Summaries

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 post-apocalyptic America.

2013,Post-Apocalyptic America. An unnamed wanderer retrieves a Postman's uniform and undelivered bag of mail. He decides to pose as a postman and deliver the mail to a nearby town, bluffing that the United States government has been reinstated and tricking the town into feeding him. However, he reluctantly becomes a symbol of hope to the townspeople there who begin to remember the world that once was and giving them the courage to stand up to a tyrannical warlord and his army.

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 upon a mail jeep with a skeleton in it. The skeleton is wearing a postal uniform and the drifter takes it to keep 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.—<[email protected]>

Set in 2013, after the war has destroyed most of USA, including the government. A solitary traveler is captured by a fascist military group called the Holnists led by Hitler-like General Bethlehem. When he escapes from the Holnists he finds an abandoned mail Jeep and uniform, and starts to travel through small cities, telling them he is a postman, a representative of the restored United States. No one believes him at first, but soon he has followers, and they start to prepare a revolt against Holnists.—Gustaf Molin <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • post apocalyptic sci fi
  • dystopian sci fi
  • postman
  • reference to shakespeare's julius caesar
  • post office
Genres
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
  • Drama
Release date Dec 24, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Warner Bros.
Language English
Filming locations Bend, Oregon, USA
Production companies Warner Bros. Tig Productions

Box office

Budget $80000000
Gross US & Canada $17626234
Opening weekend US & Canada $5260324
Gross worldwide $17626234

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

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