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.
Amazon.com: 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
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO EAN: 9780790757254 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0790757257 Item Dimensions:20 Label: Warner Home Video Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageUnknownFrenchOriginal LanguageUnknownEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledPortugueseSubtitled Manufacturer: Warner Home Video MPN: WARD12049D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 03, 2001 Running Time: 112 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1991
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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.