
Movie · comedy, drama
Postcards from the Edge
1990 · 1h 41m · R
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What is it about? Postcards from the Edge
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Genres: comedy, drama. Themes: drug addiction, dark comedy, drug rehabilitation, hollywood, mother daughter relationship.
Cast and crew Postcards from the Edge
AllCreators
- Directed byMike Nichols
- ScreenplayCarrie Fisher
- Based on the novel byCarrie Fisher
- MusicCarly Simon
- CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
- EditingSam O'Steen
Full cast and crew63 cast members, 27 crew
Cast:
- Meryl Streep · Suzanne Vale
- Shirley MacLaine · Doris Mann
- Dennis Quaid · Jack Faulkner
- Gene Hackman · Lowell Kolchek
- Richard Dreyfuss · 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 · 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
Crew:
- Carrie Fisher · Novel
- Mike Nichols · Director
- Carrie Fisher · Screenplay
- Ann Roth · Costume Design
- Patrizia von Brandenstein · Production Design
- Michael Ballhaus · Director of Photography
- Sam O'Steen · Editor
- John Calley · Producer
- Ellen Lewis · Casting
- Juliet Taylor · Casting
- Robert Greenhut · Executive Producer
- Neil Machlis · Executive Producer
- Carly Simon · Original Music Composer
- Mike Nichols · Producer
Trailer Postcards from the Edge
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Details Postcards from the Edge

- First theatrical release
- September 14, 1990
- Release in the US
- September 14, 1990
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $22M
- Worldwide gross
- $39.1M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Postcards from the Edge?
1h 41m (101 minutes).
Who’s in Postcards from the Edge?
Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, and Simon Callow. Directed by Mike Nichols.
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