Olivia Williams in "The Postman"
By: MaidenGreen


I'm not sure why this movie engendered such rancour among the media when it came out.  It was a good film, even if it wasn't going to be an Oscar-bid movie.  I enjoyed the tale quite a bit.  The Postman was based on a post-Apocalyptic novel by American science fiction writer and astrophysicist, David Brin.   The film got its theatrical release December 25, 1997 and stars Kevin Costner alsongside Olivia Williams, Tom Petty, Kevin Russo, Scott Bairstow, and Giovanni Ribisi.

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Thursday February 11th @ 11:45 PM on ENC

Summary:
In the year 2013 civilization has all but destroyed itself. 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. One such group is called the Holnists. This group is bigger than any other and their leader, General Bethlehem, has delusions of ruling the country. A drifter is captured by the group and forced to join. He escapes at the first chance and happens on a mail jeep with a skeleton in it. The skeleton is wearing a postal uniform and the drifter takes it to keep him warm. He also finds a mailbag and starts conning people with old letters. The hope he sees in the people he delivers to changes his plans and he decides that he must help bring the Holnists down.