“We called it ‘Defending My Life’ not only to tie into his film ‘Defending Your Life’,” Reiner explains, “but because Albert has felt he was born too soon, out of his time. He was so ...

After that came “Modern Romance” and “Lost in America” in the early-to-mid ’80s, and “Defending Your Life” in 1991. The Brooks-Reiner banter is so understated and natural as to ...

(It’s also worth noting that Max now boasts Defending Your Life and Lost in America in its library.) Performance Worth Watching: Nobody upstages Brooks’ early comedy routines (the Three ...

“Real Life,” “Modern Romance,” “Lost in America” and “Defending Your Life,” are among the finest American comedies ever made, and his trailblazing work on the late-night talk show ...

The couple have two children, Jacob and Claire, both now in their 20s. In Defending Your Life, Brooks finds the perfect woman—played flawlessly by Meryl Streep—only once he’s already dead.

LaFrance: That’s so funny because I was going to ask you about endings generally, and Defending Your Life specifically. When it came out, some people who knew your work were surprised by the ending.

The comedy legend, subject of Rob Reiner's HBO doc "Defending My Life," says the director told ... And then of course Albert your incredible career, just one amazing chapter after the other.

The result was “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life,” an HBO documentary that plays almost like a feature, covering all of Brooks’ career highlights framed as a warm reminiscence between old ...