The Postman [Blu-ray]

The Postman [Blu-ray]

Director: Kevin Costner Cast: Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
, Will Patton
Will Patton
, Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate
, Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Kevin Costner
The Postman [Blu-ray]

The Postman [Blu-ray]

Director: Kevin Costner Cast: Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
, Will Patton
Will Patton
, Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate
, Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Kevin Costner

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Kevin Costner directed and stars in this adaptation of David Brin's science fiction novel The Postman (1985), first published in 1982 issues of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Costner's return to directing after his Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves(1990) is a futuristic epic depicting the aftermath of a destructive war. Some 16 years from the present day, America has been turned into a wasteland of separated communities minus a national government. A vagabond (Costner) who travels through these little villages performing Shakespeare is captured by marauders known as the Holnists, and thrown into a totalitarian labor camp run by a Hitler-like dictator, General Bethlehem (Will Patton). Making an escape, the drifter, known to some as "Shakespeare", stumbles across an abandoned U.S. Postal Service jeep and dons the dead postal-worker's uniform. With a scheme simply to get food, he sets out to deliver 15-year-old mail, proclaiming himself The Postman, and discovers that residents accept his lies about a restored United States government because they desperately need something to believe in. This hope leads to the thought that perhaps the United States of America could indeed be restored, so an unusually inspired young man, Ford (Laren Tate) is deputized with the "Neither snow, nor rain..." oath to become the country's second Postman. At the town of Pineview, the attractive Abby (Olivia Williams), who has an impotent husband, asks The Postman to impregnate her. After Abby's husband is killed during a raid by Bethlehem, she is taken prisoner but injures Bethlehem and makes an escape. Pregnant, she spends the winter nursing the wounded Postman in a snowbound cabin. When spring comes, they emerge to discover that Ford has organized an entire squad of mail deliverers who regard The Postman as a mythical hero. The Postman reluctantly accepts his messianic role in the rebirth of the country, even as it becomes clear that the rebel force must ultimately battle and defeat the Holnist army in order to regain the American Dream.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/08/2009
UPC: 0883929064120
Original Release: 1997
Rating: R
Source: Warner Home Video
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:58:00
Sales rank: 1,605

Special Features

The Postman's CGI Route: Explore the crafting of special effects sequences with commentary by creative team members; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kevin Costner The Postman,Ponytail(as Anne Costner)
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
Roberta Maxwell Irene March
Joe Santos Colonel Getty
Ron McLarty Old George
Peggy Lipton Ellen March
Brian Anthony Wilson Woody
Rex Linn Mercer
Shawn Hatosy Billy
Ryan Hurst Eddie March
Charles Esten Michael, Abby's Husband
Ty O'Neal Drew
Kirk Fox Gangly Recruit
Korey Scott Pollard Thin Recruit

Technical Credits
Kevin Costner Director,Producer
Steve Tisch Producer
Caliban Filmworks Special Effects
Sony Pictures Imageworks Special Effects
Cinesite Special Effects
Kirk Francis Sound/Sound Designer
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