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Defending Your Life (1991) w/ Diana Goodman


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      The gang is joined by Diana Goodman of the Thirty Twenty Ten Podcast to discuss Albert Brook's vacation to the afterlife, Defending Your Life.

Defending Your Life

Directed by: Albert Brooks
Written by: Albert Brooks
Score by: Michael Gore
Budget: “more than $20 million” - Roger Ebert 
Grossed: $16.4 million

Cast:

  • Albert Brooks as Daniel Miller
  • Meryl Streep as Julia
  • Rip Torn as Bob Diamond 
  • Lee Grant as Lena Foster
  • Buck Henry as Dick Stanley
  • George D. Wallace as Daniel’s Judge
  • Lillian Lehman as Daniel’s Judge
  • S. Scott Bullock as Daniel’s Father
  • Carol Bivens as Daniel’s Mother 
  • Susan Walters as Daniel’s Wife
  • Gary Beach as Car Salesman 

Talking Points: 

  1. What is your history with Albert Brooks and specifically Defending Your Life?
  2. Initial Non-spoiler feelings about this watch
  3. How does this compare with other versions of the afterlife in film/tv?

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