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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 05/01/2001 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy Drama, Showbiz Comedy, Domestic Comedy

Mike Nichols lends some comic structure to Carrie Fisher's best-selling confessional novel concerning a woman's struggles with drug addiction and mother-daughter rivalry (subjects Fisher admits to understanding all too well). Meryl Streep, in her most full-blown comic performance up to that point, plays Suzanne Vale, a popular movie actress well on her way to a Hollywood crack-up. Suzanne suffers from blackouts and memory lapses, and awakens in the beds of men she doesn't remember; she is a barely-functioning wreck on the set of her latest movie. When a coke dealer who delivers stops by her dressing room between takes, she swiftly finds herself being rushed to the hospital, suffering the effects of a narcotics bender. While in detox, Suzanne attempts to piece her life and career back together, but her confidence is shattered when her mother arrives at the rehab clinic -- Doris Mann, a famed film icon from the 1950s and 1960s (Shirley MacLaine). Doris is soon soaking up the adulation and applause of Suzanne's fellow recovering drug addicts. Upon Suzanne's release, she must compete with her mother for attention and fame as she tries to walk a thin line as a recovering drug abuser. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Meryl Streep - Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine - Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid - Jack Falkner
Gene Hackman - Lowell
Richard Dreyfuss - Dr. Frankenthal
Rob Reiner - Joe Pierce

Carrie Fisher's best-selling novel (inspired by her own life and career) was brought to the screen in this comedy drama, which gets a well-rounded presentation on DVD. Postcards From the Edge has two transfers for this double-sided release, a letterboxed version in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (which is also enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors), and a pan-and-scan transfer in the full-screen ratio of 1.33:1. The original English-language soundtrack has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround, while optional dubbed tracks in Spanish, French and Portuguese appear in Dolby Digital Stereo. This disc also includes optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Among the bonus materials are an audio commentary from Carrie Fisher, notes on the film's production, biographies of the cast and crew, and the original theatrical trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide