177 minutes
12/25/1997
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.
Kevin Costner
as The Postman
Will Patton
as Bethlehem
Larenz Tate
as Ford
Olivia Williams
as Abby
James Russo
as Idaho
Daniel von Bargen
as Sheriff Briscoe
Tom Petty
as Bridge City Mayor
Scott Bairstow
as Luke
Giovanni Ribisi
as Bandit #20
Roberta Maxwell
as Irene March
Joe Santos
as Getty
Ron McLarty
as Old George
Peggy Lipton
as Ellen March
Brian Anthony Wilson
as Woody
Todd Allen
as Gibbs
Rex Linn
as Mercer
Shawn Hatosy
as Billy
Ryan Hurst
as Eddie
Charles Esten
as Michael
Annie Costner
as Ponytail
Ty O'Neal
as Drew
Kirk Fox
as Gangly Recruit
Korey Scott Pollard
as Thin Recruit
Ellen Geer
as Mrs. Thompson
Randle Mell
as Villiage Mayor
Cooper Taylor
as Tony
Dylan Haggerty
as Slow Recruit
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Rope Bridge Soldier
Jeff McGrail
as Rope Bridge Soldier
Lily Costner
as Lily March
Gregory Avellone
as Pineview Man
Susan Brightbill
as Pineview Woman
Elisa Daniel
as Pineview Woman
Jenny Buchanan
as Pineview Woman
Ann Manning
as Pineview Woman
Tom Novak
as Benning Gatekeeper
George Wyner
as Benning Mayor
Brooke Becker
as Benning Woman
Eva Gayle Six
as Benning Woman
Joe Costner
as Letter Boy
Kathi Sheehan
as Mother of Letter Boy
Amy Jo Weinstein
as Elvis Woman
Betty Moyer
as Elvis Woman
Shiree Porter
as Bridge City Woman
Judy Herrera
as Carrier
Greg Serano
as California Carrier
Michael Doherty
as Elvis Man (uncredited)
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Hope (uncredited)
Ken Linhart
as Disappointed Recruit
Kayla Lambert
as Shakespeare Girl
Austin Howard Early
as Shakespeare Boy
Michael Milgrom
as Holnist Projectionist
Keith C. Howell
as Holnist Scout
H.P. Evetts
as Holnist Soldier
Andy Garrison
as Pineview Sentry
Rusty Hendrickson
as Pineview Minister
Marvin Winton
as Pineview Old Man
Jono Manson
as Pineview Band
John Coinman
as Pineview Band
Vernon T. Williams
as Pineview Band
Mark Clark
as Pineview Band
Blair Forward
as Pineview Band
Robyn Pruitt-Hamm
as Pineview Band
Michelle Ramminger
as Pineview Band
Richard Joel
as Benning Gatekeeper
Todd Lewis
as Benning Man
Joseph McKenna
as Holnist Captain
Neal Preston Coon
as Bridge City Boy
Rick Wadkins
as Bridge City Man
Anthony Guidera
as Bridge City Guard
Derk Cheetwood
as Carrier Twelve
Mark Thomason
as Adult Letter Boy