Postal (2007)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Uwe Boll (writer)
Bryan C. Knight (writer)

Release Date:

23 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Some comedies go too far... others start there.

Plot:

In the ironically named city of Paradise, a recently laid-off loser (Ward) teams up with his cult-leading uncle (Foley) to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.

Plot Keywords:

Trailer Home | Blood And Guts | Naked Woman | Flour | Suicide Bomber

Cast

Zack Ward	...	Postal Dude
Dave Foley	...	Uncle Dave
Chris Coppola	...	Richard
Jackie Tohn	...	Faith
J.K. Simmons	...	Candidate Wells
Ralf Moeller	...	Officer John
Verne Troyer	...	Himself / Voice of Krotchy
Chris Spencer	...	Officer Greg
Larry Thomas	...	Osama bin Laden
Michael Paré	...	Panhandler
Erick Avari	...	Habib
Lindsay Hollister	...	Recorder
Brent Mendenhall	...	George W. Bush
Rick Hoffman	...	Blither
Michael Benyaer	...	Mohammed

Also Known As:

Postal: Der Film (Germany)
Postal: The Movie (USA) (alternative transliteration)

MPAA:

Rated R for extremely crude humor throughout, including strong sexuality, graphic nudity, violence, and for pervasive language and some drug use.

Runtime:

109 min | 130 min (approx.) (Director's Cut)

Country:

USA | Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 | Canada:18A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Running With Scissors

Trivia:

Uwe Boll only shot 3 to 5 takes of every scene in the movie. He thought that the biggest strength in comedy is the emotion behind the acting, which cannot be kept when trying the scenes too often.

Quotes:

Dude: You people are fighting each other in war and destroy the world in the name of God. God doesn't need your help to destroy the world. He is God, hello?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Back to the Woods (#6.9)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Aircastle

Postal is hilarious and !wrong!

Imagine if Trey Parker and Matt Stone were allowed to direct Leslie Nielsen's take on a decidedly politically incorrect video game. The fun of Postal is the outrageous story elements delivered with straight faces by the delightful Zack Ward and the always funny Dave Foley. They play the straight men to a series of events that will have you laughing at things you know you shouldn't laugh at. Their are no sacred cows and no one is safe from the violence as our hero tries to swindle enough money to escape from his feted existence and 450 pound wife.

Ignore all the detractors. This is a film that Uwe Boll was destined to make and it is wildly worth seeing...but I wouldn't see it with my mother if I were you.