Postcards from the Edge - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Postcards from the Edge or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Postcards from the Edge

[tom]

The actor Suzanne is tied to the cactus with introduces himself to her as Robert N. Munsch, the children's book author.

[jessie]

The film cast includes four Oscar winners (Shirley MacLaine, Richard Dreyfuss, Meryl Streep, Gene Hackman) and two Oscar nominees (Annette Bening and Rob Reiner).

[kyle]

In the rehab center - a place where both Suzanne and her mother had spent time - there is a poster on the wall that reads, "A Family Tradition." In Suzanne's room there is a holographic sticker on the wall of a skull and cross bones - a bright and sparkly version of death.

[amber]

In the ABC News show "20/20 (1978)" aired shortly after the deaths of Reynolds and Fisher, Debbie Reynolds is reported by an editorial director for "People" and "Entertainment Weekly" as stating that she was not like Doris Mann, as portrayed by Shirley Maclaine, deeming that woman to be sort of angry, while Reynolds considered herself to be very sunny. Also, in the "Orlando Sentinel", she claims that she doesn't drink vodka for breakfast, and never crashed her car into a tree.

[kim]

Suzanne Vale also appears in the sequel novel, The Best Awful There Is, later shortened to simply The Best Awful. That novel was based on Fisher's break-up with Bryan Lourd after he came out as gay.

[kyle]

The band accompanying Meryl Streep at the end of the film is Blue Rodeo, one of the most popular and respected rock groups in Canada, who were virtually unknown in the US at the time of the film's release. After hearing their music being played in a limo, by the driver, Streep wanted them to contribute to the soundtrack.

[veronica]

The song Meryl Streep sings at the ending "I'm Checking Out" was written by Shel Silverstein, the famed and noted author of "The Giving Tree", ":Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout", and other books, stories poems and songs. This is not to be confused with "Heartbreak Hotel", which was written by Mae Boren Axton and was performed by Elvis Presley; although Silverstein's song does contain a reference to a "Heartbreak Hotel."

[ken]

John Cusack filmed scenes as one of Suzanne's friends in rehab who belonged to the Manson Family. His scenes were later cut.

[alyssa]

Liza Minnelli reportedly told writer Carrie Fisher that the film resembles her own relationship with her own famous mother, Judy Garland.

[dustin]

Gene Hackman based his performance on real-life director Richard Donner.

[scarlett]

Mike Nichols wanted to cast Alec Baldwin in Postcards From the Edge.