Postcards from the Edge
Mike Nichols1990-09-14
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
6.6
101 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Meryl Streep | Suzanne Vale | Goutbreak |
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Shirley MacLaine | Doris Mann | Unowned |
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Dennis Quaid | Jack Faulkner | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Gene Hackman | Lowell Kolchek | Unowned |
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Richard Dreyfuss | Dr. Frankenthal | Unowned |
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Rob Reiner | Joe Pierce | Unowned |
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Mary Wickes | Grandma | Unowned |
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Conrad Bain | Grandpa | Unowned |
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Annette Bening | Evelyn Ames | Goutbreak |
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Simon Callow | Simon Asquith | Unowned |
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Gary Morton | Marty Wiener | Unowned |
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CCH Pounder | Julie Marsden | Unowned |
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Sidney Armus | Sid Roth | Unowned |
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Robin Bartlett | Aretha | Unowned |
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Barbara Garrick | Carol | Unowned |
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Anthony Heald | George Lazan | Unowned |
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Dana Ivey | Wardrobe Mistress | Unowned |
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Oliver Platt | Neil Bleene | Zac E. Chan |
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Michael Ontkean | Robert Munch | Unowned |
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Pepe Serna | Raoul | Unowned |
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Mark Lowenthal | Bart | Unowned |
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Michael Byers | Allen | Unowned |
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JD Souther | Ted | Unowned |
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George D. Wallace | Carl | Unowned |
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Peter Onorati | Cameraman | Unowned |
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J. Roy Helland | Make-up Man | Unowned |
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Douglas Roberts | Soundman | Unowned |
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Michael Haley | Assistant Director | Unowned |
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Kathleen Gray | Cindy | Unowned |
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Gloria Crayton | Maid at Party | Unowned |
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Gary Matanky | Sound Editor | Unowned |
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Marcelo Tubert | Sound Editor | Unowned |
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John Verea | Young Intern | Unowned |
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René Assa | Passport Official | Unowned |
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Natalija Nogulich | Friend at Airport | Unowned |
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Susan Forristal | Friend at Airport | Unowned |
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Evelina Fernández | Airline Employee | Unowned |
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Neil Machlis | Rob Sonnenfeld | Unowned |
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Gary Jones | Fan at Party | Unowned |
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Jane Galloway | Nurse | Unowned |
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Steven Brill | Assistant Director | Unowned |
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Jason Tomlins | Officer | Unowned |
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Shelley Kirk | First Lady | Unowned |
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Jessica Z. Diamond | Script Supervisor | Unowned |
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Scott Frankel | Pianist at Party | Unowned |
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Sheridan Leatherbury | Stand-In | Unowned |
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Ken Gutstein | Director of Photography | Unowned |
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James Deeth | Helicopter Pilot | Unowned |
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Robert Marshall | Helicopter Pilot | Unowned |
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Jim Cuddy | Blue Rodeo Band | Unowned |
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Greg Keelor | Blue Rodeo Band | Unowned |
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Bazil Donovan | Blue Rodeo Band | Unowned |
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Mark French | Blue Rodeo Band | Unowned |
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Bob Wiseman | Blue Rodeo Band | Unowned |
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Jorga Caye | Western Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley DeSantis | Crew Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anthony DeStefanis | Savona (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Harks | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Conrad Hurtt | Cowperson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carrie Jachnuk | Fan at Party (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Beau Lotterman | Soundman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred Moon | Air Plane Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Danny Nero | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Raimi | Emergency Room Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raymond Storti | Stagehand (uncredited) | Unowned |