Postcards From the Edge

A Tribute to Carrie Fisher!

(1990) dir Mike Nichols w/Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner [101 min; DCP]
Though she will always be best remembered for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, Carrie Fisher was also an accomplished author. In this film based on Fisher’s semi-autobiographical novel, Meryl Streep gives a wonderful comedic performance as a Hollywood actress forced to move back in with her domineering mother (MacLaine) while struggling to make a comeback after a stint in rehab.