The Postman (1997)
The Postman (1997)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Kevin Costner
The Postman
Will Patton
General Bethlehem
Larenz Tate
Ford Lincoln Mercury
Olivia Williams
Abby
James Russo
Idaho
Daniel von Bargen
Pineview Sheriff Briscoe
Tom Petty
Bridge City Mayor
Scott Bairstow
Luke
Giovanni Ribisi
Bandit 20
Joe Santos
Colonel Getty
Roberta Maxwell
Irene March
Ron McLarty
Old George
Peggy Lipton
Ellen March
David Brin
Writer
Brian Anthony Wilson
Woody
Eric Roth
Writer
Todd Allen
Gibbs
Brian Helgeland
Writer
Rex Linn
Mercer
Steve Tisch
Producer
Shawn Hatosy
Billy
Ryan Hurst
Eddie March
Jim Wilson
Producer
James Newton Howard
Composer
Charles Esten
Michael, Abby's Husband
Stephen F. Windon
Cinematographer
Annie Costner
Ponytail
Ty O'Neal
Drew
Peter Boyle
Editor
Kirk Fox
Gangly Recruit
Mindy Marin
CastingDirector
Korey Scott Pollard
Thin Recruit
Ida Random
ProductionDesigner
Ellen Geer
Pineview Woman
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
Letter Boy's Mother
Amy Jo Weinstein
Elvis Woman
Betty Moyer
Elvis Woman
Shiree Porter
Bridge City Woman
Judy Herrera
Carrier
Greg Serano
California Carrier
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 58m
Content RatingR
Budget$80,000,000
Box Office$17,600,000
Filming LocationsArizona, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Postman is a 1997 American epic post-apocalyptic adventure film produced and directed by Kevin Costner, who plays the lead role. The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland, based on David Brin's 1985 book of the same name. The film also features Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, and Tom Petty.
It is set in a post-apocalyptic and neo-Western version of the disestablished United States in the then near-future year of 2013, 16-plus years after unspecified apocalyptic events, followed by plagues, left a huge impact on human civilization and erased most technology. Like the book, the film follows the story of a nomadic drifter (Costner) who stumbles across the uniform of a United States Postal Service mail carrier, and unwittingly inspires hope through an empty promise of a "Restored United States of America" and starts his path to become a national hero.
Released on Christmas 1997 by Warner Bros., The Postman was panned by critics, who criticized the performances, screenplay, direction, and long runtime. Costner's decision to cast himself in the film was criticized. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing a total of $20.8 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million. It was nominated for three Saturn Awards and won all five of its Golden Raspberry Award nominations, including Worst Picture.