Postcards from the Edge
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
R 1990 · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama
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.
Directed by Mike Nichols · Written by Carrie Fisher
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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
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