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Postcards from the Edge(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-09-14
66%
280 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $22,000,000.00
Revenue: $39,071,603.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Postcards from the Edge
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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