West Los Angeles, also called Sawtelle Japantown, is an eclectic, freeway-adjacent district celebrated for its Japanese eateries and shops. A strollable stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard offers ramen, sushi and shave ice, plus karaoke and Tokyo-inspired gifts. Other options include Chinese dumplings, Korean BBQ and Vietnamese sandwiches. Apartment complexes and slick shopping mall Westside Pavilion round out the area.

Direction

West Los Angeles, California, USA ( Early in the film when Albert Brooks is driving on Bundy Dr. at one point you see the sign for the cross-street Missouri Ave. and briefly a large street number of '1861' this is on the W side of Bundy Dr., near Missouri Ave. )

Defending Your Life (1991)

Alternate title: 陰陽界生死戀

Runtime: 112 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Release year: 1991

IMDB: tt0101698

Plot summary

In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Cast

Albert Brooks

Meryl Streep

Rip Torn

Lee Grant

Directors

Albert Brooks

Defending Your Life Filming Locations

Defending Your Life Filming Locations

1: 770 The City Drive South, Orange, California, USA ( Defenders Circle exterior )

2: Park Place Office Campus - 3345 Michelson Drive, Irvine, California, USA ( Hall of Records Past Lives Pavilion exterior )

3: 11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Judgment Center exterior )

4: Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Majestic Hotel )

5: Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

6: 616 Convention Way, Anaheim, California, USA ( The Continental Hotel exterior )

7: West Los Angeles, California, USA ( early in the film, when Albert Brooks is driving, he is on Bundy Dr. near Santa Monica Blvd., later on Wilshire Blvd. between Barrington and Bundy just before his accident )

8: West Los Angeles, California, USA ( Early in the film when Albert Brooks is driving on Bundy Dr. at one point you see the sign for the cross-street Missouri Ave. and briefly a large street number of '1861' this is on the W side of Bundy Dr., near Missouri Ave. )

Defending Your Life (1991)