Frankenthal tells her he's willing to wait. Suzanne declines, saying she's not ready to date yet, but Dr. Frankenthal, who had helped her after her last overdose, and he invites her to see a movie. Doris musters her courage and faces the waiting media. Suzanne rushes to her bedside and they have a heart-to-heart conversation while Suzanne fixes her makeup and conceals her bloodied wig with a scarf. However, Suzanne's troubles escalate when she discovers that her mother has crashed her car while drunk. In the midst of these struggles, Suzanne learns that the paternalistic director Lowell Kolchek has more work for her as long as she stays sober. Meanwhile, Suzanne's sleazy business manager, Marty Wiener, has taken all her money.

They go on a date, but Suzanne's euphoria is short-lived when she discovers that Jack is also sleeping with another actress. Producer Jack Faulkner, who drove Suzanne to the hospital during her last overdose, runs into her on set and confesses his love for her. However, Suzanne is hesitant to return to her manipulative, self-absorbed mother, with whom she has struggled to escape since growing up in her shadow. When Suzanne is ready to return to work, her agent informs her that the studio's insurance policy will cover her only if she lives with a 'responsible' individual, such as her mother, Doris Mann. After overdosing on a date, her mother admitted her to a rehab center from the emergency room. The film stars Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, and Dennis Quaid.Īctress Suzanne Vale is a recovering drug addict trying to rebuild her acting career and life after overcoming a cocaine- Percodan addiction. The screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi- autobiographical novel of the same title. Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols.

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