“Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.”
Postcards from the Edge
6.6
296 votes·1990
·1h 41m
·MovieComedyDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.8x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
drug addictiondrug rehabilitationhollywoodbased on memoir or autobiographymother daughter relationship
Cast
Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine
Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid
Jack Faulkner
Gene Hackman
Lowell Kolchek
Richard Dreyfuss
Dr. 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
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