The Postman (1997) Movie Script

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

WARNER BROS.

Announcer:

WKCC, A.M. TALK RADIO,

ALL TALK, ALL THE TIME,

BRINGING YOU SPORTS

AND WEATHER ON THE 5s.

Newscaster: ...SHUT

THE POWER GRID DOWN

AND NEARLY CRIPPLED

NEW YORK CITY.

Second newscaster: LEADERS

BLAME THE RISE OF HATE CRIMES

AND RACIALLY

MOTIVATED ATTACKS

ON A MILITIA-LIKE GROUP

CALLING THEMSELVES

"THE HOLNESS."

ONE OF THE MOST RADICAL,

POWERFUL OF THESE GROUPS

CLAIMS AS ITS FOUNDER

FAMED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

NATHAN HOLN.

Newscaster: ...EMERGENCE

OF RADICAL GROUPS...

Man on radio: ...WANTS

BROTHERS AND SISTERS

TO JOIN THEIR RANKS

AND PROTECT THEIR

LONG-DENIED RIGHT...

[ROCKET WHISTLES

IN BACKGROUND]

[EXPLOSION

IN BACKGROUND]

Girl: THE LAST

OF THE GREAT CITIES DIED

WHEN MY FATHER

WAS A CHILD,

VICTIMS OF YET

ANOTHER WAR.

HE TOLD OF THE PLAGUES

THAT FOLLOWED

AND HOW THE LIVING HID

THEMSELVES,

SCATTERED IN TINY HAMLETS,

IN HOPES OF SURVIVING

WHATEVER NEW MADNESS

CONSPIRED TO ROB THEM

OF THE LITTLE THAT REMAINED.

IN THOSE DAYS,

HE WALKED ALONE,

A SOLITARY WITNESS

TO THE CHAOS

THAT REIGNED.

THE EARTH ITSELF

HAD FALLEN VICTIM

TO THE INSANITY.

HE TOLD STORIES

OF THE 3-YEAR WINTER,

AND HOW THE DIRTY SNOW

NEVER STOPPED FALLING.

HE SAW THE OCEAN BARREN,

POISONED, NEAR DEATH.

AND HOW THEY WATCHED THE SKY

FOR 16 LONG YEARS,

PRAYING FOR THE GREAT LUNGS

TO START WORKING AGAIN.

[THUNDER]

HE SAID IT WAS

AS IF THE OCEAN

HAD BREATHED

A GREAT SIGH OF RELIEF.

Newscaster: PANICKED COMMUTERS

ARE ABANDONING THEIR VEHICLES.

[NEWSCASTERS' VOICES

OVERLAPPING]

GOD DAMN IT, BILL!

[MULE BRAYS]

YOU KNOW I NEED

TO CHECK IT FIRST.

I DON'T KNOW.

BETTER THAN TURPENTINE,

BILL.

TASTES ABOUT THE SAME.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

YOUR CALL.

HMM?

[MULE LAPPING UP WATER]

YOU AIN'T PICKY, BILL.

I LIKE THAT ABOUT YOU.

THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY ASS.

NUMBER ONE.

HE'LL SETTLE

FOR TURPENTINE.

[SERVICE BELL RINGS]

[BIRD CAWING

IN DISTANCE]

HEY, BILL!

WE GOT TV!

WE GOT 147 CHANNELS, BILL.

WE GOT EVERYTHING FROM...

JESUS TO JEOPARDY.

LIKE...

SANDS THROUGH

THE HOURGLASS...

SO ARE THE DAYS OF OUR L--

WE'RE GONNA WATCH THAT.

Announcer: ...SANDS

THROUGH THE HOURGLASS...

OOH.

...SO ARE THE DAYS

OF OUR LIVES.

MONDAY.

[ROAR OF CROWD

IN BACKGROUND]

MONDAY NIGHT.

Announcer: GET READY

FOR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!

[CAN TUMBLES]

[RUMBLING]

ALL RIGHT, I DON'T WANT

ANY TROUBLE.

I BET YOU DON'T, EITHER.

LET'S JUST

CALL IT A DRAW.

I'M RICH.

[LIGHTER CLICKS]

I KNOW THE RULE.

IT'S MY RULE.

AVOID CIVILIZATION

AT ALL COST.

WE GOTTA EAT,

DON'T WE?

OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

IT'S TRUE, WE HAVEN'T

DONE THIS FOR A WHILE,

BUT FOR GOD SAKES,

IT'S LIKE RIDING

A BICYCLE, BILL.

WHAT ARE YOU

SO WORRIED ABOUT?

I MEAN, ALL YOU GOTTA DO

IS STAND THERE.

I'M THE ONE

WITH ALL THE LINES.

UP.

OPEN UP.

AWFUL.

JUST AWFUL.

AWFUL.

[PLAYING DRAMATIC MUSIC]

THEY SAID,

"FEAR NOT, MACBETH....

"TILL BIRNAM WOOD...

COMES TO DUNSINANE."

[GASPING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

I SAID...

TILL BIRNAM WOOD

COMES TO DUNSINANE!

[MUSIC RESUMES]

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

ARM YOURSELVES!

QUICKLY NOW.

[LAUGHTER]

ARM YOURSELVES.

THE WITCHES' WORDS

ARE TRUE!

THERE'LL BE NO RUNNING

OR HIDING HERE!

NOW FIGHT

AS IF OUR LAST MEAL

DEPENDED ON IT, BILL!

[MULE BRAYS]

TOMORROW...

AND TOMORROW...

[WHISPERS]

Tomorrow.

AND THE DAY AFTER THAT.

OUT BRIEF CANDLE.

LIFE'S BUT

A WALKING SHADOW...

A POOR PLAYER

WHO STRUTS...

AND FRETS HIS HOUR

UPON A STAGE,

AND IS HEARD NO MORE.

IT'S A TALE TOLD BY...

[WHISPERING]

Idiot.

A MORON!

FULL OF SOUND AND FURY,

SIGNIFYING...

NOTHING.

[MUSIC STOPS]

[CHEERING]

[MUSIC RESUMES]

BUT BLOW, WIND!

COME, WRACK!

AT LEAST WE'LL DIE...

...WITH THE HARNESS

OFF OUR BACK!

[CHEERING]

I WANNA TALK

TO HIM.

[RELIEVED] HOO.

[CHILDREN GIGGLING]

THE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER

SEEN SHAKESPEARE BEFORE.

[CHUCKLES]

WELL,

THEY STILL HAVEN'T.

OH...

[CLAPPING]

THANK YOU.

VERY NICE.

YOU'RE VERY KIND.

I'M CLAPPING

BECAUSE YOU STINK.

LARRY!

I DON'T THINK

YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS.

WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

I TRIED TO BE AN ACTOR.

I WAS AWFUL.

BUT NOW I WON'T DIE

THINKING

I WAS THE WORST ONE.

LARRY, STOP IT!

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY

TO GET IN, LARRY?

SO BITE ME.

OHH...

YOU WERE VERY GOOD.

YEAH?

GOOD ENOUGH

TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

OH, YES.

WE HAVE SOME SOUP.

HI.

[SNIFFS]

WHOA.

[BELL RINGING]

HOLNESS.

GOD DAMN.

SON OF A BITCH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

BASTARDS HARDLY KILL

ANYONE LATELY.

WE GIVE THEM FOOD

AND SUPPLIES.

ALL THE TOWNS DO.

WELL, I'D JUST AS SOON NOT

GIVE THEM ANYTHING OF MINE.

THANKS.

Officer: WHAT ARE YOU

DOING THERE?

I SAID WHAT

ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S JUST A GAME,

GENERAL BETHLEHEM.

IT WAS SOMETHING

THEY SAW IN A PLAY.

THERE'S NO HARM MEANT.

WAIT A MINUTE!

A PLAY?

SHOW ME.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

CHILDREN.

SHOW ME.

ARM. ARM YOURSELVES.

NO RUNNING

FROM THE WITCHES.

SHAKESPEARE, IS IT?

WELL...

I'M SORRY I MISSED IT.

UH, YOU SHOULD KNOW, SIR,

WE HAVEN'T NEARLY STOCKED

THE GAME WE THOUGHT WE WOULD.

REALLY? BUT YOU HAD TIME

FOR A PLAY?

I'M TAKING 3 CONSCRIPTS

FROM EACH TOWN!

THEY WILL HAVE THE HONOR

OF SERVING

IN THE HOLNESS ARMY

UNTIL SUCH TIME

AS I SEE FIT!

3 MEN.

YOU SUPPOSE

YOU COULD DO THAT?

CAPTAIN!

ALL MEN BETWEEN

15 AND 50...

AND OF SUITABLE

ETHNIC FOUNDATION

ARE REQUIRED

TO SHOW THEMSELVES NOW!

[CERAMIC BELL TINKLING]

GENERAL...

NO, BUT KEEP THAT.

[SNIFFING]

ACCEPTABLE.

SIR?

ACCEPTABLE, CAPTAIN.

HE'LL NEED TO PUT

SOME MEAT ON,

BUT I LIKE

AN IMPRESSIONABLE MIND.

ACCEPTABLE.

MONGOLOID.

UNACCEPTABLE.

I WANT PURE BLOOD.

SOMEONE...

General: SOMEONE...

[WHISPERING]

No. No, no, no.

Don't wave.

General: PEOPLE,

YOU WILL LOOK AT ME!

Don't wave.

General:

SOMEONE LIKE...

LIKE THAT MAN!

COME ON, BILL!

WAIT! WAIT!

OK, I'M--

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU WERE REQUIRED

TO SHOW YOURSELF.

I KNOW, BUT I'M NOT

WITH THESE PEOPLE.

I'M JUST PASSING

THROUGH.

TAKE THE MULE.

[MULE BRAYING LOUDLY]

[MEN SHOUTING]

GET AWAY FROM ME!

NO!

HYAH!

HEY! HEY!

COME ON!

OH! WHOA, WHOA!

AAH. YAH, MULE!

WHOA!

[BRAYING LOUDLY]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

COME HERE.

GIVE ME A HAND.

Soldier:

LET'S GO! MOVE!

Soldier:

GET IN THERE!

HEY.

HI.

WOW!

ATTEN-HUT!

I WANT A LINE

RIGHT HERE.

WELCOME, GENTLEMEN,

TO YOUR NEW LIFE.

YOU HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN

AS SOLDIERS

IN THE UNITED ARMY

OF NATHAN HOLN.

Soldiers:

GOD REST HIS SOUL!

THE STRONG HAVE BEEN SAPPED

BY THE WHIMPERING PROPAGANDA

OF THE WEAK.

MEN...

STRONG MEN...

HAVE BEEN DENIED

THEIR DESTINY.

YOU MEN HAVE BEEN SAVED

FROM THAT FATE.

REDEMPTION...

IS WITHIN YOUR GRASP.

YOU.

WHAT DID YOU DO

BEFORE YOU WERE GIVEN

THIS OPPORTUNITY?

I HAD A SHOVEL.

I DIGGED HOLES.

YOU DIGGED HOLES?

WELL, NOW YOU'RE GOING

TO FILL THEM.

HI.

AND YOU?

ME?

IS THERE ANY QUESTION

IN ANYONE'S MIND

THAT I WAS SPEAKING

TO YOU?

YES. YOU.

I'M JUST A PERFORMER.

SHAKESPEARE,

STUFF LIKE THAT.

SHAKESPEARE.

HE WAS A WRITER.

YES, I--I KNOW.

I KNOW

WHO SHAKESPEARE WAS.

CRY HAVOC!

AND LET SLIP

THE DOGS OF WAR.

ME?

TO BE OR NOT TO BE.

THAT IS THE QUESTION.

[LAUGHTER]

WE FEW...

WE HAPPY FEW.

WE BAND OF BROTHERS!

[CHEERING]

NOW IS THE WINTER

OF OUR DISCONTENT

MADE GLORIOUS SUMMER

BY THIS SON OF YORK.

[LAUGHTER]

NO, NO.

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD.

YOU'RE

ALSO A FIGHTER.

I CAN SEE IT

IN YOUR EYES.

YOU ARE

A DANGEROUS MAN.

DON'T YOU AGREE?

NO, DISRESPECT, SIR,

BUT YOU'D JUST BE

BETTER OFF LETTING ME GO.

[SOLDIERS LAUGHING]

A FIGHTER'S ABOUT

THE LAST THING THAT I AM.

DON'T YOU THINK

I SHOULD BE THE JUDGE

OF THAT, SOLDIER?

GET UP.

I SAID GET UP!

[GROANING]

OH! AAH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT A FIGHTER.

BUT YOU WILL BE.

I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE

AT A LIFE

THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

A LIFE WORTH LIVING!

CHILDREN,

I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

WE MISSED YOU.

OH, I MISSED YOU.

KURT, HOW ARE YOU?

HUNGRY.

[CHILDREN GIGGLE]

GRETL, WHAT HAPPENED

TO YOUR FINGER?

IT GOT CAUGHT.

CAUGHT IN WHAT?

FRIEDRICH'S TEETH.

LIESL,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JUST FAIR.

ANY TELEGRAMS BEEN

DELIVERED HERE LATELY?

Liesl:

NONE AT ALL, FRAULEIN.

MMM.

OHH.

THANKS.

DID I WIN?

I TRIED TO TELL HIM.

SAY IT AGAIN.

SAY WHAT?

WORDS YOU SAID IN TOWN

ABOUT THE WIND BLOWING

AND THE REST.

SAY IT AGAIN.

BLOW, WIND.

COME, WRACK.

AT LEAST WE'LL DIE

WITH THE HARNESS

OFF OUR BACK.

WHAT'S IT MEAN?

LIVE FREE OR...

DIE...

I THINK.

YOU'RE GONNA WATCH

A MOVIE,

OR YOU CAN SLEEP,

BUT TOMORROW YOU RUN

IN UNIFORM!

FULL PACKS!

20 MILES!

EVERYBODY MAKES IT

OR NOBODY EATS...

FOR THE THIRD DAY

IN A ROW.

[COUGHING]

[GASPING]

EVERYBODY UP!

YOU GOT MEAT

TONIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL

SHAKESPEARE

WHAT KIND IT IS?

MULE.

THAT GODAWFUL ANIMAL.

STERILE OFFSPRING

OF A HORSE AND DONKEY.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?

THERE'S NO ROOM

IN THE NEW WORLD

FOR A BASTARD

LIKE THAT.

UH-UH.

ANY MAN LAST IN LINE

AIN'T HUNGRY ENOUGH

TO EAT.

[MUMBLES]

YOU SHOW UP LAST...

YOU DON'T EAT!

I'M GONNA DIE BEFORE

I'M LAST IN LINE AGAIN!

Man: THAT'S WHAT

THEY'RE HOPING FOR.

SHUT UP!

AT LEAST YOU'RE EATING!

YOU SERIOUS?

[LIPS SMACKING]

MMM. GOOD.

Last man:

HEY, THIS IS GOOD!

Man in movie:

FOLLOW ME!

[GUNFIRE AND SCREAMS

FROM MOVIE]

[YELLING]

[BOOING]

OH!

[BOOING]

YOU WANT THIS?

YOU WANT THIS, HUH?!

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?!

ALL RIGHT!

[YELLING STOPS]

BABIES!

[MOVIE MUSIC SWELLS]

? THE HILLS ARE ALIVE

? WITH THE SOUND

OF MUSIC ?

? WITH SONGS

THEY HAVE SUNG ?

? FOR A THOUSAND YEARS

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE.

HALT!

THE LAWS OF 8,

GENTLEMEN.

THAT IS THE LEGACY

HANDED DOWN TO US

BY NATHAN HOLN.

Soldiers:

GOD REST HIS SOUL!

MAY HE BURN IN HELL.

THESE ARE THE LAWS

THAT WE LIVE BY.

THE 8 IS OUR SYMBOL.

EACH MAN WILL BEAR IT

WITH PRIDE.

ONLY THEN WILL YOU

BE PART OF THE CLAN.

SIT DOWN, GENTLEMEN.

LAW ONE--

YOU WILL OBEY ORDERS

WITHOUT QUESTION.

I TOLD YOU TO SIT.

THERE WEREN'T

ENOUGH CHAIRS.

I DIDN'T SPECIFY CHAIRS.

YOU COULD'VE SAT DOWN

ON THE GROUND.

YOU DISOBEYED

A DIRECT ORDER.

YOU BROKE LAW ONE.

LAW 2--

PUNISHMENT

SHALL BE SWIFT.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

WHAT ARE YOU--

LAW 3--

WHAT DID I DO?

MERCY...

IS FOR THE WEAK.

Man: HOLD HIM.

4--

TELL ME!

TERROR...

WILL DEFEAT REASON.

I'M--WHAT ARE YOU--

5--

YOUR ALLEGIANCE

IS TO THE CLAN.

HELP! AAH!

6--

JUSTICE

CAN BE DICTATED.

HELP ME!

7--

COME ON!

ANY CLANSMAN MAY CHALLENGE

FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE CLAN.

DOES ANY MAN HERE

WISH TO CHALLENGE ME?

I DIDN'T

DO ANYTHING!

Officer:

ON YOUR FEET!

Man: UHH!

LAW 8--

[MOANING]

THERE'S ONLY

ONE PENALTY--DEATH.

PLEASE! PLEASE!

I'M BEGGING YOU!

PLEASE! HELP!

UHH!

AAH!

[BLOOD SPURTS]

YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS ARMY

WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

WORK, AND YOU'LL BE FED.

FIGHT, AND YOU'LL BE

RESPECTED.

DIE, AND YOU'LL BE

REMEMBERED.

YOU THINKING OF CHALLENGING

FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE CLAN?

NO, SIR.

I'M A FOLLOWER,

NOT A LEADER.

YOU GOT A SMART MOUTH,

SHAKESPEARE.

YOU SEE COLONEL GETTY,

ALWAYS FOLLOWING

THE GENERAL?

HE WAS THE LAST MAN

EVER TO CHALLENGE.

THE FIGHT LASTED

6 SECONDS,

BUT HE DIDN'T KILL HIM.

HE CUT OFF HIS TONGUE,

THEN HE CUT OFF

HIS BALLS.

AND OLD GETTY'S BEEN

FOLLOWING HIM AROUND

LIKE A DOG EVER SINCE.

FALL OUT!

THE GENERAL

DON'T SEE IT,

BUT I SAY YOU'VE GOT

SOME NIGGER IN YOU.

AAH!

THEY'RE YOURS?

YES, SIR.

SOLITARY MAN,

AREN'T YOU?

BINOCULARS, TO WATCH

LIFE FROM A DISTANCE,

AND SHAKESPEARE,

TO READ ABOUT IT

INSTEAD OF LIVING IT.

NO OFFENSE, GENERAL,

BUT YOU SEEM TO HAVE READ

SOME SHAKESPEARE YOURSELF.

IF HE WISHES TO RISE

ABOVE MERE THUGGERY,

A MILITARY COMMANDER MUST

BE CLASSICALLY EDUCATED--

PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY,

EVEN A SENSE

OF THE DRAMATIC.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

THAT I DID BEFORE THE WAR?

DO YOU THINK THAT

I WAS IN THE ARMY?

I SOLD

COPYING MACHINES.

I WAS A SALESMAN.

THE TALENT TO LEAD MEN

AND EXECUTE A BATTLE PLAN

WERE LOCKED AWAY

INSIDE OF ME.

IF NATHAN HOLN

HADN'T COME ALONG,

I'D STILL BE SELLING

COPYING MACHINES.

CAN YOU IMAGINE

THE WASTED LIFE?

CAN YOU IMAGINE

THE MAGNITUDE OF THAT?

BUT WAR...

WAR GIVES MEN LIKE ME

A CHANCE.

HERE.

"THE PRIZE IS OFTEN

LEFT UNCLAIMED.

"YOU MUST HAVE

THE COURAGE TO GRASP IT,

FOR FORTUNE ALWAYS FAVORS

THE BOLD."

HE, UH...

OH.

ALWAYS INSPIRES ME.

UH...

I HAVE A DESIGN

FOR THE FUTURE--

A MASTER PLAN.

I WILL NEED ABLE OFFICERS

TO HELP ME CARRY IT OUT,

AND YOU HAVE

THE INTELLIGENCE.

IF YOUR HEART MATCHES,

YOU WILL GO FAR.

WE'LL TALK MORE

IN THE WEEKS TO COME.

DISMISSED.

CAPTAIN!

SIR?

WE'LL BE MOVING OUT

TOMORROW.

WILL YOU ISSUE

THOSE BINOCULARS TO A SCOUT?

AND THE BOOK, SIR?

BURN IT.

QUIT MOVING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT'D HE SAY?

NOTHING.

WELL, DID HE SAY

ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

NO.

I'M GETTING

OUT OF HERE.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS

TALKING ABOUT?

ESCAPING.

WHAT?

DID YOU EVER HEAR

OF ST. ROSE?

IT'S ON THE COAST.

IT'S A PARADISE.

WE CAN'T.

WE COULD.

BETWEEN THE 3 OF US,

WE COULD.

NO. NO.

I CAN'T.

I LIKE IT HERE.

I LIKE BEING A PART

OF SOMETHING.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

John Wayne:

REPORT.

Man: TRAILED MR. WREN

AND BUCK GOIN' SOUTHEAST, SIR,

ABOUT A MILE BELOW

THE PAINTED COAST.

PAINTED COAST, EH?

MET 2 MEN IN A WAGON.

KNOW WHO THEY WERE?

NO, SIR, CAPTAIN.

DIDN'T SEEM PRUDENT

TO INQUIRE.

OK.

WE'LL PROBABLY PICK THEM

UP ON THE NEXT GO-ROUND.

TAKE THE POINT.

YES, SIR.

[DOG BARKING]

GENERAL.

SOME OF THE MEN

SHOT THEMSELVES A LION.

HE CRAWLED

INTO THE THICKET

ON THE OTHER SIDE.

ONE OF YOU DOGS

HAS EARNED HIMSELF A TREAT.

OVER THERE...

THOSE MEN HUNTED THEMSELVES

A LION THIS MORNING.

MUST'VE BEEN A GODDAMN ZOO

AROUND HERE BEFORE THE WAR.

ANYWAY, A THIRD MAN

WENT IN AFTER IT.

WE DON'T KNOW

IF HE'S ALIVE OR DEAD.

I WANT A VOLUNTEER.

ONE OF YOU IS GOING

IN THERE AFTER IT.

I'LL--I'LL GO.

I GUESS SIZE AIN'T

A MEASURE OF COURAGE,

IS IT?

SHAKESPEARE.

I DON'T THINK SO,

CAPTAIN!

COME OUT ALIVE, AND YOU GOT

YOURSELF A LION STEAK.

MAYBE YOU'LL FIND

YOUR ST. ROSE OVER THERE.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU

WAITING FOR, CHRISTMAS?

[GIGGLES]

OW.

Man: WHY ARE YOU

STOPPING?

[FLIES BUZZING]

I FOUND HIM.

[LAUGHS]

HE GOT HIM.

LET'S GO.

Man: HURRY UP!

YOU STILL GOT

A LION TO BAG!

Man: WOW!

[GIGGLES]

YOU MEN

GET BACK IN LINE!

THERE HE IS.

SHOOT HIM!

YOU!

IN THE WATER.

COME BACK WITHOUT HIM,

AND YOU AND ANOTHER MAN

WILL DIE IN HIS PLACE!

Men: GO!

I'LL GET HIM!

[GUNS FIRING]

GO!

[HORSE NEIGHS]

WHOO!

[GUNFIRE ENDS]

DON'T.

JUST LET ME GO.

I DON'T WANT TO BE

A PART OF YOUR ARMY.

MY ARMY?

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

DON'T.

I GOT HIM!

I'M SORRY.

HOW COME?

HOW COME

YOU WRECKED IT

FOR ME?

IT'S ME OR YOU.

WHAT?

IT DOESN'T--

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

WE COULD GO TOGETHER.

YOU AND ME.

GOOD BOY!

GOOD BOY.

GET HIM.

FINISH IT!

NO.

THAT'S IT.

GET HIM.

THAT'S IT.

GET HIM!

GET HIM,

GOD DAMN IT.

NO HARNESS ON MY BACK.

AAH!

UHH!

[GUNSHOT]

SHAKESPEARE!

BLEEDING, HUH?

YOU'RE A BLEEDER.

YOU WANT YOUR ST. ROSE?

I'LL GIVE YOU

YOUR ST. ROSE.

[GROWLS]

AAH!

[LION GROWLS]

[THUNDER]

OHH!

[TRIES DOOR]

[LABORED BREATHING]

HEY.

HOW YOU DOING?

[GRUNTING]

OHH.

[LAUGHS]

OHH.

MAN.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

OK.

OHH.

HEY, HERE'S

A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS.

JERRY'S DECIDED

TO GO TO SCHOOL

AND GET HIS

CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE.

HMM?

GOOD, JERRY.

HMM.

[OPENS ENVELOPE]

AND LITTLE JIMMY

WANTS HIS GRANDPA

TO KNOW

THAT HE LOST A TOOTH.

[PAPER RUSTLES]

[PUTS TOOTH IN ENVELOPE]

THANKS FOR

BEING THERE FOR ME.

"TURN-ONS--

MEN IN UNIFORM."

HMM.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

[DOG BARKS]

GREETINGS.

PINEVIEW, OREGON.

YOU JUST HEAD BACK

THE WAY YOU CAME.

PINEVIEW AIN'T BUYING,

AND WE AIN'T LISTENING.

AND WE DON'T GIVE CHARITY.

REALLY?

WELL...

CIVILIAN,

I'M ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

I DEMAND ENTRY

INTO THE TOWN OF PINEVIEW.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, I'M THROUGH

TALKING TO YOU, BUDDY BOY.

NOW GET SOMEONE

WITH THE AUTHORITY

TO OPEN THIS GATE.

[BELL RINGS]

THAT'S HIM.

I'M SHERIFF BRISCOE.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

I'M A REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT,

AUTHORIZED BY...

ORDER 417

OF THE RESTORED CONGRESS

TO REESTABLISH...

A COMMUNICATION ROUTE

IN IDAHO

AND LOWER OREGON.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

MEANS I'M YOUR POSTMAN.

HAND ME YOUR GUN.

WAIT.

UNDERSTAND THAT

TAMPERING WITH THE MAIL

OR OBSTRUCTING

THE MAIL IS A--

IT'S A FEDERAL OFFENSE.

AND FURTHERMORE,

THE BOLAND ACT REQUIRES

THAT YOU PROVIDE

ALL MAIL CARRIERS

WITH...

SANCTUARY AND...

NUTRIT--FOOD.

YOU GOT 3 SECONDS

TO GET YOUR ASS OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW

JERRY THE CONTRACTOR?

ALL RIGHT. JUST--

WAIT. I MEAN IT.

I GOT--SOMETHING

OUT OF MY BAG.

DID YOU SAY ONE?

ONE.

UH...

"PAUL--PAUL DAVID.

124 PINEVIEW."

NEVER HEARD OF HIM. 2.

UH, "LILY MAE RENO.

16 LINCOLN ROAD."

3.

UM...

"IRENE MARCH,

478 RIVER ROAD."

Woman: IRENE?

[PEOPLE CHATTER]

Woman:

SOMEBODY GET HER.

Man: SHE'S HERE

SOMEWHERE.

DID HE SAY MY NAME?

I'M IRENE MARCH.

I HAVE A LETTER FOR YOU.

WOULD YOU READ IT?

I'M SURE IT'S PERSONAL.

PLEASE.

SOMEONE HAS TO.

I'LL READ IT, MOM.

WE'RE DELIVERING

OLD STOCKPILES, BUT...

I'LL ACCEPT ALL

NEW CORRESPONDENCE.

"DEAR IRENE, SORRY

I HAVEN'T WRITTEN.

"EVERYTHING'S SO CRAZY--

"THE STRANGE WEATHER,

THE FOOD SHORTAGES,

"THAT FARMER NATHAN HOLN

CAUSING ALL THAT TROUBLE.

"IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

"DAVID'S HOME

FROM THE ARMY.

"THE WAR WAS OVER

BEFORE HE EVEN GOT THERE.

"THANK GOD FOR THAT.

"WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU

FOR CHRISTMAS,

"BUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR.

ALL OUR LOVE, DONNA."

MY SISTER...

IN DENVER.

15 YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A GODSEND--

A SAVIOR.

NO, I'M...

I'M JUST...

THE POSTMAN.

I'VE BEEN

ON THE ROAD AWHILE.

I COULD USE A LITTLE

SOMETHING TO EAT.

OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

YES, THERE IS. UM...

IF THERE ARE DOGS

IN THIS TOWN,

YOU'LL HAVE TO LEASH THEM

WHILE I'M HERE.

[LAUGHS]

OH...

[CHILDREN LAUGHING]

? OH

? MR. POSTMAN

? HEY, MR. POSTMAN

? LOOK AND SEE

? IF THERE'S A LETTER

? A LETTER FOR ME

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

CLEANED AND PRESSED, SIR.

I'LL JUST SET THEM

OVER HERE.

UH, ONE OF THE LADIES

TOOK YOUR PANTS IN.

SHE THOUGHT MAYBE

YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT.

THANKS.

HEY, DIDN'T SOMEBODY

SAY SOMETHING ABOUT DINNER?

YEAH. I'M SUPPOSED

TO TAKE YOU TO FOSTER'S.

MY NAME'S FORD--

FORD LINCOLN MERCURY.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MY NAME USED TO BE

JOHN STEVENS,

BUT I CHANGED IT ON ACCOUNT

I WANT TO DRIVE CARS.

[CHUCKLES]

THIS IS WHERE EVERYBODY

USUALLY GATHERS.

[APPLAUSE]

Man: HI THERE.

HI.

CAN YOU TELL US

ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT?

YES.

TELL US EVERYTHING.

IS THERE A PRESIDENT?

YEAH.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

OH. YOU KNOW,

I'M PRETTY HUNGRY.

COME ON.

Woman: PLEASE.

Second woman: COME ON.

Man: PLEASE.

HIS NAME...

IS...

RICHARD STARKEY.

RICHARD STARKEY?

FROM MAINE.

HE HAS A SAYING...

"STUFF'S GETTIN' BETTER,

STUFF'S GETTIN' BETTER

EVERY DAY."

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

Man: IS HE A DEMOCRAT

OR A REPUBLICAN?

PARTIES ARE OVER WITH.

THE--IT'S THE INDIVIDUAL

THAT COUNTS.

WHAT ABOUT EUROPE?

EUROPE?

ANY WORD?

WELL, THERE'S GOOD AIR

IN ICELAND.

IS NATHAN HOLN

STILL ALIVE?

HE DIED.

SKIN CANCER.

WELL, HE MAY BE DEAD,

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HOLNESS?

THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE.

WHAT'S THE GOVERNMENT

GOING TO DO ABOUT THEM?

WELL, THE GOVERNMENT'S

JUST GETTING STARTED.

SO YOU'RE--YOU'RE GONNA

BE ON YOUR OWN FOR 6--8...

18 MONTHS.

HOW ABOUT

THE MARINE CORPS?

MARINE CORPS?

BE QUIET.

EVERYONE BE QUIET.

CAN'T WE JUST

LET THIS MAN EAT?

Man: LET US PRAY.

LORD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS

FOR THIS FOOD,

THIS DAY, THIS MAN,

AND HIS GOOD NEWS--

EVIDENCE OF YOUR PROMISE

THAT YOU WILL HOLD

OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER.

AMEN.

Man: ? EVERYBODY SAY

LA LA LA LA LA ?

People:

? LA LA LA LA LA

? LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

[BAND PLAYING

SLOW DANCE SONG]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

I DON'T KNOW

IF I CAN. I...

I THINK

I'M STILL ON DUTY.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS HOLD ON.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

SOMETHING WRONG?

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

ABOUT 6 FEET.

ARE YOU SMART?

SMARTER THAN SOME,

I GUESS.

WHY?

JUST WONDERING.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD

THE BAD MUMPS?

NEVER HAD THE BAD MUMPS.

NO SYPHILIS,

NOTHING LIKE THAT?

SO, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW,

YOU HAVE GOOD SEMEN?

IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION?

NO, IT'S NOT.

I'M ONLY ASKING...

BECAUSE I WANT YOU

TO MAKE ME PREGNANT.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT--THAT'S IT.

WAIT.

WAIT, PLEASE.

JESUS. IT'S GOT TO BE

THE UNIFORM.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND

MICHAEL.

HE HASN'T SAID NO.

NO, I HAVEN'T

SAID ANYTHING YET.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO

HAVE A BABY FOR 3 YEARS.

WE CAN'T

ON ACCOUNT OF MICHAEL.

HE HAD THE BAD MUMPS

WHEN HE WAS 12,

SO WE NEED

A BODY FATHER.

WE COULD ASK A MAN HERE,

BUT IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS.

WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN.

THINGS GO OK UNTIL

THE WOMAN STARTS TO SHOW,

BUT THEN IT CAN BE

DIFFICULT.

BUT YOU'LL ONLY BE AROUND

ONCE IN A WHILE

WITH THE MAIL, RIGHT?

WELL, YOU'RE--

YOU'RE A POSTMAN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, MISTER?

YOU'D BE DOING US A FAVOR.

I'M GONNA THINK ABOUT IT.

EXCUSE ME.

MY MOTHER--MY MOTHER WOULD

LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING.

HE'S RIGHT HERE, MOM.

IT'S TO MY OTHER

DAUGHTER ANNIE.

IT DOESN'T SAY WHERE.

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW

WHERE SHE IS.

SHE LEFT 5 YEARS AGO,

BUT THE LAST WE HEARD,

SHE WAS LIVING UP NORTH.

LOOK, MRS. MARCH,

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT--

KNOW WHAT?

KNOW THAT--

I HAVE A FEELING

ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW YOU'LL DO

WHAT'S RIGHT.

[MAN SINGING]

OK.

I GOT TO GET

OUT OF HERE.

EASY, BOY.

Man: IT'S RIGHT AROUND

THE CORNER.

WHAT IS?

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WHAT I'M...

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

[SCOFFS]

CRAZY OLD COOT.

Ford: I KNEW

YOU'D COME HERE.

YOU DID, HUH?

SO HOW DO YOU GET TO BE

A POSTMAN ANYHOW?

WELL, YOU...

HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

AT THE RIGHT TIME.

HOW CAN I DO IT?

I--I THOUGHT YOU WANTED

TO DRIVE CARS.

NOT ANYMORE.

THAT'S KID STUFF.

THIS IS REAL.

SO WHERE'S

THE RIGHT PLACE?

IT COULD BE ANYWHERE,

YOU KNOW, ANYTIME.

ONLY ANOTHER POSTMAN

CAN MAKE YOU A POSTMAN.

KIND OF LIKE VAMPIRES,

RIGHT?

YEAH,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE

TO BE SWORN IN, SO...

YOU KNOW, THE ORGANIZATION'S

KIND OF SHAKY NOW.

IT MIGHT NOT LAST.

Ford: WHAT DOES?

THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE

WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU.

I'LL SET THEM STRAIGHT.

IT'S A LONELY JOB.

I'VE BEEN LONELY

ALL MY LIFE.

SO HAVE I, FORD.

SO HAVE I.

WHAT THE HELL.

YOU REPEAT AFTER ME.

NEITHER SNOW...

NOR RAIN...

NOR HEAT...

NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT...

STAYS THESE COURIERS...

FROM THE SWIFT

COMPLETION...

FROM THE SWIFT

COMPLETION...

OF THEIR

APPOINTED ROUNDS.

OF THEIR

APPOINTED ROUNDS.

OK, THEN.

OK, THEN?

NO.

NO, NO. I'M SAYING THAT.

YOU JUST LISTEN.

SORRY.

BY MY AUTHORITY,

YOU'RE NOW EMPOWERED

TO CARRY THE MAIL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE A...

YOU'RE A POSTMAN.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'D DIE

TO GET A LETTER THROUGH.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID I'D DIE TO GET

A LETTER THROUGH.

JOHNNY...

WHY DON'T YOU RUN ALONG?

I NEED TO SPEAK

TO THIS MAN.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

SURE THING, FORD.

JOHNNY IS REAL IMPRESSED

WITH YOU.

THE WHOLE TOWN IS REAL

IMPRESSED WITH YOU.

I TAKE IT YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE SMARTER

THAN YOU LOOK.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,

SHERIFF?

YOU CAN EITHER CLEAR OUT,

OR I CAN THROW YOU OUT.

EITHER WAY SUITS ME FINE.

I'M AFRAID

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE

AUTHORIZED BY--

YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED

BY SHIT.

YOU WERE TRYING

TO SNEAK OUT OF HERE.

YOU ARE NOTHING

BUT A DRIFTER

WHO FOUND A BAG OF MAIL,

AND I WANT YOU

OUT OF MY TOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS GOING IN MY REPORT.

THESE PEOPLE DON'T NEED

DREAMS, MR. POSTMAN.

THEY NEED

SOMETHING REAL.

THEY NEED HELP WITH

THE GODDAMN HOLNESS.

ARE YOU GONNA

BRING THEM THAT?

DIDN'T THINK SO.

ALL YOU COST US SO FAR

IS A FEW BOWLS OF SOUP,

MAYBE LATER,

A FEW BROKEN HEARTS.

I AIM TO KEEP IT

THAT WAY.

YOU CAN STAY HERE

TILL MORNING.

THEN I DON'T EVER

WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

"BENNING."

"PORTLAND."

"BOSTON"?

WHAT THE HELL

ARE THESE PEOPLE--

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

JUST LEAVE IT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I...

I SAID LEAVE IT.

"ST. ROSE."

[DOOR OPENS]

HELLO, ABBY.

YOU'LL BE LEAVING

TOMORROW?

I GUESS.

EVERYBODY'S UP LATE

WRITING LETTERS

FOR YOU TO TAKE.

THEY'RE SO EXCITED.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

DO YOU HAVE A LETTER?

NO.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY

TO WRITE TO.

I'LL FIND YOU A PEN PAL,

SOMEONE WITH

SIMILAR INTERESTS,

LIKE DANCING...

AND CHECKING FOR MUMPS.

YOU'RE FUNNY.

HARDLY ANYONE'S FUNNY

AROUND HERE.

HAVE YOU DECIDED YET?

OH. YEAH.

WELL, I'VE BEEN

THINKING ABOUT IT.

SURE.

WELL, WHY NOT?

GOD, YOU'RE SO...

YOU'RE SO...

BEAUTIFUL.

I--I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY

WANT TO KEEP THINGS

MORE CLINICAL.

YOU DON'T EVEN

KNOW MY NAME.

I DON'T WANT TO.

IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR ME

IF YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES.

[SNORING]

WE TOOK A VOTE,

MR. POSTMAN.

WE WANT YOU

TO HAVE THIS HORSE.

SO YOU CAN'T SAY NO.

OK.

I'LL TAKE IT.

SHE'S GOT A BEDROLL,

SOME OATS,

AND A WEEK'S RATIONS.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

WHERE DO YOU THINK

YOU'LL GO FROM HERE?

GO?

OH, YEAH. UM...

I'LL HEAD WEST,

AND I'LL...

WORK MY WAY BACK HERE.

SORT OF A FIGURE 8.

TIME'S SEEM HARD RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOU GOT TO BELIEVE THINGS

ARE GETTING BETTER.

THE BIRDS

ARE MIGRATING AGAIN,

THE RAINS ARE BACK.

STUFF'S--STUFF'S

GETTIN' BETTER.

? O BEAUTIFUL

? FOR SPACIOUS SKIES

? FOR AMBER WAVES

OF GRAIN ?

OH, SHIT.

YOU GOT A HELL OF A NERVE,

WHOEVER YOU ARE.

Girl:

? ABOVE THE FRUITED PLAIN

DID YOU SEE ABBY

AROUND THIS MORNING?

People: ? AMERICA

THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

People: ? GOD SHED

HIS GRACE ON THEE ?

? AND CROWN THY GOOD

HEY!

? WITH BROTHERHOOD

ARE YOU REALLY

WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE?

IF I COME BACK WITH

SOME MAIL, YOU'LL KNOW.

GODDAMN IT!

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

EVERYTHING.

THEY DON'T USUALLY

LOOK AT ME.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THAT?!

I SAID,

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT?!

[DOOR OPENS]

NOW, LISTEN, JOHNNY,

YOU GOT TO STAY...

YOU GOT TO STAY

OUT OF SIGHT!

I'M A POSTMAN,

AND I'M NOT RUNNING

FROM ANYBODY!

YOU STAY OUT OF THIS,

OR I WILL LOCK YOU UP

MYSELF!

YOU.

YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE.

NOW SET THAT FLAG ON FIRE.

NOW THROW IT THROUGH THE WINDOW

OF YOUR POST OFFICE.

Man: DO IT, MICHAEL.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

MICHAEL. THROW IT.

[GLASS SHATTERS]

THE UNITED STATES

DOESN'T EXIST!

THAT FLAG

IS AN ABOMINATION!

THERE WAS THE STRANGEST

LITTLE GOAT,

AND IT WAS BEHIND

THE FENCE, AND IT...

HEY, UM...

OH...

NO.

I LOOKED AT IT, AND IT

HAD A COLOR TO IT...

GOOD.

EVERYTHING.

AND I WAS AMAZED.

IT WAS...

Man: YOU, MOVE ON.

OH, GOOD LORD.

THAT, GENTLEMEN,

IS A FIRST-RATE

PIECE OF ASS.

WOULD YOU GO TELL THE SHERIFF

THAT I WANT TO BE INTRODUCED?

SHE DOES NOT BELONG

IN A MUD HOLE LIKE THIS.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU AGAIN?

THAT'S MY WIFE, GENERAL.

SHE'S A MARRIED WOMAN.

REALLY?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

WE HAVE HERE, SON?

WE HAVE WHAT IS KNOWN

AS A FEUDAL SYSTEM,

LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

THAT'S LORDS

AND VASSALS,

THAT'S YOU AND ME.

NOW, THOSE LORDS,

THEY HAD SOME IDEAS.

THEY BELIEVE THAT

IF A VASSAL GOT MARRIED,

IT WAS THE LORD'S RIGHT,

HIS RIGHT TO SLEEP

WITH THE BRIDE

ON THE WEDDING NIGHT.

ME AND ABBY BEEN MARRIED

FOR 3 YEARS.

WELL, I'M SORRY,

BUT I WASN'T INVITED

TO THE WEDDING.

[LAUGHTER]

NOW, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ME

ONE FAVOR, SON.

DON'T LET THIS

BE A BLACK MARK

ON AN OTHERWISE

PERFECT RECORD.

ABBY.

I WANT TO BE CIVILIZED

ABOUT THIS.

I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME

YOUR BLESSING.

SIR, I CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T?

YOU CAN'T.

CAN'T.

WE HAD

A GREAT NATION ONCE.

YOU KNOW WHAT MADE IT GREAT?

"I CAN."

UNTIL THE WEAK CAME ALONG.

THE "I CAN'T"s DESTROYED US!

BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE US

STRONG AGAIN.

I'M GOING TO BE THE FATHER

OF A NEW NATION.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHY

IT WILL BE ME?

BECAUSE I CAN.

MICHAEL!

ABBY!

Abby: NO!

STOP IT! STOP IT!

OHH.

Abby: PLEASE!

YOU'RE KILLING HIM!

LET ME GO TO HIM!

LET ME GO, PLEASE!

ABBY.

Man: HOLD HER!

HOLD HER!

HELP HIM, SOMEBODY!

PLEASE HELP HIM!

MICHAEL!

LET ME GO!

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO--

DIDN'T HAVE TO WHAT?

YOU BASTARD!

OH, MICHAEL.

YOU KILLED HIM!

YOUR PEOPLE SEEM SEDITIOUS.

YOU SEEM SEDITIOUS.

WHAT AM I SEEING HERE?

I'M WAITING!

A MAN CAME THROUGH

WITH MAIL,

SAID HE WAS A POSTMAN,

SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT

HAD BEEN RESTORED BACK EAST.

WHAT GOVERNMENT?!

THE UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT!

WHO SAID THAT?

WHICH WAY DID HE GO?

DO NOT MAKE ME

ASK AGAIN.

EAST.

SEND A PATROL EAST.

SEND 3 MORE

NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST!

THEY'D BETTER

FIND HIM EAST.

TAKE THAT DAMN SHIRT OFF,

JOHNNY.

I MANAGED TO SAVE THESE.

DO YOU WANT TO DIE, TOO?

I'M HEADED SOUTH

WITH THE MAIL.

JOHN.

DON'T BE A FOOL.

WHAT SHOULD I BE?

[HORSE WHINNIES]

[APPLAUSE]

RACHEL CLARK.

The Postman:

CHARLIE SIKES.

CHARLIE.

GRAHAM DRUITT.

G.D. DIED OF FLU

LAST WINTER.

WELL, THAT'S

ALL THERE IS.

THAT'S ALL

THERE IS, FOLKS.

FOR NOW,

BUT THERE'LL BE MORE.

LOTS MORE...

ONCE THERE'S A REAL SYSTEM

IN PLACE.

RIGHT?

Woman: WHAT ABOUT

NEW YORK CITY?

DID THEY SURVIVE THE PLAGUE?

SURVIVE?

THEY GOT BROADWAY

UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

THEY DO AN ANDREW FLOYD WEBBER

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

HOW MUCH IS IT

TO MAIL A LETTER?

MAIL?

[SIREN]

THEY WON'T OPEN THE GATE, SIR.

WHAT?

THEY SAY THEY GOT

A REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE RESTORED UNITED STATES

IN THERE.

THEY SAY THIS ARMY

IS ILLEGAL.

AND THEY SAY THAT--

DROP DEAD!

AND GO TO HELL!

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.

WHAT THE HELL

ARE YOU DOING?

OPEN THE GATES!

IDIOTS.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

THE ROMANS...

HAD AN EXPRESSION

THAT THEY USED

TO SCARE THEIR CHILDREN.

"HANNIBAL AD PORTUS."

"HANNIBAL IS AT THE GATES."

DO YOU KNOW

WHO HANNIBAL WAS?

NO?

OF COURSE NOT.

A PRETTY GIRL LIKE YOU,

YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH, GOD.

Man: LET'S FIGHT 'EM!

WITH WHAT?

WE'VE GOT 5 GUNS,

MAYBE 20 ROUNDS OF AMMO

IN THE WHOLE TOWN.

HOW ARE WE GONNA

FIGHT 'EM WITH THAT?

YOU DON'T!

NEGOTIATE

A SETTLEMENT.

GIVE THEM

EXTRA SUPPLIES.

[CROWD MURMURS APPROVAL]

OK.

YOU'RE THE GOVERNMENT REP.

YOU GO TELL 'EM.

[CROWD MURMURS APPROVAL]

RIGHT HERE.

SIR.

MAKE IT QUICK. I'VE GOT

AN ATTACK TO COORDINATE.

GENERAL, THEY'VE ASKED ME

TO NEGOTIATE A PEACE TREATY.

DO I KNOW YOU?

I DON'T THINK SO, SIR.

YOU'RE THE POSTMAN,

AREN'T YOU?

INSIDE.

Bethlehem: U.S. MAIL.

RESTORED UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA.

DO THESE PEOPLE

REALLY BELIEVE THAT SHIT?!

WHO ARE YOU REALLY?

I'M A UNITED STATES

POSTMAN,

AUTHORIZED

BY ORDER 417

OF THE RESTORED

CONGRESS.

I WAS AT THE BATTLE

OF GEORGETOWN.

I WATCHED THE WHITE HOUSE

BURN TO THE GROUND!

DO NOT

TRY TO SELL ME

ON ANY RESTORED

UNITED STATES.

THE NEW CAPITAL

IS BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS,

INSIDE THE HUBERT HUMPHREY

METRODOME.

YOU KNOW, WHERE THE VIKINGS

USED TO PLAY?

YOU'RE FUNNY.

WHAT ARE THE TERMS?

THEY'LL OPEN THE GATES

AND GIVE YOU DOUBLE

WHAT THEY USUALLY GIVE.

JUST DON'T HURT ANYBODY.

THIS WAS ALL

A MISUNDERSTANDING.

WELL, I APPRECIATE

YOUR OFFER, MR. POSTMAN,

BUT THE FACT IS THAT YOU'RE

IN NO POSITION TO NEGOTIATE.

NOW, THESE PEOPLE MADE IT

THROUGH THE BUGS

AND THE RIOTS

AND THE 3-YEAR WINTERS,

BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING

TO SURVIVE YOU.

FIRE AT WILL!

LAW 6!

JUSTICE CAN BE DICTATED!

KILL HIM!

KILL THE REFORMED

UNITED STATES WITH HIM!

IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW 8

AND BY THE AUTHORITY

OF EMERGENCY ORDER 46,

YOU ARE HEREBY--

GET HER!

[CLICK]

COLONEL GETTY!

WE CAN'T STOP NOW.

WHAT?

OH, GOD.

[GASPING FOR BREATH,

TRYING TO SPEAK]

[WHINNIES]

SHH.

[WHISPERING]

Come on.

[WHINNIES]

SHH.

DON'T MOVE.

NO.

IF YOU'D HAD A BULLET,

YOU'D HAVE USED IT BY NOW.

OHH!

[WHINNIES]

COME ON.

The Postman: I DON'T THINK

I EVER HAD WATER SOUP BEFORE.

MAYBE NEXT TIME

WE COULD TRY IT

WITH A LITTLE SAND.

MAYBE A LITTLE TWIG GARNISH.

YOU USED TO THINK I WAS FUNNY.

THEY KILLED MICHAEL.

I'M SORRY.

HOW SORRY ARE YOU?

WHAT?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

WHAT'S WITH YOU?

YOU HAVE THE MARK

OF 8 ON YOU.

A MARK DOESN'T MEAN--

YOU'RE A LIAR.

YOU WERE WITH BETHLEHEM.

DOES THAT MAKE YOU ONE OF THEM?

DON'T MAKE ME USE THIS.

The Postman: WIND'S COME UP.

IT'S GETTING COLDER, TOO.

MUST BE ANOTHER STORM.

ANYTHING ELSE?

I DIDN'T MEAN

FOR YOU TO--

YOUR LEGS

ARE GONNA ROT OFF

IF YOU DON'T TRY TO WALK.

WELL, I'M HURT.

YOU'RE LAZY!

LAZY?

I GOT A HOLE

IN MY STOMACH.

ALL RIGHT, I'M WEAK.

THE 2 BIG MEALS

AROUND HERE

ARE SNOW AND GRASS,

AND WE'RE RUNNING

OUT OF GRASS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[GUNSHOT]

[HORSE FALLS]

HMM.

OH, GIVE--

GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK THE PASS.

WHY ARE YOU

IN SUCH A HURRY?

I COULD THINK

OF WORSE PLACES,

OR I COULD THINK

OF WORSE COMPANY.

OH, PERFECT.

OHH!

HELP!

HURRY!

PLEASE!

HELP!

PLEASE!

ABBY!

OH, GOD.

OHH.

PLEASE HELP.

OH, GOD, HELP ME.

The Postman: ABBY!

ABBY.

I TOLD YOU

THAT'S ALL THERE WAS.

THAT'S WHY

YOU SHOULD HAVE IT.

I KNEW YOU COULD WALK.

YOU'RE WEIRD.

KNOW THAT?

WE WALKED ON THE MOON

ONCE, ABBY.

SO?

WHAT GOOD

IS THAT NOW?

WELL...

OBVIOUSLY,

YOU'VE FORGOTTEN TANG

AND MICROWAVE OVENS.

YOUR FACE LOOKS PRETTY.

I MEAN...

NOT SO BRUISED.

Abby: LOOK.

THERE'S SOMETHING

YOU BETTER KNOW.

YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT

SOON ENOUGH.

I'M PREGNANT.

IT'S MICHAEL'S BABY.

YOU'RE JUST THE BODY FATHER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW

IT'S MINE?

NOT BETHLEHEM'S?

HE TRIED WITH ME

ALMOST EVERY NIGHT.

HE COULDN'T DO IT...

SO HE BEAT ME.

SAID IT WAS MY FAULT.

I'M SORRY, ABBY.

[BIRD CHIRPS]

ABBY.

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT'S WRONG?

IS IT THE BABY?

THE PASS IS CLEAR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

GOOD. YOU GOT

OUR STUFF OUT.

OF COURSE.

WHAT?

I DON'T--

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I SET THE FIRE.

YOU DIDN'T THINK

WE'D STAY HERE

FOREVER, DID YOU?

NO.

I'D APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU'D WALK WITH ME

LONG ENOUGH

TO FIND SOMEPLACE SAFE

FOR THE BABY.

THEN WE CAN SPLIT UP.

YOU SHAVED.

YEAH.

LOOKS NICE.

YOU'RE REALLY WEIRD!

YOU KNOW THAT?

The Postman: YOU EVER HEARD

OF ST. ROSE, ABBY?

Abby: I'VE HEARD

PEOPLE TALK.

I'VE HEARD

LOTS OF NAMES--

BLISS, HESPERIA,

AND WHEATON.

SHERIFF BRISCOE

SAYS IT'S A FANTASY.

WELL, HE'S WRONG.

ST. ROSE IS OUT THERE,

AND I'M GONNA FIND IT.

BUT YOU'RE THE POSTMAN.

I'M NOBODY, ABBY.

THIS IS WHAT I HATE.

STRANGERS.

DO YOU SAY HI,

OR DO YOU BLOW THEIR HEADS OFF?

DO THEY WANT TO SHARE

WHAT THEY GOT

OR TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE?

IF THEY WANT TO TAKE,

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING

TO GO TO STOP 'EM, DAMN IT?

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.

WE DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE.

ME, NEITHER, MISTER.

WHAT ARE YOU?

CARRIER 18,

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE.

GOT ANY MAIL?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

AIN'T YOU HEARD

OF THE POSTMAN?

NO. TELL US.

HE'S ONLY THE GREATEST MAN

WHO EVER LIVED.

HE CROSSED THE WASTELAND,

SHOOK HIS FIST AT THE ENEMY,

AND SPIT IN THE EYE

OF GENERAL BETHLEHEM HIMSELF.

HE'S BACK EAST WITH

PRESIDENT STARKEY RIGHT NOW.

WHO TOLD YOU ALL THIS?

POSTMASTER

FORD LINCOLN MERCURY.

HE'S IN DIRECT CONTACT

WITH THE RESTORED CONGRESS.

DIRECT CONTACT? WHAT?

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

CARRIER CAMP!

GATHER AROUND, EVERYBODY.

COME ON, GATHER AROUND.

I GOT ANOTHER LETTER HERE.

IT CAME IN LAST NIGHT.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

POSTMAN SENT FORD

ANOTHER LETTER.

HE'S GONNA READ IT.

AHEM.

"HELLO,

ALL POSTAL CARRIERS."

HELLO.

"I'M HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS

WITH PRESIDENT STARKEY,

"BUT MY THOUGHTS

ARE WITH YOU.

"REMEMBER, NOTHING WORTH DOING

CAN BE DONE OVERNIGHT.

"KEEP YOUR CHINS UP AND DO

YOUR BEST NOT TO GET SHOT.

"SIGNED...

THE POSTMAN!"

[CHEERING]

HIS LETTERS ARE ALWAYS

KIND OF SHORT.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE'S A P.S.

ANYBODY KNOW

WHAT P.S. STANDS FOR?

HOLY SHIT.

THAT WOULD BE H.S., EDDIE.

NO, I SAW HIM ONCE

WHEN I LIVED IN PINEVIEW.

THAT'S THE POSTMAN.

THAT'S THE POSTMAN?

ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS YOU WANT

TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I FOUND HIM!

MINNEAPOLIS?

"P.S.: FORD KNOWS

WHAT TO DO"?

WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

I MEAN, WHAT

THE HELL IS THIS?

I LIED.

I TOLD PEOPLE YOU WERE

IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ME.

DIRECT--

WHY?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T

WANT IT TO END.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG

I CAN STAY, FORD.

I MEAN,

PRESIDENT STARKEY,

HE'S GONNA SEND

WORD FOR ME ONE DAY,

AND THEN I'LL HAVE

TO MOVE ON.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!

YES.

GOOD.

BUT YOU'LL STAY

UNTIL HE SENDS WORD, RIGHT?

OH...

DON'T DO THAT.

HANDS DOWN.

YOU'LL STAY UNTIL PRESIDENT

STARKEY SENDS WORD, RIGHT?

RIGHT?

YES.

UNTIL HE SENDS

WORD, RIGHT.

PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS

JUST SO THEY KNOW

IT'S REALLY YOU.

IT'S ME.

[CHEERING]

COMING DOWN.

WE BRING ALL THE MAIL

HERE FIRST.

WE SORT IT,

WE GROUP IT.

THEN IT GOES OUT.

SO FAR,

WE GOT 30 ROUTES.

YOU SPELLED "TYRANNY" WRONG.

BOY...

HE'S SMART.

Group: WILL STAY

THESE CARRIERS.

Man: FROM THE SWIFT

COMPLETION.

FROM THE SWIFT

COMPLETION.

OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS.

OF THEIR

APPOINTED ROUNDS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU ARE NOW U.S.

POSTAL CARRIERS.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M 68, SIR.

CAN I ASK YOU

A QUESTION?

SURE.

CAN YOU RIDE?

NO.

CAN'T WALK

TOO GOOD, EITHER.

SO WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I KNOW STUFF.

YOU KNOW STUFF.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT?

1970.

A GIRL WITH EYES AS BIG

AS SAUCERS DID ME

IN A LITTLE TOWN

CALLED SAIGON.

OK.

The Postman: ABBY.

YEAH?

FORD WANTS ME

TO HAVE HIS PLACE.

SAID IT'S THE BEST ONE.

I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE.

I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM HERE.

SO MUCH FOR THE UNIFORM THEORY.

HE WAS CAPTURED

ON THE OREGON BORDER.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

CARRIER 12,

UNITED STATES

POSTAL SERVICE.

I WANT THE CAMP

STRUCK AT DAWN.

WE'LL BE MOVING NORTH.

YOU SPELLED "TYRANNY" WRONG.

I WISH THEY'D

STOP SALUTING.

JUST STAY SAFE.

REMEMBER,

THE MAILMAN'S MORE IMPORTANT

THAN THE MAIL.

BOY, HE'S SMART.

ALL RIGHT, WHEN...

WHEN I WAS A KID,

EVERYBODY USED TO TURN

THEIR HAT AROUND BACKWARDS.

THOUGHT IT WAS COOL.

HYAH!

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT THE HELL.

HAAH!

I MISSED HIM.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

SHIT.

OH, GOD.

WHAT'S--WHAT'S THE NAME

OF THIS TOWN?

[PANTING]

Woman:

WE NEVER NAMED IT.

WELL,

I OFFICIALLY DECLARE

POSTAL STATION

NUMBER 10 IN...

ELVIS, OREGON,

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

AND FROM...

FROM NOW ON,

YOU GOT TO GET YOUR MAIL

DOWN THERE, OK?

THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.

Man: ? HEY

People: ? HEY

? WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOUR HEAD? ?

? OH, YEAH

? HEY

READ IT AGAIN.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES.

"DEAREST MOM,

WHAT A MIRACLE

TO HEAR FROM YOU."

? COME AND GET YOUR LOVE

STUFF IS GETTIN' BETTER.

STUFF IS GETTIN' BETTER

EVERY DAY.

? GET IT

FROM THE DAYLIGHT ?

I DON'T KNOW

WHO YOU ARE...

? I SAID I'LL FIND IT

BUT I DO KNOW

I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU.

? ALL MY LOVIN'

IF YOU LIKE IT ?

? OH, YEAH

? HEY

GOT A LETTER FOR YOU,

TOO, SHERIFF.

? IT'S YOUR BUSINESS,

IF YOU WANT SOME ?

? TAKE SOME

? GET IT TOGETHER, BABY

? COME AND GET YOUR LOVE,

COME AND GET YOUR LOVE ?

? COME AND

GET YOUR LOVE NOW ?

? COME AND GET YOUR LOVE,

COME AND GET YOUR LOVE... ?

IT'S FROM MY SISTER.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD.

YOU THOUGHT WRONG.

? DON'T YOU FEEL RIGHT,

BABY? ?

? FEEL RIGHT, BABY

? HEY

? COME AND GET IT

FROM THE DAYLIGHT ?

? ALL RIGHT

? HEY!

? COME AND GET YOUR LOVE

[SONG ENDS]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

? WELL, THEY SAY

THAT YOU CAN NEVER ?

? NEVER GO BACK HOME

? AND IF YOU'RE BOUND

TO WANDER ?

? YOU'RE BOUND TO BE ALONE

? YOU SAY I GOT NO RIGHT

? TO FEEL WHAT I FEEL

? WHEN I LOOK

INTO YOUR EYES ?

WANT TO DANCE?

YEAH.

? BUT THAT I

DREAM OF YOU ?

? MOST EVERY NIGHT

? COMES AS NO SURPRISE

? WELL, I'VE BEEN OUT

ON THIS ROAD FOR SO LONG ?

? FAR AND WIDE

? DO I ROAM

? BUT SOMETHING

IN YOUR SMILE TELLS ME ?

? I'M ALMOST HOME

? I WAS LOST IN THE DARK,

ALL ALONE ?

? TILL THE LIGHT

IN YOUR EYES SHOWED ME ?

? I WAS ALMOST HOME--

IS WHERE THE HEART IS ?

? AND MY HEART

CALLS FOR YOU ?

? I WILL TRAVEL

TILL THE END OF TIME ?

? IF THAT'S WHAT

I HAVE TO DO ?

? JUST TO SPEND ONE NIGHT

? FEEL YOUR SWEET

LOVE LIGHT ?

? COMING DOWN

? SHININ' DOWN

? ON ME

HELLO?

The Postman:

WHO DO YOU TALK TO?

NOT A SOUL IN 7 YEARS

OF TRYING.

BUT I WILL.

[SNIFFS]

WANT SOME?

NO, THANKS.

HEY, DON'T LET

THE KIDS SEE THAT.

YOU GO AHEAD,

TAKE A LOOK.

I WAS

AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER.

I HELPED DESIGN

THE GALILEO SPACE STATION.

NO SHIT?

NO SHIT.

I DREAM IT'S ORBITING

THE EARTH FOREVER...

WITH A DOZEN HUMAN

SKELETONS

ALL GRINNIN'

AT EACH OTHER,

LAUGHIN' AT US

DOWN HERE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YEAH?

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S TONY.

HE'S OVERDUE.

THAT MAKES 5.

ALL ON SOUTHERN ROUTES.

NO.

THESE ARE CHILDREN.

YOU BRING ME CHILDREN.

I WANT A MAN.

SIR.

WE GOT BIRTHS

AND DEATHS.

GOT WEATHER.

MOSTLY GOSSIP.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

NOTHING?

EVERYTHING

IS HERE.

AM I THE ONLY ONE

WHO SEES THAT?!

WHAT?

HMM.

A MILITARY MAN,

ESPECIALLY A COMMANDER,

SHOULD KEEP A JOURNAL.

AFTER HE'S GONE,

THAT'S THE ONLY REAL DEFENSE

AGAINST THE SLANDER

THAT LATER ARISES.

TELL ME ABOUT

THE OTHER STUFF YOU KNOW.

SHIT.

GET RID OF THE BODIES,

FORD.

I DON'T WANT THESE PEOPLE

BLAMED FOR WHAT WE DID.

Ford: NEITHER SNOW,

NOR RAIN,

NOR GLOOM

OF NIGHT...

Group: NEITHER SNOW, NOR RAIN,

NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT...

THROUGH BANDITS' HAIL,

THROUGH FIREFIGHT...

THROUGH BANDITS' HAIL,

THROUGH FIREFIGHT...

THROUGH FLOOD AND PLAGUE,

WE CANNOT FAIL...

THROUGH FLOOD AND PLAGUE,

WE CANNOT FAIL...

NO HOLNESS TRASH

WILL STOP THE MAIL.

NO HOLNESS TRASH

WILL STOP THE MAIL.

YOU'RE ALL NOW

U.S. POSTAL CARRIERS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THEY CHANGED

THE OATH.

FORD'S IDEA.

FIGURES.

THEY DON'T THINK TO ASK

WHO THEY'RE REPLACING OR WHY.

SIR?

IT'D BE AN HONOR IF I

COULD SHAKE YOUR HAND.

DO I KNOW YOU?

I--I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, GOOD LUCK, THEN.

NICE KID.

PROBABLY BE DEAD

IN A WEEK.

NO, THAT IS NOT

YOUR FAULT.

YOU'RE EXHAUSTED,

YOU NEED REST.

NOW, THERE'S FOOD--

HEY!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

ROUTE 22.

NO, YOU'RE GROUNDED.

GET OFF THE HORSE.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW THE RULE.

WHAT RULE?

22. IT'S TOO FAR SOUTH.

NOW GET OFF THE HORSE.

BUT THEY'RE WAITING

ON THEIR MAIL.

GET OFF...THE HORSE.

I'LL TIE 'EM OFF

TO THIS ONE.

YOU CAN'T KEEP

DOING THIS.

DOING WHAT?

RIDING ALL THE ROUTES.

YOU'RE NOT

SAVING ANYBODY.

DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW I

GOT TO BE A POSTMAN, ABBY?

I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU'D LAUGH OR CRY.

Man: WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

Man: LOOK OUT!

"POSTAGE DUE."

ELVIS PATROL.

YOU WANT A WAR?

YOU WANT A WAR?!

I'LL GIVE YOU A WAR!

I WAS BORN FOR IT!

YOU MURDERER!

YOU THINK YOU CAN RIDE?

THEN TODAY'S

YOUR LUCKY DAY.

BETHLEHEM SAYS...

HE'S HEADED NORTH.

HE'S GOING TO KILL

10 PEOPLE IN EVERY TOWN,

THEN BURN IT TO THE GROUND

FOR WHAT YOU DID.

HE SAID TO TELL YOU

PINEVIEW'S ON HIS WAY.

HE'D WAIT THERE FOR YOU,

BUT NOT FOR LONG.

I WAS SO SCARED, SIR.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE

GOING TO KILL ME, TOO.

Ford: SEE?

WE'RE TOO LATE.

I TOLD YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I GOT TO STOP THIS.

YOU CAN'T.

GET OUT OF THE WAY,

FORD. ALL OF YOU.

THEY'LL KILL YOU!

GOD DAMN IT!

GET OUT!

HOLD HIM!

BILLY, PUT HIM--

WE STILL HAVE TIME!

STOP IT!

HOLD HIM DOWN, EVERYBODY!

YOU'RE HURTING HIM!

I'M NOT!

YES, YOU ARE!

I'M NOT!

I'M NOT HURTING HIM.

LOOK, THIS IS ALL

MY DOING.

I WENT AGAINST

YOUR ORDERS.

THE HOLNESS

WE KILLED,

YOU TOLD ME TO BURY

THEM, BUT I DIDN'T.

I SENT BETHLEHEM

THE BODIES.

WHY?

BECAUSE BETHLEHEM

HAS TO KNOW

WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP.

GOD DAMN IT, FORD!

THOSE PEOPLE DOWN THERE,

THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE OF US.

ALL RIGHT? THEY'RE DYING

BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID.

THEY'RE NOT!

THEY'RE DYING

BECAUSE OF BETHLEHEM.

THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE

THIS IS A SHITTY WORLD,

AND IF WE'RE EVER

GONNA CHANGE IT,

THEN SOMEBODY

MIGHT HAVE TO DIE.

IF I COULD MAKE IT

BE ME DOWN THERE,

I WOULD, BUT I CAN'T!

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

NO! PLEASE!

NO!

YOU, OUT HERE.

HOLD HER! PLEASE!

PLEASE!

Bethlehem:

HE'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE...

WATCHING.

I CAN FEEL IT.

YOU FEEL IT, TOO,

DON'T YOU?

DIDN'T HAVE TO END

LIKE THIS, SHERIFF.

HE KNEW WHERE I'D BE

IF HE WANTED TO FACE ME

LIKE A MAN.

INSTEAD, HE'S HIDING,

LIKE A RABBIT.

SO MUCH FOR YOUR POSTMAN.

LIEUTENANT!

READY!

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

THEIR NAMES.

WE KNOW THEIR NAMES.

I THINK THAT'S MY DAD.

AIM!

RIDE, POSTMAN! RIDE!

DO YOU HEAR ME?!

I SAID RIDE!

FIRE!

MY GOD,

WHAT HAVE I DONE?

WHAT FORD DID WAS WRONG.

BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE

ANYTHING FOR ANY OF US.

DOES IT?

IS THIS EVERYBODY?

THE REST ARE ON

THE OVERDUE LIST.

THEN THIS IS EVERYBODY.

GOT A LETTER

FROM THE PRESIDENT.

"GREETINGS,

ALL CARRIERS..."

Carriers: GREETINGS,

PRESIDENT STARKEY.

"I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT

WITH THE POSTMAN,

"AND I'VE RECEIVED

ALL THE REPORTS.

"I'M PROUD OF YOU ALL.

"IN DARK DAYS

IN A WEARY WORLD,

"YOU GAVE EVERYTHING

AND ASKED FOR NOTHING.

"YOU BEAT BACK DESPAIR

AND REPLACED IT WITH HOPE,

"AND FOR THAT, YOUR COUNTRY

CAN NEVER REPAY YOU.

"BUT THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH,

AND I WON'T SEE ANY MORE

OF MY BRAVEST DIE."

"IT IS MY DUTY

TO HEREBY DISBAND

"THE POSTAL SERVICE

OF THE RESTORED UNITED STATES.

"YOU ARE TO BURN

YOUR UNIFORMS,

"AND THE POSTMAN IS TO RETURN

TO MINNEAPOLIS AT ONCE.

"THANK YOU,

"AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

THE PRESIDENT."

THE PRESIDENT NEVER

WROTE THAT LETTER.

IF HE COULD'VE, THAT'S

WHAT HE WOULD HAVE SAID.

WHO'S THE OTHER LETTER TO?

BETHLEHEM.

I'M TAKING IT TO HIM

IN THE MORNING.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

THE MAIL'S PRIVATE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

IT SAYS IT'S OVER.

IT SAYS WE QUIT.

NO.

IT SAYS YOU QUIT!

WHAT ABOUT THE OATH?

TELL ME SOMETHING, FORD.

HOW MUCH MAIL CAN

A DEAD POSTMAN DELIVER?

IT'S OVER.

THEN I'LL TAKE IT.

NO. I CAN'T TRUST YOU.

IF THIS IS THE END,

IF THIS IS

THE LAST PIECE OF MAIL

THAT EVER GETS DELIVERED...

I'LL TAKE IT.

WHOEVER DELIVERS

THIS LETTER, FORD,

PROBABLY DIES FOR IT.

I'M STILL A POSTMAN!

YOU OWE IT TO ME.

I OWE IT TO ME.

Abby:

IT'S NOT FORD'S FAULT.

HE'S NOT LIKE YOU.

HE DOESN'T HAVE

YOUR MEMORIES,

NONE OF THEM DO.

THIS IS ALL THEY HAVE.

IT'S THE ONLY DECENT THING

THEY'VE EVER KNOWN.

WHAT? BEING A POSTMAN?

IT'S ALL BULLSHIT, ABBY.

ALL OF IT.

I TOOK THE UNIFORM OFF

A SKELETON TO STAY WARM.

I MADE UP THE REST

TO STAY FED.

THERE IS NO RESTORED

UNITED STATES.

I FIGURED IT WAS

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'M GOING TO ST. ROSE,

ABBY.

I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.

I'VE ALREADY

PACKED YOUR HORSE.

I KNOW, I KNOW

YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT,

BUT THAT'S MY CHILD

INSIDE YOU.

I WANT TO SEE IT BORN

SOMEWHERE SAFE.

[GUN COCKS]

I THOUGHT

I RECOGNIZED YOU.

GENERAL BETHLEHEM SAID

YOU SHOULD BE ON YOUR

KNEES WHEN I DO THIS.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN

WHAT THAT ASSHOLE SAID.

THE GENERAL

IS A GREAT MAN!

THE GENERAL

IS A FUCKIN' LUNATIC.

WANT TO SEE A MAN?

THAT'S A MAN.

The Postman: YOU READY?

YES.

YOU'RE A BETTER MAN

THAN BETHLEHEM, LUKE.

I'VE SEEN IT.

Bethlehem: "BETHLEHEM,

"THIS LETTER

IS MY TESTIMONY

"TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS

NO RESTORED UNITED STATES,

AND THERE IS

NO POSTAL SERVICE."

HE EXPECTS ME

TO BELIEVE THIS?

Luke: IT'S TRUE, SIR.

I WAS THERE.

HE DISBANDED THE CARRIERS

AND RODE WEST.

TRAITOR! TRAITOR!

THEN I'VE WON.

BRING OUT THE ONE

WE FOUND YESTERDAY.

THEY CAN DIE TOGETHER.

Ford: YOU TRAITOR!

YOU'RE A TRAITOR!

SIR...

THAT ONE'S

HIS SECOND IN COMMAND.

WHY DOESN'T THAT

SURPRISE ME?

I WAS THINKING, SIR.

HE MIGHT BE MORE

VALUABLE TO US

AS A PRISONER.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED

TO KILL HIM,

WEREN'T YOU?

I COULDN'T GET

CLOSE ENOUGH.

WHO ARE YOU?

NAME--NAME'S CLARK.

POSTAL CARRIER

FOR THE RESTORED REPUBLIC

OF CALIFORNIA.

WHO ARE YOU?

Man: READY!

POSTMASTER

FORD LINCOLN MERCURY.

Man: AIM!

IT'S AN HONOR.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HOLD YOUR FIRE.

YOU TWO

DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER?

NO.

THIS WILL

NEVER BE OVER.

IT'LL GO ON.

EXCEPT I'LL BE FIGHTING

A GODDAMN GHOST.

SHOULD WE FIRE, SIR?

NO, GOD DAMN IT!

I WON'T FIGHT A GHOST.

TABULA RASA, GENTLEMEN.

A CLEAN SLATE.

I WANT ALL MAIL CARRIERS

HUNTED DOWN.

I WANT THE POSTMAN FOUND.

I WANT HIM DEALT WITH.

COLONEL,

ORGANIZE THE SCOUTS.

YOU SAID HE RODE WEST?

YES, SIR.

AND THIS IS HIS

SECOND IN COMMAND?

YES, SIR!

[GUNSHOT]

I'LL KEEP YOU

TO BARGAIN WITH.

YOUR POSTMAN

IS WEAK THAT WAY.

SET YOUR RIFLE

ON THE GROUND.

SET IT ON THE GROUND.

WHAT? THIS OLD THING?

IT ISN'T EVEN LOADED!

WHERE ARE WE?

YOU'RE IN BRIDGE CITY...

WHERE WE DON'T ALLOW GUNS.

THE SENTRY SAID

YOU WERE COMING.

I KNOW YOU.

YOU'RE...FAMOUS.

I WAS ONCE.

SORT OF. KIND OF.

NOT ANYMORE.

YOU LOOKIN' TO CROSS?

WE WILL BE.

RIGHT NOW,

WE'D APPRECIATE SOME FOOD.

OK.

THERE'S SOME KIDS

BEHIND US.

HOW MANY?

3.

OK.

The Postman:

COME ON IN, GUYS!

I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE!

[BELL RINGING]

WAIT. JUST WAIT.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HOLD ON.

HE SAYS HE'S LOOKING

FOR THE POSTMAN.

THERE'S NO SUCH

THING ANYMORE.

WELL, THE MAN ON THE HORSE

SAYS THERE IS,

AND HE THINKS HE'S HERE,

AND HE'S COMING BACK

WITH FRIENDS.

Child: WHAT'S A POSTMAN?

YOU NEVER HEARD

OF A POSTMAN?

ARE YOU THE POSTMAN?

YEAH.

I HEARD OF YOU, MAN.

YOU'RE FAMOUS.

YEAH, I GUESS I AM.

BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I'M NOT WEARING

THE RIGHT CLOTHES.

MAN,

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.

OPEN THAT SECOND CHUTE,

BRO!

HA HA!

YOU HAVE A GIFT,

POSTMAN.

I SAW IT BACK IN PINEVIEW.

YOU'VE GIVEN US ALL BACK

WHAT WE'D FORGOTTEN.

YOU MADE MRS. MARCH FEEL

LIKE SHE COULD SEE AGAIN.

YOU MADE FORD FEEL LIKE

HE WAS PART OF THE WORLD.

YOU GIVE OUT HOPE

LIKE IT WAS...

CANDY IN YOUR POCKET.

REMEMBER THIS?

I REMEMBER.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO THINK

THAT YOU LEFT IT ON PURPOSE.

THIS IS HARD FOR ME.

MICHAEL WAS THE BEST MAN

I EVER KNEW.

I NEVER THOUGHT THERE'D BE

ANOTHER MAN I COULD LOVE

THE WAY I LOVED HIM.

I COULDN'T SEE IT

FOR SO LONG.

AND NOW YOU'RE LEAVING.

AND I'M AFRAID.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE NEVER

GONNA FIND YOUR ST. ROSE.

IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE NEVER

GONNA SEE YOUR BABY.

I NEED FULL POWER, MAN.

THIS DUDE'S

GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

WHOA!

THIS THING'S

WORKIN' PERFECT, MAN!

IT'S A LOT HIGHER

THAN IT LOOKS, HUH?

WHOA!

HEY!

HA HA HA HA.

YOU NEARLY WENT.

GET IN.

THERE'S 3 GOOD-SIZED

TOWNS UP AHEAD

WITH ENOUGH PEOPLE

TO HELP YOU

IF YOU CAN

CONVINCE THEM TO COME.

HEY!

DON'T TELL ANYBODY.

I LIKE TO RIDE THIS DAMN THING

JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT.

BEING A CITY OFFICIAL

HAS ITS PERKS, YOU KNOW?

TRUST ME, MAN.

THIS WILL GET YOU THERE

A LOT FASTER.

OK.

HOW DO I STOP?

WE'LL WORRY ABOUT

THE LITTLE THINGS.

GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED.

HEH HEH HEH HEH!

Mail Carriers:

REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR.

The Postman:

YOU KNOW WHAT DO, THEN?

TALK TO THE PEOPLE.

TELL THEM

IT'S IMPORTANT.

TELL THEM WE CAN

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

The Postman: ONCE MORE

INTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS,

ONCE MORE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE WALL

WITH OUR DEAD.

IN PEACE, NOTHING SO BECOMES

A MAN AS MODESTY AND HUMILITY,

BUT WHEN THE BLAST OF WAR

BLOWS IN OUR EARS,

THEN IMITATE THE ACTION

OF THE TIGER,

SUMMON UP THE BLOOD,

DISGUISE FAIR NATURE

WITH RAGE

AND LEND THE EYE

A TERRIBLE ASPECT.

WHO ARE THEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

LOOKS LIKE MOSTLY WOMEN

AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ME.

HOW MANY?

UH, IT'S AN ARMY.

AT LAST...

SOMEONE WITH COURAGE ENOUGH

TO BRING THE FIGHT TO ME.

RECKONING, GENTLEMEN!

THEY'RE

AN EAGER-LOOKING BUNCH.

[CHEERING]

MORALE IS

A DANGEROUS THING.

BRING OUT THE PRISONER!

WE'LL SHOW HIM HOW

THIS GAME IS PLAYED.

STAY HERE.

IS HE SURRENDERING?

GOD, I HOPE NOT.

MY LITTLE

SHIPPING CLERK.

MR. COPY MACHINE SALESMAN.

WE'RE BOTH

A COUPLE OF FRAUDS.

SO BE IT...

BUT GREAT MEN ARE MADE

BY OTHER GREAT MEN.

PATTON HAD ROMMEL.

GRANT HAD LEE.

BUT I GET YOU.

YOU KNOW, GENERAL,

YOU'RE NOT EVEN

A GOOD PAINTER.

ARE YOU TRYING TO

GOAD ME INTO A FIGHT?

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT

IF WARS COULD BE FOUGHT

JUST BY THE ASSHOLES

WHO STARTED THEM?

WE CAN SETTLE THIS

RIGHT HERE.

YOU AND ME.

MM.

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY,

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

BUT IT DOES IN YOUR ARMY.

I INVOKE LAW 7

OF THE LAWS OF 8!

ANY MAN MAY CHALLENGE

FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE CLAN.

WHAT?

I CHALLENGE YOU.

YOU'RE NOT A HOLNIST.

YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER

OF THE CLAN.

YOU DON'T

HAVE THE RIGHT.

I HAVE EVERY RIGHT!

I INVOKE LAW 7.

WHERE DO I--

I CHALLENGE YOU

FOR LEADERSHIP

OF THE CLAN!

WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM?!

CRY HAVOC!

AND LET SLIP

THE DOGS OF WAR!

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

SHAKESPEARE.

THE ONE WHO DIDN'T

WANT TO FIGHT.

I SHOULD HAVE FOUND

A WAY TO KILL YOU THEN,

BUT YOU SEEMED

SO STRONG.

LAW 7...

IT IS!

THIS WAR IS SETTLED HERE!

I STUDY PEOPLE.

I KNOW YOUR PROBLEM.

DO YOU KNOW

WHY YOU CAN'T FIGHT?

HUH?

BECAUSE YOU HAVE

NOTHING TO FIGHT FOR.

YOU DON'T CARE

ABOUT ANYTHING.

YOU DON'T VALUE ANYTHING.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE

IN ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHAT

MAKES ME BETTER.

I BELIEVE...

IN THE UNITED STATES.

NO.

IT DOESN'T HAVE

TO BE THIS WAY.

WE DON'T HAVE

TO KILL EACH OTHER.

Ford: LAW 3...

MERCY IS FOR THE WEAK.

FORD, DON'T.

LAW 8...

THERE'S ONLY ONE PENALTY,

AND THAT PENALTY IS DEATH.

Postal carriers: KILL HIM!

KILL HIM!

HE ISN'T WORTH IT.

I'M THE...

I'M THE HEAD

OF THE CLAN NOW!

THERE ARE GONNA

BE NEW LAWS!

LAW ONE...

NO MORE KILLING.

THERE'S GONNA BE PEACE!

YEAH.

RIGHT.

GOOD.

YEAH.

HOW ABOUT IT,

FORD LINCOLN MERCURY?

BE A LEADER, FORD.

LAW 8.

[GUNSHOT]

LIVE...

AND LET LIVE.

THAT'S RIGHT!

YEAH!

YOUR DADDY

WROTE TO TELL YOU

THAT HE'LL BE HERE

AS SOON AS HE CAN

AND THAT HE LOVES YOU

VERY MUCH.

MAIL'S SLOW.

I'M GONNA HAVE

TO SEE ABOUT THAT.

YOUR DAUGHTER.

HER NAME IS HOPE.

Hope: MY FATHER SAW

HOW FRAGILE WE ARE

AND HOW QUICKLY WE FELL

INTO THE HANDS OF TYRANNY.

HE SAW THAT ORDINARY MEN

COULD REACH DEEP

WITHIN THEMSELVES

AND FIND COURAGE.

HE SAW THAT IF WE BEGAN

TO COMMUNICATE AS A NATION,

WE COULD BECOME

STRONG AGAIN,

UNITED,

BUT HE NEVER DID

SEE ST. ROSE.

HE SAID...

THERE WAS TOO MUCH

TO BE DONE.

HE'D MADE A PROMISE,

AND IN KEEPING IT,

HE TRADED ONE DREAM

FOR ANOTHER,

WITH NO REGRETS.

AND SO,

IN HONOR OF MY FATHER...

[APPLAUSE]

THAT WAS ME.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

WARNER BROS.

CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY

THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING

INSTITUTE, INC.

Amy Grant: ? HOO OOH

? HOO OOH OOH

Kevin Costner:

? HOO OOH

? OOH OOH

? HOO OOH

? HOO OOH OOH

OOH-OOH-OOH ?

? HOO OOH

OOH OOH-OOH ?

? YOU DIDN'T HAVE

TO BE SO NICE ?

? I WOULD HAVE

LOVED YOU ANYWAY ?

? IF YOU HAD JUST LOOKED

ONCE OR TWICE ?

? AND GONE UPON

YOUR QUIET WAY ?

Both: ? TODAY SAID

THE TIME WAS RIGHT ?

? FOR ME TO FOLLOW YOU

? I BELIEVED,

I HOPED I'D FIND YOU ?

? IN A DAY OR 2

? AND IT'S TRUE

? WE CAME

UPON A QUIET DAY ?

? YOU SIMPLY SEEMED

TO TAKE YOUR PLACE ?

? I KNEW THAT

IT WOULD BE THAT WAY ?

? THE MINUTE

THAT I SAW YOUR FACE ?

? AND WHEN WE HAD

A FEW MORE DAYS ?

? FEW MORE DAYS

? I WONDER IF I'LL

GET TO SAY, BABY ?

? YOU DIDN'T HAVE

TO BE SO NICE ?

? BE SO NICE

? I WOULD HAVE

LOVED YOU ANYWAY ?

? TODAY,

THE TIME WAS RIGHT ?

? TO FOLLOW YOU

? FOLLOW YOU

? I KNEW

? I'D FIND YOU

? IN A DAY OR 2

? NOW IT'S TRUE

? I KNEW

? I KNEW THAT I WOULD

FALL FOR YOU ?

? I KNEW

? I WOULD LOOK AT YOU

? I KNEW THAT I WOULD

FALL FOR YOU ?

? THAT I WOULD

FALL IN LOVE ?

? I KNEW

? I KNEW THAT I WOULD

FALL FOR YOU ?

? FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU

? I KNEW

? I KNEW THAT I

COULD FALL FOR YOU ?

? I KNEW

? I'D FALL IN LOVE

WITH ?

? YOU

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