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The Postman

6.3

Released December 25, 1997Runtime 2h 57min

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Adventure

Action

Production Companies

Tig Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $80,000,000
Revenue: $17,626,234
Profit/Loss: $-62,373,766

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Cast

Kevin CostnerThe Postman

Will PattonBethlehem

Larenz TateFord

Olivia WilliamsAbby

James RussoIdaho

Daniel von BargenSheriff Briscoe

Tom PettyBridge City Mayor

Scott BairstowLuke

Giovanni RibisiBandit #20

Roberta MaxwellIrene March

Joe SantosGetty

Ron McLartyOld George

Peggy LiptonEllen March

Brian Anthony WilsonWoody

Todd AllenGibbs

Rex LinnMercer

Shawn HatosyBilly

Ryan HurstEddie

Charles EstenMichael

Annie CostnerPonytail

Ty O'NealDrew

Kirk FoxGangly Recruit

Korey Scott PollardThin Recruit

Ellen GeerMrs. Thompson

Randle MellVilliage Mayor

Cooper TaylorTony

Dylan HaggertySlow Recruit

Jeffery Thomas JohnsonRope Bridge Soldier

Jeff McGrailRope Bridge Soldier

Lily CostnerLily March

Gregory AvellonePineview Man

Susan BrightbillPineview Woman

Elisa DanielPineview Woman

Jenny BuchananPineview Woman

Ann ManningPineview Woman

Tom NovakBenning Gatekeeper

George WynerBenning Mayor

Brooke BeckerBenning Woman

Eva Gayle SixBenning Woman

Joe CostnerLetter Boy

Kathi SheehanMother of Letter Boy

Amy Jo WeinsteinElvis Woman

Betty MoyerElvis Woman

Shiree PorterBridge City Woman

Judy HerreraCarrier

Greg SeranoCalifornia Carrier

Michael DohertyElvis Man (uncredited)

Mary Stuart MastersonHope (uncredited)

Ken LinhartDisappointed Recruit

Kayla LambertShakespeare Girl

Austin Howard EarlyShakespeare Boy

Michael MilgromHolnist Projectionist

Keith C. HowellHolnist Scout

H.P. EvettsHolnist Soldier

Andy GarrisonPineview Sentry

Rusty HendricksonPineview Minister

Marvin WintonPineview Old Man

Jono MansonPineview Band

John CoinmanPineview Band

Vernon T. WilliamsPineview Band

Mark ClarkPineview Band

Blair ForwardPineview Band

Robyn Pruitt-HammPineview Band

Michelle RammingerPineview Band

Richard JoelBenning Gatekeeper

Todd LewisBenning Man

Joseph McKennaHolnist Captain

Neal Preston CoonBridge City Boy

Rick WadkinsBridge City Man

Anthony GuideraBridge City Guard

Derk CheetwoodCarrier Twelve

Mark ThomasonAdult Letter Boy

Stanton BarrettCalifornia Carrier (uncredited)

Joseph the LionLion (uncredited)

Caleb the LionLion (uncredited)

Crew

Kevin CostnerDirector

Alexander WittSecond Unit Director

Brian HelgelandScreenplay

Eric RothScreenplay

David BrinBook

Kevin CostnerProducer

Steve TischProducer

Jim WilsonProducer

Mindy MarinCasting

Lester BermanLine Producer

Peter BoyleEditor

Stephen F. WindonDirector of Photography

James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer

Billy D. LucasStunts

Erik RondellStunts

Joe Bucaro IIIStunts

Darrin PrescottStunts

Lane LeavittStunts

Sandy BerumenStunts

Ida RandomProduction Design

John BloomfieldCostume Designer

Michael HansenStunts

Lance GilbertStunts

Jeff 'JJ' DashnawStunts

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Reviews

by Patrick E. Abe

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 Re...

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 wha...