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Geffen Pictures
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The first true story of what happens after you die.
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
GenerationofSwine
Jan 12, 2023 · via TMDB
I remember when I was 12 or so, I woke up incredibly early (thank you Chicago Tribune TV Guide for helping me with missions like that) and went into the basement to record this off HBO. Then, shortly after I hit record I fell asleep on the couch and had the strangest freaking dream of my childhood because of the title of this film. Had nothing to do with the movie, I just remember it to this day so I'm rambling about it. Really though, it has a message, there is a moral to the story, but you aren't watching it for that. And when I was 11 or 12 I didn't record it for that. No, you're watching it because Albert Brooks is pretty funny and the film seems quirky and light hearted. And, honestly, it delivers. It's one of those increasingly rare films that announces what kind of movie that it is, makes promises for a happy ending, and delivers on it. There aren't really any surprises, you assume how the movie is going to end before you even sit down to watch it, and you're only really watching it in the first place because you feel the need to see that kind of story. And it delivers. It's fun in a quirky, dry, and understated way. It brings you into a fun little world, and it hits all the marks it promised to in the trailer, comedy, romance, happy ending. Everything else is just icing.
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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
Time Winters
Porter
Clayton Norcross
Soap Opera Man
Jim McKrell
Game Show Moderator
Sage Allen
Game Show Contestant
Mary Pat Gleason
Waitress
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Elderly Woman on Tram
George D. Wallace
Daniel's Judge
Raffi Di Blasio
Daniel as a Boy
S. Scott Bullock
Daniel's Father
Ethan Embry
Steve
Gary Ballard
Mr. Wadworth
Buck Henry
Dick Stanley
Joey Miyashima
Casio Tipster
Susan Walters
Daniel's Wife
Greg Finley
Used Car Salesman
Newell Alexander
Julia's Judge
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Hal Landon Jr.
Man in Past Lives Pavilion
Noley Thornton
Victorian Girl
Glen Chin
Sumo Wrestler
David Purdham
Peter
James Paradise
Stage Manager
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
Deborah L. Scott
Costume Design
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Albert Brooks
Director
Michael Grillo
First Assistant Director
John Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Mark Saks
Casting
Herb Nanas
Executive Producer
Bill Daly
Post Production Accountant
Michael Grillo
Producer
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Hector C. Gika
Dialogue Editor
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Tom Boyd
Musician
Shirley Walker
Orchestrator
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Kevin Scott Mack
Modeling
Albert Brooks
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The History of White People in America: Volume II
American Beauty
The Sixth Sense
Mulholland Drive
Life of Brian
Toy Story 2
The Rules of the Game
Dolls
Adam's Apples
They
Dead Man
WarGames
Spaceballs
City of Angels
Crash
Ponmagal Vandhal
The Bastards' Fig Tree
The Case of the Artist
Discordance
The Longest Ride
The Age of Adaline
Love Everlasting
The In Between
Ghost
What Dreams May Come
Eternity
City of Angels
Afterlife of the Party
Chances Are
Endless
A California Christmas: City Lights
Made in Heaven
Still Breathing
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
A California Christmas
Winter's Tale
Hereafter
Blind
Switch
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