Postcards from the Edge

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Meryl Streep
as Suzanne Vale

Shirley MacLaine
as Doris Mann

Dennis Quaid
as Jack Faulkner

Gene Hackman
as Lowell

Richard Dreyfuss
as Dr. Frankenthal

Rob Reiner
as Joe Pierce

Mary Wickes
as Grandma

Conrad Bain
as Grandpa

Annette Bening
as Evelyn Ames

Simon Callow
as Simon Asquith

Gary Morton
as Marty Wiener

CCH Pounder
as Julie Marsden

Stanley DeSantis

Sidney Armus
as Sid Roth

Robin Bartlett
as Aretha

Ellen Lewis

Barbara Garrick
as Carol

Anthony Heald
as George Lazan

Juliet Taylor

Dana Ivey
as Wardrobe Mistress

Oliver Platt
as Neil Bleene

Michael Ontkean
as Robert Munch

Pepe Serna
as Raoul

Mark Lowenthal
as Bart

Michael Byers
as Allen

J.D. Souther
as Ted

Peter Onorati
as Cameraman

Roy Helland
as Makeup Man

Douglas Roberts
as Soundman

R.M. Haley
as Assistant Director No. 1

Kathleen Gray
as Cindy

Gloria Crayton
as Maid at Party

John Verea
as Young Intern

René Assa
as Passport Official

Evelina Fernandez
as Airline Employee

Neil Machlis
as Rob Sonnenfeld

Gary Jones
as Fan at Party

Jane Galloway Heitz
as Nurse

Steven Brill
as Assistant Director No. 2

Jason Tomlins
as Officer

Shelley Kirk
as First Lady

Jessica Z. Diamond
as Script Supervisor

Scott Frankel
as Pianist at Party

Sheridan Leatherbury
as Stand-In

Ken Gutstein
as Director of Photography

Carrie Fisher

George D. Wallace
as Carl

Gary Matanky
as Sound Editor

Marc Tubert
as Sound Editor

Natalija Nogulich
as Friend at Airport

Susan Forristal
as Friend at Airport

James Deeth
as Helicopter Pilot

Robert Marshall
as Helicopter Pilot

Jim Cuddy
as Blue Rodeo Band

Greg Keelor
as Blue Rodeo Band

Bazil Donovan
as Blue Rodeo Band

Mark French
as Blue Rodeo Band

Bob Weiseman
as Blue Rodeo Band

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• Jun 11, 2013

  Meryl Streep is amazing in this. The script is wonderful and the mother/daughter rivalry is expertly realized by Streep and Shirley MacLaine.
  Bathsheba M Super Reviewer
• Feb 16, 2012

  A fairly funny and poignant drama inspired by Carrie Fisher's novel of the same title. There is excellent chemistry here which isn't surprising considering that Mike Nichols is the director.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Jul 13, 2010

  A cute little comedy with obvious influences from the inspiring book written by none other than Carrie Fisher. Her biting wit and Hollywood insight made for a highly original film. At the front of the cast is the amazing Meryl Streep who portrays another junkie looking for a reason to feel. The great Shirley Maclaine plays a loving caricature of Debbie Reynolds, the main drama in a film that badly needed it. It lacks a balance, but is entertaining.
  Spencer S Super Reviewer
• Feb 01, 2010

  Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, Simon Callow Director: Mike Nichols Summary: Carrie Fisher's scathing, hilarious and confessional novel -- adapted from her own best-seller about a woman (Meryl Streep) who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a successful transition to the big screen. Shirley MacLaine enjoys her best role in years as Streep's self-absorbed mother, a faded movie queen who meddles in her daughter's affairs and doesn't believe time has passed her by. My Thoughts: "How could you not want to see a film that has two great actresses as the leading ladies. Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine play mother and daughter, it doesn't get any better then this. They were both amazing in their roles of course. The film also has a very talented supporting cast, from Dennis Quaid to Gene Hackman and Richard Dreyfuss. Also a little cameo from Annette Bening. The film gives you a glimpse of the show biz world and what it was like for a daughter to not only grow up with a famous mother, but to also be in the spot light. The film has some great one-liners from Meryl's character Suzanne. It's funny in that dark comedy way. Which is exactly what this film is, a dark comedy. The relationship between mother and daughter is one of love and hate. The hate mostly coming from the daughter's end. The mother could be quite smothering at times. I thought it was a great film. One I wouldn't mind seeing again."
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