Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
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A comedy-drama film based on Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographical novel about a recovering drug addict actress and her mother. The film stars Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, and Dennis Quaid, and was directed by Mike Nichols.
Postcards from the Edge: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman. A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
- (20K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Nichols
- 1990-09-14
Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. [1] It was later adapted by Fisher herself into a motion picture of the same name, which was directed by Mike Nichols and released by Columbia Pictures in 1990.
- Carrie Fisher
- 1987
A comedy film based on Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographical novel about her struggles with addiction and fame. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and other crew members who worked on the movie.
Sep 12, 1990 · A movie based on Carrie Fisher's memoir about her addiction and her relationship with her mother, played by Shirley MacLaine. Roger Ebert praises the performances but criticizes the film's shift from reality to show-biz satire.
Uniting a pair of powerhouse talents with a smart, sharply written script, Postcards from the Edge makes compelling drama out of reality-inspired trauma. Read Critics Reviews
- (87)
- Comedy, Drama
- R
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox center her film company insists, as a condition of continuing to employ her, that she live with her mother, Doris Mann, who was once a star and now a champion drinker.
