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Summary
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.
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
Crew
Director
Kevin Costner
Book
David Brin
Screenplay
Eric Roth
Screenplay
Brian Helgeland
Reviews
Otokichi786
November 6, 2016
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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!
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$80,000,000.00
Revenue:
$17,626,234.00
