Postcards from the Edge

Sep 14, 1990

1h 41m

★ 6.6

Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.

Overview

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

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Postcards from the Edge Trailers

Cast

Suzanne Vale

Meryl Streep

Doris Mann

Shirley MacLaine

Jack Faulkner

Dennis Quaid

Lowell Kolchek

Gene Hackman

Dr. Frankenthal

Richard Dreyfuss

Joe Pierce

Rob Reiner

Grandma

Mary Wickes

Grandpa

Conrad Bain

Evelyn Ames

Annette Bening

Simon Asquith

Simon Callow

Marty Wiener

Gary Morton

Julie Marsden

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