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Postcards from the Edge (1990)

R · 1990-09-14 · 1h 41m · EN
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Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.

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.

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Mike NicholsDirector
Budget
$22M
Box office
$39.1M

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Meryl StreepMeryl StreepSuzanne ValeShirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineDoris MannDennis QuaidDennis QuaidJack FaulknerGene HackmanGene HackmanLowell KolchekRichard DreyfussRichard DreyfussDoctor FrankenthalRob ReinerRob ReinerJoe PierceConrad BainConrad BainGrandpaAnnette BeningAnnette BeningEvelyn AmesSimon CallowSimon CallowSimon AsquithMary WickesMary WickesGrandmaOliver PlattOliver PlattNeil BleeneCCH PounderCCH PounderJulie Marsden

Keywords

Mother daughter relationshipBased on memoir or autobiographyDrug addictionHollywoodActressDrug rehabilitationDrug addict

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityMother Daughter Relationship · Based On Memoir Or Autobiography · Drug AddictionDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference136984Actor preference35193 · 21547 · 32980Country preferenceUs

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What is Postcards from the Edge about?

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.

How long is Postcards from the Edge?

Postcards from the Edge has a runtime of 101 minutes.

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