The Postman Page #4

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Kevin Costner
Production: Warner Home Video
  7 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
9%
R
Year:
1997
177 min
671 Views


l can't.

l like it here.

l like being a part of something.

Take a point!

Some of the men shot a lion.

They crawled into the thicket.

One of you dogs earned a treat.

Over there.

Those men hunted a lion this morning.

Must've been a goddamn zoo here

before the war.

Anyway, a third man went in after it.

We don't know

if he's alive or dead.

l want a volunteer.

One of you

is going in there after him.

l'll go.

l guess size

ain't a measure of courage.

ls it?

l don't think so, Captain!

Come out alive,

you get a lion steak!

Maybe you'll find your St. Rose

over there.

What the hell are you waiting for,

Christmas?

Why are you stopping?

l found him.

He got him.

Let's go.

Hurry up!

You still got a lion to bag!

You men get back in line!

-There he is!

-Shoot him!

ln the water.

Come back without him. . .

. . .and you and another man

will die in his place.

Go! Go!

l'll get him!

Go!

Don't.

Just let me go.

l don't want to be a part of your army.

My army?

l like the sound of that.

l got him!

l'm sorry.

How come. . .

. . .you wrecked it. . .

. . .for me?

lt's me or you.

What?

lt doesn't have to be.

We can go together.

You and me.

Good boy!

Good boy.

Get him.

Finish it!

Get him.

That's it.

Get him, damn it!

"No harness on my back. "

Bleeding?

Well, bleeder. . .

. . .you want your St. Rose?

l'll give you your St. Rose.

How you doing?

You shouldn't have.

Here's a piece of good neWs.

Jerry's decided to go to school. . .

. . .to get his contractor's license.

Good, Jerry.

And little Jimmy wants his grandpa

to know that he lost. . .

. . .a tooth.

Thanks for being there for me.

"Turn-ons:

Men in uniform. "

Greetings. . .

. . .Oineview, Oregon.

You just head back the way you came.

Oineview ain't buying

and we ain't listening. . .

. . .and we don't give charity.

Really?

Civilian, l'm on official business.

l demand entry

into the town of Oineview.

What the hell are you talking about?

l'm through talking to you, buddy-boy.

Get someone with the authority

to open this gate.

That's him.

l'm Sheriff Briscoe.

Who the hell are you?

l'm a representative

of the United States government.

Authorized by. . .

. . .Order 41 7 of the Restored Congress

to reestablish. . .

. . .communication route. . .

. . .in ldaho and. . .

. . .lower Oregon.

What's that mean in English?

l'm your postman.

Hand me your gun.

Beg your pardon.

Understand that. . .

. . .tampering with or obstructing

the mail is a federal offense. . .

. . .and the Bolin Act

requires that you provide. . .

. . .all mail carriers with. . .

. . .sanctuary and. . .

. . .nutri--

Food!

You got 3 seconds

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Eric Roth

Eric Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplays for several Oscar-nominated films: The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). more…

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