The Postman

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Overview : In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.
Budget : 80000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 177 min
Release Date : 1997-12-25
Imdb ID : tt0119925
Status : Released

Cast

Kevin Costner
The Postman

Will Patton
Bethlehem

Larenz Tate
Ford

Olivia Williams
Abby

James Russo
Idaho

Daniel von Bargen
Sheriff Briscoe

Tom Petty
Bridge City Mayor

Scott Bairstow
Luke

Giovanni Ribisi
Bandit #20

Roberta Maxwell
Irene March

Joe Santos
Getty

Ron McLarty
Old George

Peggy Lipton
Ellen March

Brian Anthony Wilson
Woody

Todd Allen
Gibbs

Rex Linn
Mercer

Shawn Hatosy
Billy

Ryan Hurst
Eddie

Charles Esten
Michael

Annie Costner
Ponytail

Ty O'Neal
Drew

Kirk Fox
Gangly Recruit

Korey Scott Pollard
Thin Recruit

Ellen Geer
Mrs. Thompson

Randle Mell
Villiage Mayor

Cooper Taylor
Tony

Dylan Haggerty
Slow Recruit

Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Rope Bridge Soldier

Jeff McGrail
Rope Bridge Soldier

Lily Costner
Lily March

Gregory Avellone
Pineview Man

Susan Brightbill
Pineview Woman

Elisa Daniel
Pineview Woman

Jenny Buchanan
Pineview Woman

Ann Manning
Pineview Woman

Tom Novak
Benning Gatekeeper

George Wyner
Benning Mayor

Brooke Becker
Benning Woman

Eva Gayle Six
Benning Woman

Joe Costner
Letter Boy

Kathi Sheehan
Mother of Letter Boy

Amy Jo Weinstein
Elvis Woman

Betty Moyer
Elvis Woman

Shiree Porter
Bridge City Woman

Judy Herrera
Carrier

Greg Serano
California Carrier

Michael Doherty
Elvis Man (uncredited)

Mary Stuart Masterson
Hope (uncredited)

Ken Linhart
Disappointed Recruit

Kayla Lambert
Shakespeare Girl

Austin Howard Early
Shakespeare Boy

Michael Milgrom
Holnist Projectionist

Keith C. Howell
Holnist Scout

H.P. Evetts
Holnist Soldier

Andy Garrison
Pineview Sentry

Rusty Hendrickson
Pineview Minister

Marvin Winton
Pineview Old Man

Jono Manson
Pineview Band

John Coinman
Pineview Band

Vernon T. Williams
Pineview Band

Mark Clark
Pineview Band

Blair Forward
Pineview Band

Robyn Pruitt-Hamm
Pineview Band

Michelle Ramminger
Pineview Band

Richard Joel
Benning Gatekeeper

Todd Lewis
Benning Man

Joseph McKenna
Holnist Captain

Neal Preston Coon
Bridge City Boy

Rick Wadkins
Bridge City Man

Anthony Guidera
Bridge City Guard

Derk Cheetwood
Carrier Twelve

Mark Thomason
Adult Letter Boy

Stanton Barrett
California Carrier (uncredited)

Joseph
Lion (uncredited)

Caleb the Lion
Lion (uncredited)

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Reviews

Otokichi786
Who will be responsible now, for these wayward children? That's a phrase that's in the book, but not the movie. I liked David Brin's tale of the communities growing up from a near-apocalypse and the conman, "Gordon Krantz." When I first saw the (overlong) movie, I was disappointed and felt Responsibility had been tossed aside. However, this tale of a traveling Shakepeare-mangler grew on me. David Brin himself defended the film, saying that the resolution of the battle between the Holnist/Survivalists and the postal carriers was good. Our drifter, accompanied by a mule, visits communities and puts on a "fractured fairy tales" version of Shakespeare for a meal and a night's lodging. Things go South suddenly, when a Survivalist army surrounds the town and drafts men/boys for the "Army of the Eight." The leader of this gang, prefers that he is the only literate person in the land, and tries to kill "Shakespeare," after turning the traveler's mule into stew. A narrow escape later, the drifter finds a U.S. Postal Service jeep, containing a uniformed skeleton and a bag of mail. Thus begins his next con job, "delivering the mail," which turns into a Crusade, led by "Ford Lincoln Mercury," his next mail carrier. Romance pops up, when he is asked to father a child for a man who "caught the bad Measles." The Holnists turn up again, and the pair flee the village. After a long Winter, the drifter and the pregnant woman return to free the village from the Holnists, who have been killing mail carriers. A final showdown with the "impotent ex-copier salesman" leads to "The Restored United States of America" and a legendary statue of The Postman. 7/10, but the book is 10/10!
misubisu
This movie fits firmly in the "it's so bad it's good" category. It's so outrageous, that you just have to see how it's going to end up. The dialogue/scripts are woeful... but they are delivered with such passion that it almost leaves you breathless. At the end of the movie, I had no idea what I had just watched, but definitely felt that I had been entertained! Go figure.

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