The Postman

starring: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo
directed by: Kevin Costner

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790736501
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790736500
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 09, 1998
Running Time: 177 minutes
Sales Rank: 4380
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1997

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Product Description:
The year is 2013. War has crippled the earth. The united states is no more. Hope is forgotten until a drifter whose fabricated tale of a restored united states of america gives survivors the will to fight for the freedom they lost. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Kevin Costner Will Patton Run time: 178 minutes Rating: R Director: Kevin Costner

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Falling from the Oscar-winning glory of Dances with Wolves to the opposite end of the critical and box-office scale, Kevin Costner must have been deeply humbled when this three-hour postapocalyptic tale--his sophomore effort as a director--was greeted with a critical thrashing and tepid audience response. One of the most conspicuous flops of its decade, the 1997 release must have seemed like a sure thing on paper: a kind of futurist Western starring Costner as a charismatic drifter-turned-hero who leads the resistance against a military tyrant (Will Patton) by reviving the long-dormant postal system to reunite isolated communities in their fight for freedom. The movie bombed, but, like many audacious failures, it's got qualities that make it at least partially endearing, and its earnestness (although bordering on corny) keeps it from being entirely silly. Faint praise, perhaps, but Costner's ode to patriotism is occasionally stirring and visually impressive. The dual-layered, widescreen DVD includes a documentary segment about the creation of the film's special effects sequences, featuring a running commentary by the special effects creators. --Jeff Shannon

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