Even some of his films that aren’t considered classics hold a place in film circle debate, like the bona fides of Closer and whether Primary Colors is good-bad or just bad-bad. Mike Nichols is a legend he has an EGOT! Peter Farrelly could never! Think Elizabeth Taylor tossing drink glasses in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? or Robin Williams giving the history of dance in The Birdcage or even just the poster for The Graduate. But when a film of his hits, it sticks around the public consciousness for a while. Mike Nichols has plenty of forgettable movies: I’m looking at you Garry Shandling sex comedy (!) What Planet Are You From?. What could be a better metaphor? It couldn’t be something I said.“ “ What can possibly be the matter? You’ve gone back and corrected the past, at least in your work. Yes, she was nominated for a BAFTA, and yes, I have filed the appropriate paperwork to make a civil complaint against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for snubbing her. Ultimately, sadly, the screenplay was overlooked come awards season. (the list is long, and will probably never be comprehensive), Postcards is her only film screenwriting credit. Other than uncredited script punch-ups for The River Wild, Hook, the Star Wars prequels et al. She famously said, “It’s easier for them to think I have no imagination for language, just a tape recorder with endless batteries.” While the film undeniably draws from Fisher’s real-life, she bristled at the idea (Carrie Fisher was heroically, fabulously bristly) that the story was just a rehashing of her life. And her mother, Debbie Reynolds, just happened to be a larger-than-life Hollywood legend. The parallels to real-life had Hollywood buzzing: Carrie Fisher was also a recovering addict. Wounds are reopened, songs are sung, red gowns are worn. A recent accidental overdose has put Suzanne’s career in jeopardy, making her uninsurable unless she lives with her mother for the duration of filming. The book and film centers on the relationship between Suzanne Vale, an actress, was on the rise, struggling with addiction, and her overbearing mother, Doris Mann, a larger-than-life Hollywood legend. I’m here to fix that.Ĭarrie Fisher was not yet Hollywood’s most sought-after (and secret) script doctor when she adapted her debut novel, Postcards from the Edge for the big screen. I mean, can you even?) isn’t talked about all that much. A great film, which has stood the test of time, but considering its pedigree (Streep. Thirty years ago, Columbia Pictures released the sweet yet biting, semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge to critical acclaim, a number one perch at the box office, and, ultimately, two Oscar nominations.
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