Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Overview
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $22,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $39,071,603.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.674 |
Directed By
Mike Nichols
Crew
Carrie Fisher
Mike Nichols
J. Roy Helland
Ann Roth
Lynda Gurasich
Carrie Fisher
Chris Butler
Cheri Minns
Kandy Stern
Greg Cannom
Neil Machlis
Chantal Feghali
Nathalie Vadim
Michael Haley
Stan Bochner
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Michael Ballhaus
Sam O'Steen
Robert Greenhut
Neil Machlis
Susan MacNair
John Calley
Juliet Taylor
Ellen Lewis
Carly Simon
Mike Nichols
David James
TOP CAST
Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine
Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid
Jack Faulkner
Gene Hackman
Lowell Kolchek
Richard Dreyfuss
Dr. Frankenthal
Rob Reiner
Joe Pierce
Mary Wickes
Grandma
Conrad Bain
Grandpa
Annette Bening
Evelyn Ames
Simon Callow
Simon Asquith
Gary Morton
Marty Wiener
CCH Pounder
Julie Marsden
Sidney Armus
Sid Roth
Robin Bartlett
Aretha
Barbara Garrick
Carol
Anthony Heald
George Lazan
Dana Ivey
Wardrobe Mistress
Oliver Platt
Neil Bleene
Michael Ontkean
Robert Munch
Pepe Serna
Raoul
Mark Lowenthal
Bart
Michael Byers
Allen
JD Souther
Ted
George D. Wallace
Carl
Peter Onorati
Cameraman
J. Roy Helland
Make-up Man
Douglas Roberts
Soundman
Michael Haley
Assistant Director
Kathleen Gray
Cindy
Gloria Crayton
Maid at Party
Gary Matanky
Sound Editor
Marcelo Tubert
Sound Editor
John Verea
Young Intern
René Assa
Passport Official
Natalija Nogulich
Friend at Airport
Susan Forristal
Friend at Airport
Evelina Fernández
Airline Employee
Neil Machlis
Rob Sonnenfeld
Gary Jones
Fan at Party
Jane Galloway
Nurse
Steven Brill
Assistant Director
Jason Tomlins
Officer
Shelley Kirk
First Lady
Jessica Z. Diamond
Script Supervisor
Scott Frankel
Pianist at Party
Sheridan Leatherbury
Stand-In
Ken Gutstein
Director of Photography
James Deeth
Helicopter Pilot
Robert Marshall
Helicopter Pilot
Jim Cuddy
Blue Rodeo Band
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