A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Director:
Mike Nichols
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Meryl Streep | ... | Suzanne Vale | |
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Doris Mann | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Jack Faulkner | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Lowell Kolchek | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Doctor Frankenthal | |
| Rob Reiner | ... | Joe Pierce | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | Grandma | |
| Conrad Bain | ... | Grandpa | |
| Annette Bening | ... | Evelyn Ames | |
| Simon Callow | ... | Simon Asquith | |
| Gary Morton | ... | Marty Wiener | |
| CCH Pounder | ... | Julie Marsden (as C.C.H. Pounder) | |
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Sidney Armus | ... | Sid Roth |
| Robin Bartlett | ... | Aretha | |
| Barbara Garrick | ... | Carol | |
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Substance-addicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox center her film company insists, as a condition of continuing to employ her, that she live with her mother, Doris Mann, who was once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for her as she has struggled for years to get out of Doris' shadow, who still treats her like a child. Despite these problems and further ones involving the men in in her life, she can begin to see the funny side of her situation, and it also starts to occur to her that not only do daughters have mothers, mothers do too. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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drug rehabilitation | alcoholism | domineering mother | female protagonist | drug overdose |Taglines:
Having a wonderful time, wish I were here.Parents Guide:
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Jack Faulkner: I meant it at the time.
Suzanne Vale: Well what was it, a viral love? Kind of a 24 hour thing? Apparently Evelyn smells like Catalina too; must be going around.
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Cast mates Shirley MacLaine and Annette Bening would become sisters-in-law a few short years later, when Bening married MacLaine's brother, Warren Beatty. Beatty had appeared in Carrie Fisher's first film, Shampoo (1975). See more »Goofs
When Suzanne speaks to the pianist before performing, "you don't know me", there is a clearly visible red tape mark on the ground to instruct her where to stand. See more »Quotes
Suzanne Vale: You said you loved me.Jack Faulkner: I meant it at the time.
Suzanne Vale: Well what was it, a viral love? Kind of a 24 hour thing? Apparently Evelyn smells like Catalina too; must be going around.
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14 September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,871,856, 16 September 1990Gross USA:
$39,071,603Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$39,071,603Company Credits
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Shirley MacLaine is only 12 years older than Meryl Streep but played Streep's Movie Star mother -to a fare thee well. Closely resembling the real life story of Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher this film has lot of inside baseball about Reynolds and Fisher. Ms. Streep is as always brilliant as the tormented "Carrie" and Ms. MacLaine is superb as "Debbie". Liked Gary Morton as the agent. Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid, Richard Dreyfuss, and Annette Bening give fine support to the Stars. Mary Wickes is priceless as Shirley's Mother much resembling the real Mom of Debbie Reynolds if you read Debbie's book.
Mike Nichols deserves credit for brining this story to the screen and even has a great windup with Streep singing over the credits. Is there anything Ms.Streep cannot do?
Shirley MacLaine belts out Sondheim's great song of survival "I'm Still Here" and no doubt Shirley MacLaine is still here with over 50 years a Great star working with great Directors such as Wilder, Hitchcock, Wyler, and co star with Eastwood, Lemmon, Sinatra, Bancroft, Newman, Hepburn, Garner, etc, etc. etc.