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Postcards from the Edge (1990)

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Starring (View all)
Meryl Streep Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine
Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid
Jack Faulkner
Gene Hackman Gene Hackman
Lowell Kolchek
Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss
Doctor Frankenthal
Rob Reiner Rob Reiner
Joe Pierce
Mary Wickes Mary Wickes
Grandma
Conrad Bain Conrad Bain
Grandpa


Written by
Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher
(book)


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An average movie

11 years, 7 months ago at Oct 5 9:41
Since Meryl Streep is my favorite actress, I definitely had to watch this flick at some point. Even though it is definitely not one of her best movies, I thought it was a decent satire. I mean, she was really great, as usual, completely disappearing behind her character but I thought that, even though the material was pretty dark and really interesting, the tone was just too light for my taste. Fu... read more
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Description: Mike Nichols lends some comic structure to Carrie Fisher's best-selling confessional novel concerning a woman's struggles with drug addiction and mother-daughter rivalry (subjects Fisher admits to understanding all too well). Synopsis by Paul Brenner Read more at [Link removed - login to see] ... (more)
Release date: 14 September 1990
UPC: 043396058484
Tags: Comedy (8), 1990 (7), Drama (6), 1990s (3), Alcoholism (3), Carrie Fisher (2), Based On A Novel (2), Actors (1), AA (1), Mothers & Daughters (1), SnP (1), Columbia Pictures (1), Singers (1), Adapted From Carrie Fisher (1), Based On Book (1), Biographical (1), Filmmaking (1), Book (1), Usa (1), 90s (1)
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