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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Spanish
Based on actress Carrie Fisher's best-selling, autobiographical novel, Postcards From The Edge is a wickedly witty exposŽ of life in the Hollywood fast lane. In a brilliant comic performance, Meryl Streep stars as Suzanne Vale, a wisecracking, vulnerable actress determined to jump start her failing career. As her aging movie star mother, Shirley MacLaine offers the definitive portrait of Hollywood's gutsy glamour queens in scenes spiked with razor-edged humor and searing honesty. Dennis Quaid, Rob Reiner and an all-star cast offer a bird's-eye view of Hollywood's has-beens and wanna-bes. Funny and uncompromising, Postcards From The Edge dishes the tinsletown dirt with style and wit, serving up a delicious behind-the-scenes comedy that no film lover can resist.
"Meryl Streep gives the most fully articulated comic performance of her career..." Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"Vividly real, bitingly funny." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
In this adaptation of Carrie Fisher's semiautobiographical novel, an actress struggles to kick her drug addiction while coming to terms with her domineering mother. Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) has grown up as the spoiled daughter of famous Hollywood star Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine). Although she has talent, Suzanne can't seem to get out from under her mother's shadow. The two women have grown apart, but they're forced back together again after Suzanne has a near-fatal overdose. Because of Suzanne's drug problem, the insurers of the film she's working on make her stay with someone who can keep an eye on her during production. As a result, Suzanne winds up moving back home with her mother--which might not be ideal, considering Doris's addiction to booze. Director Mike Nichols guides an all-star cast (that also includes Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, and Annette Bening) through this entertaining look at the dark side of showbiz.
Plot Summary
Suzanne Vale, an aging Hollywood character actress, struggles to maintain her flagging career while suffering along the rehab route. On the way she must confront her codependent alcoholic mother and learn to face challenges without the help of Percodan. The film was loosely adapted from Carrie Fisher's partly autobiographical novel of the same name. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Meryl Streep, Best Song ("I'm Checkin' Out").
| Features | Carrie Fisher Audio Commentary | | Spanish Track | | Widescreen Format | | Standard Format | | Spanish Subtitles | | English 2-Channel Dolby Surround | | French Track | | Chinese Subtitles | | Portuguese Track | | English Subtitles | | Scene Selections | | French Subtitles | | Portuguese Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Korean Subtitles | | Thai Subtitles | | Production Notes | | Bonus Trailers | | Talent Files |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 9/20/2005 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 05848 | | UPC: 00043396058484 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Portuguese Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1991) | | | Meryl Streep, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Shel Silverstein, Nominee, Best Song ("I'm Checkin' Out") | |
Golden Globe (1991) | | | Shel Silverstein, Nominee, Best Original Song For A Motion Picture "I'm Checking Out" | | | Meryl Streep, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical | | | Shirley MacLaine, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture | |
British Academy Awards (1991) | | | Shirley MacLaine, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Carrie Fisher, Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay | | | Carly Simon, Nominee, Best Original Film Score |
| Memorable Quotes| "How would you like to have Joan Crawford as a mother?...Or Lana Turner?"----Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine) to her daughter, Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep)|"Those are my options?"----Suzanne Vale | | "You want me to do well, just not better."----Suzanne Vale to Doris Mann |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...POSTCARDS is revolutionary....MacLaine is magnificent..." 10/04/1990 p.50USA Today
"...[Streep gives] a droll performance - and how savvy to cast Streep and Shirley MacLaine as a back-nibbling mom-and-daughter in the show-biz jungle..." 09/12/1990 p.1D New York Times
"...The pairing of [Streep and MacLaine] turns out to have been one of the casting coups of the year....A terrifically genial collaboration..." 09/12/1990 p.C13 Los Angeles Times
"...Fisher and Nichols are unmatchable....Streep's performance as a country singer at the movie's close is irresistible..." 09/12/1990 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
...Streep is very funny in the movie; she does a good job of catching the knife-edged throwaway lines that have become Carrie Fisher's speciality. And director Mike Nichols captures a certain kind of difficult reality in his scenes on movie sets, where the actress is pulled this way and that by people offering helpful advice. Everyone wants a piece of a star, even a falling one. - Roger Ebert
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