Postcards from the Edge
“Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.”
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.
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Cast
63 people
Meryl Streep
Suzanne Vale
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Shirley MacLaine
Doris Mann
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Dennis Quaid
Jack Faulkner
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Gene Hackman
Lowell Kolchek
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Richard Dreyfuss
Dr. Frankenthal
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Rob Reiner
Joe Pierce
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
Hollywood
Mary Wickes
Grandma
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sister Act
Conrad Bain
Grandpa
Known for
Diff'rent Strokes
Bananas
Annette Bening
Evelyn Ames
Known for
American Beauty
Captain Marvel
Simon Callow
Simon Asquith
Known for
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Amadeus
Gary Morton
Marty Wiener
Known for
Lenny
CCH Pounder
Julie Marsden
Known for
Avatar
The Shield
Mike Nichols Director · Carrie Fisher Screenplay Carly Simon Composer
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $22M · United States release September 14, 1990
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$39,071,603
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · September 14, 1990
Theatrical
United States · September 14, 1990
Theatrical
Brazil
February 1, 1991 · Theatrical
France
March 20, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
January 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Italy
February 4, 1991 · Limited theatrical · Milan
February 15, 1991 · Theatrical · Milan
Philippines
May 28, 1991 · Theatrical · Davao
May 23, 1995 · TV · HBO Asia
Portugal
March 1, 1991 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 8, 1993 · Physical
United Kingdom
February 8, 1991 · Theatrical
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