Defending Your Life (1991)

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 6 a.m.

An advertising executive dies in a car accident & wakes in an afterlife where souls are judged in a trial to see if they are worthy of moving on to the next phase of existence when he happens to find and fall in love with his soul mate. Tune in as Chris talks Rip Torn, Conquering Fear, & BMW\u2019s as the LSCE screens the 1991 cerebral comedy \u201cDefending Your Life.\u201d Join us!

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Works Cited:

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Alleva, Richard. \u201cHeaven Without Hassles -- Defending Your Life Starring Albert Brooks.\u201d Commonweal. New York: Commonweal Foundation, 1991.

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Ebert, Roger. Albert Brooks Defends His Cinematic Life. April 7, 1991. Accessed 11/3/2021. https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/albert-brooks-defends-his-cinematic-life

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Johnson, Brian D. \u201cA Trip to Club Dead -- Defending Your Life Directed by Albert Brooks.\u201d Maclean\u2019s. Toronto: St. Joseph Communications, 1991.

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https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1991/4/1/a-trip-to-club-dead

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Kauffmann, Stanley. \u201cFantasies -- Defending Your Life Directed by Albert Brooks / Paris Is Burning Directed by Jennie Livingston.\u201d The New Republic. Washington: New Republic, 1991.

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https://www.proquest.com/docview/212842776?pq-origsite=primo&accountid=11578

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Olsen, Mark. Defending Your Life at 30. Why Albert Books\u2019 view of afterlife bureaucracy Endures. Los Angeles Times. March 30th, 2021. Accessed 11/4/21. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-30/albert-brooks-rerelease-defending-your-life-meryl-streep

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Wood, Jennifer. \u2018Defending You Life\u2019 at 25: Albert Brooks on Making a Comedy Classic. Rolling Stone. March 22, 2016. Accessed 11/4/21. https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/defending-your-life-at-25-albert-brooks-on-making-a-comedy-classic-178596/