Continuity mistake: In the scene where the postman gallops by the country house full blast and then comes back to pick up the letter from the boy's hand, you hear hoof sounds for long enough to take him hundreds of metres away, while the camera is on the boy. But when he is actually shown stopping to turn his horse around he has only come as far as the corner of the premises, maybe 20 meters away. (01:53:05 - 01:54:05)
The Postman (1997)
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Starring: Kevin Costner, Olivia Williams, Will Patton, Larenz Tate
Continuity mistake: In the beginning when The Postman is balancing on a ladder you see him holding his rifle in his left hand. When it cuts it is in his right hand. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: After The Postman says "Remember, the mailman is more important than the mail" he fixes his cap with his right hand. Following shot he is fixing it with his left hand. (01:51:40)
Trivia: The pony girl was Costner's daughter. The boy of the letter (Postman's horse stunt) was Costner's son.
Postman: The President's name... is Richard Starkey.
General Bethlehem: Great men were made by other great men. Patton had Rommel. Grant had Lee.
The Postman: Uh... Strangers... I hate this. Do they want to share what they got or take what you got? Do you say 'hi' or do you blow them away?
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