This week, well be discussing the postman including tom pettys cameo, analyzing the characters and cast of the postman, and how the postman final battle fails to deliver a lack of a climax. The first half of costners the postman is actually quite interesting, but it falters badly in the second half with a few unintentional. But parables like this require their makers to burn their bridges and leave common sense behind. After a war that decimated the government and most of the population of the united states possibly the world people struggle to survive against starvation and rogue groups of armed men. Its a great story that doesnt totally make sense but its 100 times better than most movies like star wars the last jedi. The actor who played general bethleham did absolutely perfect and i liked kevin costner very much.
The postman 1997, on demand movie, action digitalmovies, adventure. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Released december 25th, 1997, the postman stars kevin costner, will patton, larenz tate, olivia williams the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 57 min, and received a score of 29 out of 100. The postman 1997 kevin costner as the postman imdb. In july 2012, the band performed in halifax, nova scotia, at the 20th annual telus world skins game in support of the iwk health centre foundation, donating a guitar personally autographed by costner. Years after a major global conflict has left the united states in dystopian disarray, a nomadic traveler who becomes known as the postman kevin costner wanders through towns in the northwest. Costners return to directing after his oscarwinning dances with wolves1990 is a futuristic. The postman trailer watch movie set in a postapocalyptic and neowestern version of the united states in the then nearfuture of the year 20, a nomadic traveler, the postman, wanders through towns in the northwest, delivering old mail while beginning a quest to inspire hope to the survivors. David brin, jim wilson, steve tisch, kevin costner, eric roth, brian helgeland, kevin costner, will patton, larenz tate. The postman by kevin costner, will patton, larenz tate.
The film stars kevin costner as the postman, and will patton as general bethlehem. Kevin costner american actor born on january 18, 1955, kevin michael costner is an american actor, film director, producer, musician, and singer. Kevin costner, will patton, olivia williams and james russo directed by. A postal carrier from the restored republic of california. Costner creates a film that is melodramatic and slow, really slow. It was directed by kevin costner, and it was written by eric roth and brian helgeland. Love the storyline, the acting, the life lessons, the score and all of it. Kevin costner stars in and directs this futuristic, postapocalyptic film. A nameless drifter dons a postmans uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in postapocalyptic america. More than 200 directors have collaborated with us on restoring their films and creating new supplemental features for our special editions. The postman 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The postman kevin costner will patton larenz tate 1998 seeking refuge from a postapocalypse dictator will patton, a wayfarer kevin costner gives others hope by taking on the role of postmaster.
At first i felt disappointed because i thought the robin hood movie stopped short and i was missing the second disc for it, but then found out it was actually a 2sided disc. A nameless drifter dons a postman s uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in postapocalyptic america. It was a must have for my collection and a great movie for all to watch. There are those who will no doubt call the postman the worst film of the year, but its too goodhearted for that. Its a great story that doesnt totally make sense but its 100 times better than. The movie is excellent, the picture and audio quality is great and while the special features are lacking the extensive runtime of the film makes up for that. A massive miscalculation in selfmythologizing by director and star kevin costner, the postman would make for a goofy good time if it werent so fatally selfserious. If your a fan of kevin costner then youll love this movie. The postman 1997 full movie download full hd youtube. Download full movie postman, the free download movie and. The postman cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
Like i said, maybe its just for me, but the amazon page for the bluray of the postman shows a spanish cover for the film and i dont know why. The postman full movie 1997 english hd kevin costner, olivia williams. The year is 20 and the future isnt what it used to be. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the kevin costnerdirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone. Wight set designer david brin book author dennis maguire first assistant director derek r. Yes its a stretch, but so is the script, the pacing, and most of the performances here, so lets call it a western. This is one of those movies i can watch repeatedly. The postman 1997 stream and watch online moviefone. In 20 there are no highways, no iways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the unites states. Awardwinner kevin costner directs and stars in this postapocalyptic thriller. Kevin costner plays a grieving doctor who is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences. The screenplay was written by eric roth and brian helgeland, based on david brin s 1985 book of the same name.
A classic kevin costner film nearly 3hrs long, great storyline, a wellacted futuristic postapocalyptic film that i have been after for some time, at a reasonable price. A second kevin costner and modern west album, turn it on, was released in february 2010 in europe and was supported by a european tour. A nameless drifter dons a postmans uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire. It is a great movie that is sad and yet uplifting at the same time and really shows off his acting skills.
A massive miscalculation in selfmythologizing by director and star kevin costner, the postman would make for a goofy. Its goofy, yes, and pretentious, and kevin costner puts himself in situations that get snickers. Kevin costner the postman, director, producer alexander witt second unit director bill taliaferro set designer brian helgeland screenwriter caliban filmworks special effects cinesite special effects darrell l. Download postman, the movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. He has won two academy awards, three golden globe awards, and one emmy award, and has been nominated for three bafta awards. There are no highways, no iways, no dreams of a better tomorrowonly scattered bands of terrorized survivors in what was once called the. While falling flat on its face, kevin costners film the postman is an exhausting movie to watch. A drifter with no name finds a jeep with the skeleton of a postman and a bag of mail and dons the postmans uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in the post apocalyptic america. In the year 20 civilization has all but destroyed itself.
However, i found it interesting that the wyatt earp movie was a 2 disc movie, but the robin hood movie was a 2sided disc. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. The scope for something being considered a horror movie is fairly broad, so with that in mind were going to consider kevin costners the postman as a postapocalyptic western, essentially due to the amount of horses involved. Kevin costner directed and stars in this adaptation of david brins science fiction novel the postman 1985, first published in 1982 issues of isaac asimovs science fiction magazine.