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    Defending Your Life

    Defending Your LifeActors: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Roger Behr, Beth Black
    Studio: Warner Home Video
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $14.98
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    Seller: -importcds
    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 114 reviews
    Sales Rank: 5402

    Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
    Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
    Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Region: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 112 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.5

    MPN: WARD12049D
    ISBN: 0790757257
    UPC: 085391204923
    EAN: 9780790757254
    ASIN: B000056WRG

    Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1991
    Release Date: April 3, 2001
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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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

    Product Description
    JUDGEMENT CITY IS WHERE THE NEWLY DEPARTED GO TO BE JUDGED BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER THEY ARE HEAVENBOUND OR HELLBOUND. SPECIAL FEATURES: TRAILER: CAST/DIRECTOR FILM HIGHLIGHTS: SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE, DUBBED IN QUEBEC.


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    5 out of 5 stars Review   February 11, 2010
    John D'errico Jr. (Columbus, GA)
    I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Great comedy and great drama. I'm normally not a big fan of Albert Brooks or Meryl Streep, but they were both great in this film. Rip Torn, Lee Grant, and the other stars gave stellar performances. I've watched this movie three or four times, and it has been good entertainment every time.



    5 out of 5 stars Uplifting, Clever   February 6, 2010
    Ms. Anonymous
    Albert Brooks take of the "Afterlife" is darling, clever, hopeful, and packs a GREAT message. I love it!


    1 out of 5 stars Defending Your Brain   December 8, 2009
    Rarkm (Camp Hill, PA USA)
    0 out of 3 found this review helpful

    Frankly, I don't get the attraction of this movie. I saw it in its first run; it seemed like another B comedy movie with an overworked plot and little character development beyond the usual hackneyed yucks and cheesy Hollywood sentiment. The theology behind it was certainly non-parochial -- it was incomprehensible and chaotic. Putting together a rich, believable and detailed theology that makes sense is not a job for the faint hearted, and certainly not a job for Hollywood screenwriters.

    The Wizard of Oz? Sure.
    It's a Wonderful Life? Absolutely!
    Kill Bill, Parts I and II? Well, ok, but send the kids to bed first.

    But this movie was just a good excuse to get out of the summer heat for a few hours. Nothing more.
    I don't understand all the glowing reviews, but as the French say: Chacun à son goût (diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks).



    5 out of 5 stars Great little film   October 9, 2009
    Richard Franks
    A wonderful film that is one verson of dying and being judged by some universal court. Some parts are terribly slow with terrible actors but all in all it's a movie that's handy if you just want some mild entertainment.


    5 out of 5 stars Defending your life   September 3, 2009
    Sharon Simpson
    Fast service! Got my item within the week I ordered it and it came in great condition.

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