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Postcards from the Edge

Year:

1990

Duration:

101 min | Canada:95 min (edited version)

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Mike Nichols

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1990-09-14

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $22,000,000

Gross: $37,963,281 (USA)SEK 1,207,360 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Meryl Streep

Suzanne Vale

Shirley MacLaine

Doris Mann

Dennis Quaid

Jack Faulkner

Gene Hackman

Lowell Kolchek

Richard Dreyfuss

Doctor 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 (as C.C.H. Pounder)

Sidney Armus

Sid Roth

Robin Bartlett

Aretha

Barbara Garrick

Carol

Anthony Heald

George Lazan

Dana Ivey

Wardrobe Mistress

Michael Ontkean

Robert Munch

Pepe Serna

Raoul

Mark Lowenthal

Bart

Michael Byers

Allen

JD Souther

Ted (as J.D. Souther)

George Wallace

Carl

Peter Onorati

Cameraman

J. Roy Helland

Make-up Man (as Roy Helland)

Douglas Roberts

Soundman

Michael Haley

Assistant Director (as R.M. Haley)

Kathleen Gray

Cindy

Gloria Crayton

Maid at Party

Gary Matanky

Sound Editor

Marcelo Tubert

Sound Editor

John Verea

Young Intern

René Assa

Passport Official

Natalija Nogulich

Friend at Airport (as Natalia Nogulich)

Susan Forristal

Friend at Airport

Evelina Fernández

Airline Employee (as Evelina Fernandez)

Neil A. Machlis

Rob Sonnenfeld (as Neil Machlis)

Gary Jones

Fan at Party

Jane Galloway

Nurse

Steven Brill

Assistant Director

Jason Tomlins

Officer

Shelley Kirk

First Lady

Jessica Z. Diamond

Script Supervisor

Scott Frankel

Pianist at Party

Sheridan Leatherbury

Stand-In

Ken Gutstein

Director of Photography

James Deeth

Helicopter Pilot

Robert Marshall

Helicopter Pilot

Jim Cuddy

Blue Rodeo Band

Greg Keelor

Blue Rodeo Band

Bazil Donovan

Blue Rodeo Band

Mark French

Blue Rodeo Band

Bob Wiseman

Blue Rodeo Band (as Bob Weiseman)

Carrie Jachnuk

Fan at Party (uncredited)

Beau Lotterman

Soundman (uncredited)

Raymond Storti

Stagehand (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Debbie Reynolds beat out Shirley MacLaine years before for the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).

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The actor Suzanne is tied to the cactus with introduces himself to her as Robert N. Munsch, the children's book author.

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John Cusack filmed scenes as one of Suzanne's friends in rehab who belonged to the Manson Family. His scenes were later cut.

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Goofs

When Suzanne speaks to the pianist before performing, "you don't know me", there is a clearly visible red tape mark on the ground to instruct her where to stand.

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Lowell tells Suzanne that none of the airport scene can be saved because it was shot without any cutaways. However, the scene is obviously edited as the characters jump about 3 feet farther from the camera as they walk from past a pole between the ticket counter and the passport control desk.

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Shirley's head-scarf changes from loose to firmly fastened between shots at the hospital.

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Quotes

Doris: You feel sorry half the time for having a monster of a mother like me. Everything about you says 'look what you've done to me'.

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Doris: Will you please tell me what is this awful thing I did to you when you were a child!

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Doctor Frankenthal: Would you maybe like to go out with me sometime? Catch a movie or something?

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