The Postman
The year is 2013. One man walked in off the horizon and hope came with him.
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.
- 6.3
- 1997
- Released
- 2h 57m
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
Ellen Geer
Mrs. Thompson
Randle Mell
Villiage Mayor
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 WomanJenny Buchanan
Pineview WomanAnn Manning
Pineview Woman
Tom Novak
Benning Gatekeeper
George Wyner
Benning MayorBrooke Becker
Benning WomanEva Gayle Six
Benning WomanJoe Costner
Letter BoyKathi Sheehan
Mother of Letter BoyAmy Jo Weinstein
Elvis Woman
Betty Moyer
Elvis WomanShiree Porter
Bridge City Woman
Judy Herrera
Carrier
Greg Serano
California Carrier
Michael Doherty
Elvis Man (uncredited)
Mary Stuart Masterson
Hope (uncredited)Ken Linhart
Disappointed RecruitKayla Lambert
Shakespeare GirlAustin Howard Early
Shakespeare BoyKeith C. Howell
Holnist ScoutH.P. Evetts
Holnist SoldierAndy Garrison
Pineview SentryMarvin Winton
Pineview Old Man
Jono Manson
Pineview BandJohn Coinman
Pineview BandVernon T. Williams
Pineview BandMark Clark
Pineview BandRobyn Pruitt-Hamm
Pineview BandMichelle Ramminger
Pineview Band
Joseph McKenna
Holnist CaptainNeal Preston Coon
Bridge City BoyRick Wadkins
Bridge City Man
Anthony Guidera
Bridge City Guard
Derk Cheetwood
Carrier TwelveJoseph the Lion
Lion (uncredited)Caleb the Lion
Lion (uncredited)
Released
en
$80,000,000.00
$17,626,234.00
- #army
- #based on novel or book
- #horseback riding
- #anti hero
- #lawlessness
- #inspiration
- #wasteland
- #drifter
- #fictional war
- #fighting
- #alternative reality
- #tyranny
- #mail carrier
- #reluctant hero
- #self government
- #2010s
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Reviews
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.
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.