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.
A substance-addicted actress moves back in with her mother, a former star and a drinker, and tries to cope with her problems and humor. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1990 film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Carrie Fisher.
- (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
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
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- Mike Nichols
- R
- Meryl Streep
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.
Watch Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine in this 1990 film about a troubled actress and her movie-star mother. Rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and enjoy the OSCARS® 2X nominee.
