Postcards from the Edge

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Postcards from the Edge (12-Sep-1990)

Director: Mike Nichols

Writer: Carrie Fisher

From novel: Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher

Music by: Carly Simon

Producers: Mike Nichols; John Calley

Keywords: Comedy, Drama, Hollywood, Roman à Clef

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Conrad Bain Actor 4-Feb-1923 16-Jan-2013 Phillip Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes

Annette Bening Actor 29-May-1958 The American President

Simon Callow Actor 13-Jun-1949 British theatre actor

Richard Dreyfuss Actor 29-Oct-1947 Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Gene Hackman Actor 30-Jan-1930 The Conversation

Anthony Heald Actor 25-Aug-1944 Scott Guber on Boston Public

Dana Ivey Actor 12-Aug-1942 Eleanor Standard on Easy Street

Shirley MacLaine Actor 24-Apr-1934 Terms of Endearment

Peter Onorati Actor 13-May-1954 Charlie Howell on Civil Wars

Michael Ontkean Actor 24-Jan-1946 Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Twin Peaks

Oliver Platt Actor 12-Jan-1960 Bartlet's lawyer on The West Wing

CCH Pounder Actor 25-Dec-1952 Claudette on The Shield

Dennis Quaid Actor 9-Apr-1954 Any Given Sunday

Rob Reiner Actor 6-Mar-1947 Meathead

Meryl Streep Actor 22-Jun-1949 The Deer Hunter

Mary Wickes Actor 13-Jun-1910 22-Oct-1995 Sister Act

CAST

Meryl Streep ... Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine ... Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid ... Jack Falkner
Co-Starring
Conrad Bain ... Grandpa
Annette Bening ... Evelyn Ames
Simon Callow ... Simon Asquith
Gary Morton ... Marty Wiener
CCH Pounder ... Julie Marsden
Mary Wickes ... Grandma
Featuring
Sidney Armus ... Sid Roth
Robin Bartlett ... Aretha
Barbara Garrick ... Carol
Anthony Heald ... George Lazan
Dana Ivey ... Wardrobe Mistress
Oliver Platt ... Neil Bleene
Pepe Serna ... Raoul
Special Appearances by
Gene Hackman ... Lowell
Richard Dreyfuss ... Dr. Frankenthal
Rob Reiner ... Joe Pierce
Michael Ontkean ... Robert Munch
Mark Lowenthal ... Bart
Michael Byers ... Allen
J. D. Souther ... Ted
George Wallace ... Carl
Peter Onorati ... Cameraman
Roy Helland ... Make-up Man
Douglas Roberts ... Soundman
R. M. Haley ... Assistant Director
Kathleen Gray ... Cindy
Gloria Crayton ... Maid at Party
Gary Matanky ... Sound Editor
Marc Tubert ... Sound Editor
John Verea ... Young Intern
René Assa ... Passport Official
Natalia Nogulich ... Friend at Airport
Susan Forristal ... Friend at Airport
Evelina Fernandez ... Airline Employee
Neil Machlis ... Rob Sonnenfeld
Gary Jones ... Fan at Party
Jane Galloway ... Nurse
Steven Brill ... Assistant Director
Jason Tomlins ... Officer
Shelley Kirk ... First Lady
Jessica Z. Diamond ... Script Supervisor
Scott Frankel ... Pianist at Party
Sheridan Leatherbury ... Stand-In
Ken Gutstein ... Director of Photography
James Deeth ... Helicopter Pilot
Robert Marshall ... Helicopter Pilot
Jim Cuddy ... Blue Rodeo Band
Greg Keelor ... Blue Rodeo Band
Bazil Donovan ... Blue Rodeo Band
Mark French ... Blue Rodeo Band
Bob Weiseman ... Blue Rodeo Band

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