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The Postman (film): Literary Connections, Plot & Cast

The Postman is a 1997 American epic post-apocalyptic adventure film produced and directed by Kevin Costner, who plays the lead role. The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland, based on David Brin's 1985 book of the same name. The film also features Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, and Tom Petty. Set in a…

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The Postman (film) topic overview

The analysis highlights Literary Connections, Plot and Cast as prominent areas in the source structure around The Postman (film).

Related topics
75
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
80
Extracted relationships
24
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
80

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 21 topics
Plot · 19 topics
Cast · 17 topics
Reception · 13 topics
Production · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Based on
The Postman by David Brin
Box office
$30 million
Budget
$80 million
Cinematography
Stephen F. Windon
Country
United States
Directed by
Kevin Costner

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Plot

Cast

Production

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How The Postman (film) connects Entity context

The extracted context around The Postman (film) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, The Postman (film) → James Russo, Kevin Costner, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, Tom Petty, Will Patton Another extracted example is The Postman (film) → Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Steve Tisch. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

The Postman (film)

Top relations

Starring · 6
The Postman (film) → James Russo, Kevin Costner, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, Tom Petty, Will Patton
Produced by · 3
The Postman (film) → Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Steve Tisch
Screenplay by · 2
The Postman (film) → Brian Helgeland, Eric Roth
Based on · 1
The Postman (film) → The Postman by David Brin
Box office · 1
The Postman (film) → $30 million
Budget · 1
The Postman (film) → $80 million
Cinematography · 1
The Postman (film) → Stephen F. Windon
Country · 1
The Postman (film) → United States
Directed by · 1
The Postman (film) → Kevin Costner
Distributed by · 1
The Postman (film) → Warner Bros.

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

postman film bethlehem nomad costner postal states united restored brin office abby james post-apocalyptic screenplay hope warner bros cast kevin

The Postman (film) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 24 structured relationships around The Postman (film). Examples in this analysis include The Postman (film) → Based on → The Postman by David Brin and The Postman (film) → Box office → $30 million. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The Postman (film)Based onThe Postman by David Brin1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Box office$30 million1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Budget$80 million1.00infobox
The Postman (film)CinematographyStephen F. Windon1.00infobox
The Postman (film)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Directed byKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Distributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Edited byPeter Boyle1.00infobox
The Postman (film)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Music byJames Newton Howard1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced byJim Wilson1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced bySteve Tisch1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced byKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Production companyTig Productions1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Release dateDecember 25, 1997 (1997-12-25)1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Running time177 minutes1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Screenplay byEric Roth1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Screenplay byBrian Helgeland1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringWill Patton1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringLarenz Tate1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringOlivia Williams1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringJames Russo1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringTom Petty1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around The Postman (film) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Bethlehem, Abby and Costner's. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • The Postman (film)
    • Bethlehem
    • Abby
    • Costner's
    • Post-apocalyptic
    • Costner
    • Kevin
    • Hope
    • Postman
    • Brin
    • Bros
    • Postal
    • Time
  • the postman (film)
    • Bethlehem
    • Abby
    • Costner
    • Costner's
    • Post-apocalyptic
    • Kevin
    • Hope
    • Postman
    • Brin
    • Based
    • Bros
    • Postal
  • adventure film
    • Costner
    • Costner's
    • Post-apocalyptic
    • Postman
    • Based
    • Bros
    • Kevin
    • Time
    • Warner
    • States
    • Larenz
    • Olivia
  • kevin costner
    • Costner
    • David
    • Kevin
    • Larenz
    • Lead
    • Olivia
    • Patton
    • Produced
    • Russo
    • Tate
    • Tom
    • Williams
  • brian helgeland
    • David
    • Helgeland
    • Screenplay
    • Based
    • Larenz
    • Olivia
    • Patton
    • Russo
    • Tate
    • Tom
    • Williams
    • Brin
  • david brin
    • Helgeland
    • Larenz
    • Olivia
    • Patton
    • Russo
    • Tate
    • Tom
    • Williams
    • Kevin
    • Screenplay
    • James
    • Costner
  • olivia williams
    • Larenz
    • Olivia
    • Patton
    • Russo
    • Tate
    • Tom
    • Williams
    • James
    • David
    • Brian
    • Kevin
    • Brin
  • brian anthony wilson
    • David
    • Helgeland
    • Screenplay
    • Larenz
    • Olivia
    • Patton
    • Russo
    • Tate
    • Tom
    • Williams
    • Brin
    • Based

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For The Postman (film), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects The Postman (film) with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
The Postman (film) — Overview · splits 59 ⟂ 22
The Postman (film) — Plot · splits 61 ⟂ 20
The Postman (film) — Cast · splits 63 ⟂ 18
The Postman (film) — Reception · splits 67 ⟂ 14
The Postman (film) — Production · splits 75 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

The Postman (film)

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples24
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around The Postman (film) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Literary Connections, Plot & Cast, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — The Postman (film) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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