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.
Acting
Will Patton's villain chews scenery like it's the last meal on Earth.
Production
Practical Oregon locations that actually look post-apocalyptic.
Writing
The Shakespeare-reciting drifter origin story nobody asked for.
Director
Kevin Costner
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Costner fired the original director after filming began and took over himself, ballooning the budget to $80 million.
The film became synonymous with '90s excess and hubris, winning multiple Razzies and helping kill the post-apocalyptic epic until Mad Max: Fury Road.
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