekim
Native

Clarke Coleman
Knight

Ronald L. Colby
Majestic Doorman

David Purdham
Peter

James Paradise
Stage Manager

Jerry Prell
Banquet Manager

Arell Blanton
Fire Marshall

Shana Ballard
Julia's Daughter

Chris Macris
Julia's Son

Joseph Darrell
Maitre d'

James Manis
Eduardo

Alex Sheafe
Martin

Cathleen Chin
Ticket Counter Agent

Lisa Sears
Tram Port Attendant

Mark Dunlap
Tram Port Attendant

Vernon Roguen
Tram Port Attendant

Dennis Germain
Tram Driver

Jorga Caye
Deceased Lady (uncredited)

Robert Gatewood
Afterlife Traveler (uncredited)

John Michael Quinn
Man in Heaven (uncredited)

Douglas M. Nelson
Tram Attendee (uncredited)
Arts

Ida Random
Production Design

Richard Reynolds
Art Direction

Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration

Ric McElvin
Leadman

Donn Piller
Swing

John Rankin
Swing

Sara Gardner-Gail
Swing

Randy Bostic
Swing

James Hegedus
Production Illustrator

Martha Johnston
Set Designer

George Stokes
Construction Coordinator

James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman

Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter

David Harris
Greensman

John Thompson
Greensman

Larry Clark Bird
Property Master

Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master

Cary Conway
Paint Coordinator
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
Production

Barbara Claman
Casting

Mark Saks
Casting

Herb Nanas
Executive Producer

Robert Grand
Co-Producer, Production Manager

Michael Grillo
Producer, First Assistant Director

Carey Dietrich
Second Assistant Director

Steph Benseman
Location Manager

Lauren Ross
Assistant Location Manager

Nancy Ramey
Production Accountant

Cheri Hall
Assistant Accountant

Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
Production Office Coordinator

Maggie Erickson
Casting Assistant

Laura Adler
Casting Assistant

Jenny O'Haver
Casting Assistant

Robert Foulkes
Assistant Location Manager

Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Sound

Michael Gore
Original Music Composer

Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Editor

G.W. Brown
ADR Editor

Jim Borgardt
ADR Editor

John Kwiatkowski
Sound Effects Editor

Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor

Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor

Robert Bradshaw
Dialogue Editor

Tom Hammond
Foley Editor

Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor

Melinda Garey
Assistant Sound Editor

Darrell Hall
Assistant Sound Editor

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist

Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist

Thomas Causey
Production Sound Mixer

Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator

Richard Kite
Boom Operator

Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joel Moss
Scoring Mixer

Curtis Roush
Music Editor

Kini Kay
Sound Effects Editor

Val Kuklowsky
Sound Editor

Tom Boyd
Musician

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator

Malcolm McNab
Musician

Louise Di Tullio
Musician

Shirley Walker
Orchestrator, Conductor
Visual Effects

Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor

Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer

Ken Allen
Matte Painter

Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor

Jon Farhat
VFX Artist

David Goldberg
Modelling Supervisor

Erik Henry
VFX Editor

Robert Scifo
Matte Painter

Kevin Scott Mack
Modeling

Linda Renaud
VFX Editor
