Defending Your Life Page #9

Synopsis: Yuppie Daniel Miller is killed in a car accident and goes to Judgment City, a waiting room for the afterlife. During the day, he must prove in a courtroom-style process that he successfully overcame his fears (a hard task, given the pitiful life we are shown); at night, he falls in love with Julia, the only other young person in town. Nights are a time of hedonistic pleasure, since you can (for instance) eat all you want without getting fat.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Albert Brooks
Actors: Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach
Production: Warner Home Video
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
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PG
Year:
1991
112 min
4,557 Views

when they come, okay?

Passengers going back to Earth,

please board trams on your left.

Those moving onward,

board trams to the right.

This is it.

Good luck. I've got a lot of faith in you.

I can take that here.

Keep those and follow the yellow line.

All trams now operational.

Trams 7 and 8 to onward destinations...

...final boarding please.

Here, sir.

All personnel, please prepare for departure.

Daniel!

Julia!

What are you doing?

Sit down! You'll hurt yourself!

I love you.

I called, but I didn't know your last name.

I won't let you go.

I won't let you go.

Help! Help!

Hold on! Just please, hold on!

I love you.

I love you.

Open this up!

Damn it, open it!

Please open the door!

Julia! Wait for me!

Brave enough for you?

Open the door! Please!

Let him go.

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Albert Brooks

Albert Lawrence Brooks (born Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 film Drive. His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), and recurring guest voices for The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007). He has directed, written, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011). more…

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