Postcards from the Edge

Name: Postcards from the Edge
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1990-09-14
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss

Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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Release date

1990-09-14

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$22 000 000

Revenue

$39 071 603

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Director

Mike Nichols

Actors

Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, Simon Callow
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Scenario

Producer

Mike Nichols, John Calley, Robert Greenhut, Neil A. Machlis

Operator

Michael Ballhaus

Composer

Carly Simon

Artist

Audition

Juliet Taylor, Ellen Lewis

Editing

Sam O'Steen
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film's screenplay was written by actress Carrie Fisher, based on her own semi-autobiographical book.
Meryl Streep performed all the songs herself.
The finale features music by the Canadian rock band "Blue Rodeo," popular in Canada but relatively unknown in the US. The driver of Meryl Streep's limousine once played Blue Rodeo songs for her, after which the actress wanted to use the music.
Gene Hackman created his character's image by imitating director Richard Donner.
Scenes featuring John Cusack, who played one of Susanna's friends in the rehabilitation clinic, were cut.
Shirley MacLaine is 15 years older than her on-screen daughter, Meryl Streep. In turn, actor Conrad Bain plays the father of MacLaine's character with an age difference of 11 years.
The finale features music by Blue Rodeo, a popular Canadian rock band but relatively unknown in the United States. Meryl Streep was once played songs by Blue Rodeo by her limousine driver, after which the actress wanted to use their music.

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