With Defending Your Life, writer-director-star Albert Brooks softens his trademark caustic humor -- and proves he's every bit as funny when he's tugging heartstrings.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Albert Brooks -
Producer -
Michael Grillo -
Screenwriter -
Albert Brooks -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures , Pioneer Entertainment -
Production Co -
Geffen Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 22, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 3, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.2M -
Runtime -
1h 52m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby