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Postcards from the Edge

Mike Nichols

1990 • 1h 41m

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.

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge trailer

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl StreepSuzanne Vale

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaineDoris Mann

Dennis Quaid

Dennis QuaidJack Faulkner

Gene Hackman

Gene HackmanLowell Kolchek

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard DreyfussDr. Frankenthal

Rob Reiner

Rob ReinerJoe Pierce

Mary Wickes

Mary WickesGrandma

Conrad Bain

Conrad BainGrandpa

Annette Bening

Annette BeningEvelyn Ames

Simon Callow

Simon CallowSimon Asquith

Gary Morton

Gary MortonMarty Wiener

CCH Pounder

CCH PounderJulie Marsden

Sidney ArmusSid Roth

Robin Bartlett

Robin BartlettAretha

Barbara Garrick

Barbara GarrickCarol

Crew

Mike Nichols

Mike NicholsDirector

Carrie Fisher

Carrie FisherNovel

Ann Roth

Ann RothCostume Design

Michael Haley

Michael HaleyFirst Assistant Director

Nathalie Vadim

Nathalie VadimSecond Assistant Director

Michael Ballhaus

Michael BallhausDirector of Photography

John Calley

John CalleyProducer

Robert Greenhut

Robert GreenhutExecutive Producer

Ellen Lewis

Ellen LewisCasting

Juliet Taylor

Juliet TaylorCasting

Carly Simon

Carly SimonOriginal Music Composer

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