Postcards from the Edge
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
1990 | 101m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mike Nichols |
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| Writer: | Carrie Fisher |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 1990 |
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| Director: | Mike Nichols |
| Writer: | Carrie Fisher |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | drug addiction, drug rehabilitation, hollywood, based on memoir or autobiography, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $39,071,603
Budget: $22,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Greg Keelor | Blue Rodeo Band |
| Bazil Donovan | Blue Rodeo Band |
| Mark French | Blue Rodeo Band |
| Bob Wiseman | Blue Rodeo Band |
| Jorga Caye | Western Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Stanley DeSantis | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Anthony DeStefanis | Savona (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Conrad Hurtt | Cowperson (uncredited) |
| Carrie Jachnuk | Fan at Party (uncredited) |
| Beau Lotterman | Soundman (uncredited) |
| Fred Moon | Air Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
| Danny Nero | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ted Raimi | Emergency Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| Raymond Storti | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Mike Nichols | Director |
| Carrie Fisher | Novel, Screenplay |
| Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Carly Simon | Original Music Composer |
| Nathalie Vadim | Second Assistant Director |
| Ellen Lewis | Casting |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Stan Bochner | Sound Designer |
| Chris Butler | Set Decoration |
| J. Roy Helland | Makeup & Hair |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Kandy Stern | Art Direction |
| Lynda Gurasich | Hairstylist |
| Greg Cannom | Makeup Artist |
| Chantal Feghali | Post Production Supervisor |
| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Neil Machlis | Unit Production Manager |
| Michael Haley | First Assistant Director |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Greenhut | Executive Producer |
| Mike Nichols | Producer |
| John Calley | Producer |
| Susan MacNair | Associate Producer |
| Neil Machlis | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 60 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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