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The Postman (film)

The Postman
Postman ver3.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kevin Costner
Produced by Kevin Costner
Steve Tisch
Jim Wilson
Screenplay by Eric Roth
Brian Helgeland
Based on The Postman
by David Brin
Starring
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Stephen Windon
Edited by Peter Boyle
Production
company
Tig Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1997 (1997-12-25)
Running time
177 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $80 million
Box office $17.6 million
The Postman (Music from the Motion Picture)
Film score by James Newton Howard
Released December 23, 1997
Length 60:13:30
Label Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.

The Postman is a 1997 American epic post-apocalyptic adventure film. It is directed by, produced by, and stars Kevin Costner, with the screenplay 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 United States in the then near-future of the year 2013, fifteen years after an unspecified apocalyptic event that left a huge impact on human civilization and erased most technology. Like the book, the film follows the story of an unnamed nomadic drifter (played by Costner) who stumbles across the uniform of an old United States Postal Service mail carrier and unwittingly inspires hope through an empty promise of a "Restored United States of America".

Released on Christmas Day of 1997 from Warner Bros. Pictures, The Postman was a major critical and commercial failure, grossed a total of $17 million worldwide.

In an alternate history year of 1998, an unspecified apocalyptic event known only as "The Doomwar" erased almost all technology and caused societal collapse, sending the continents back to the Dark Ages. Pockets of survivors in more rural areas have formed small villages to maintain some semblance of civilization while others have joined militias and warlords that prey on survivors. Horses are the standard for travel, and bartering has replaced currency.


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