
He starts jumping to avoid being hit and she looks at him and says, in a great line reading: “Relax. The confrontation is delicious because a) it starts with the very buff and fit Quaid naked in the shower b) the dialogue between the two is priceless!) c) the two actors just play off of each other beautifully as they hurl accusations at each other.įinally, Suzanne has endured one insult too many and begins firing a gun at Jack. While Quaid is certainly a charming bad boy in the film, the real focus is on the mother-daughter relationship. Shirley MacLaine plays Suzanne's mother in this film based on the novel by Carrie Fisher. Suzanne finds out that Jack has slept with an extra on her film – and he slept with her the same day! In the 1990 film 'Postcards from the Edge,' Dennis Quaid plays Jack Faulkner, the love interest of Meryl Streep's character Suzanne. Based on Carrie Fishers semi-autobiographical novel, POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE follows Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale on a slippery slope as a recovering addict.
Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. Following his turn as a roguishly charming cad opposite Meryl Streep in 'Postcards From the Edge' (1990). Suzanne spends the night with him and he tells her he loves her. Dennis Quaid was born on April 9, 1954, and raised in Houston, TX.
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Meryl Streep’s character of Suzanne (based loosely on screenwriter Carrie Fisher’s real life) has hooked up with a persistent movie producer played by Dennis Quaid.

It is one of my favorite movies ever for many reasons and this scene here is one of them. Funny and uncompromising, Postcards from the Edge dishes the Tinseltown dirt with style and wit, serving up a delicious behind-the-scenes comedy that no film lover can resist. I pretty much love every scene in the 1990 film Postcards From the Edge and, scarily, can do them by heart. Dennis Quaid, Rob Reiner and an all-star cast offer a birds-eye view of Hollywood has-beens and wanna-bes.
