Postal (2007)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Uwe Boll (written by) and
Bryan C. Knight (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 2007 (Germany)

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 | Nazi | Hippies | Massacre | Gore

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
David Huddleston	...	Peter
Seymour Cassel	...	Paul
Uwe Boll	...	Himself
Vince Desiderio	...	Himself
Michaela Mann	...	Jenny
Holly Eglington	...	Karen
Lucie Guest	...	Cindy
Jonathan Bruce	...	Harry the Wheelchair Guy
Carrie Genzel	...	Reporter Gayle Robinson
Geoff Gustafson	...	Morning show host Bob
Daniel Boileau	...	Cooter
Samir El Sharkawi	...	Tariq
Jason Emanuel	...	Boback
Melanie Papalia	...	Nassira
Jodie Stewart	...	Bitch
Derek Anderson	...	Abdul the Retarded Taliban
Heather Feeney	...	Bank Teller
Marlaina Stewartt	...	Old Lady in Audience
Michael Robinson	...	Speaker
Bill Mondy	...	Paul the Mob Leader
Zachary Webb	...	Parking Guard
William Veroni	...	Baby in Carriage
Colin Foo	...	Ticket Holder
Christine Lippa	...	TV Host #1
Mark Brandon	...	TV Host #2
Myfanwy Meilen	...	TV Host #3
Helena Yea	...	Woman Driver
Reese Alexander	...	Police Officer
Steffen Mennekes	...	Ass-Kissing Employee
Michael Shore	...	Man Shopper
Richard Ian Cox	...	Coffee Customer
Mike Dopud	...	Security Guard #1
Ed Anders	...	Security Guard #2
Mike Antonakos	...	Azeem
Michael Eklund	...	Disgruntled Man
Tony Alcantar	...	Angry Man
David Adams	...	IRS Agent #1
Robert Clarke	...	IRS Agent #2
Paulino Nunes	...	Asif
Merik Tadros	...	Nabi
Richard Faraci	...	Plane Passenger #1
Bryan C. Knight	...	Plane Passenger #2
David Ward	...	Gluttco Singing Employee #1
Patrick Bahrich	...	Gluttco Singing Employee #2
Daniel Clarke	...	Window Washer
Lorielle New	...	Starr
Julia Sandberg Hansson	...	Mitzi
Brock Johnson	...	Creepy Masturbating Guy
Nicolette Bujdos	...	Little Germany Hot Woman #1
Brandie Coe	...	Little Germany Hot Woman #2
Doris Blomgren	...	Old Woman Bomb Maker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Champ	...	Champ the dog (uncredited)

Directed by
Uwe Boll

Writing credits
Uwe Boll		(written by) and
Bryan C. Knight		(written by)

Produced by
Uwe Boll	....	producer
Dan Clarke	....	producer
Vince Desiderio	....	executive producer
Jonathan Shore	....	associate producer
Matthias Triebel	....	associate producer
Steve Wik	....	executive producer
Shawn Williamson	....	producer

Original Music by
Jessica de Rooij

Cinematography by
Mathias Neumann

Film Editing by
Julian Clarke

Casting by
Sunday Boling
Meg Morman
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Tink

Art Direction by
John Alvarez

Set Decoration by
Joanne Leblanc

Costume Design by
Maria Livingstone

Makeup Department
Sally Barnes	....	assistant makeup artist
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer
Amanda McGowan	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Aisla Webster	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bryan C. Knight	....	first assistant director
Chris Lamb	....	second assistant director
Kevin Leeson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Dan Miller	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Karie Adkens	....	property master
Maureen Carey	....	construction buyer
Sean Carvajal	....	assistant property master
Max Feldman	....	graphic artist
Michelle Gasque	....	art coordinator
Michael Hall	....	set dresser
Jeff MacIntyre	....	construction coordinator
Peter Ochotta	....	set designer
Dylan Patti	....	assistant propmaster

Sound Department
Jochen Engelke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brid Enke	....	sound post coordinator
Sandor Gyurkovics	....	sound assistant trainee
Wolfgang Herold	....	sound supervisor
Ailke Jockers	....	sound post coordinator
Manuel Karakas	....	mix editor
Manuel Karakas	....	sound editor
Deni King	....	adr supervisor
Francisco Koch	....	adr mixer
Annika Krieger	....	sound post coordinator
Mark Noda	....	sound mixer
Peter Roik	....	foley artist
Max Wanko	....	sound designer
Max Wanko	....	supervising sound editor
Fritz A. Wollner	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Chris Bignell	....	special effects technician
Tori Gooch	....	special effects assistant
Rob Mackie	....	special effects assistant
Colin Osmond	....	special effects buyer
Jak Osmond	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Landon Bootsma	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Drake Conrad	....	digital colourist
Louis Cox	....	visual effects
Jean-Luc Dinsdale	....	visual effects supervisor
Stephen Misek	....	effects technical director
Andrew Shanks	....	digital compositor
Patrick Thompson	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Fraser Aitcheson	....	stunt performer
Cody Anders	....	stunt double
Ed Anders	....	stunt coordinator
Brett Armstrong	....	stunts
Courtney Armstrong	....	stunts
Douglas Armstrong	....	stunts
Krista Bell	....	stunt performer
Bruce Crawford	....	stunt performer
Tommy Europe	....	stunt performer
Victor Favrin	....	stunts
Monique Ganderton	....	stunts
Lani Gelera	....	stunt performer
Lance Gibson	....	stunts
Rob Hayter	....	stunt performer
Kathy Hubble	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunt performer
Alexander Mandra	....	stunt double: Michael Benyear
Alexander Mandra	....	stunt performer
James Michalopolous	....	stunts
Rick Moore	....	stunt performer
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunts
Dan Redford	....	stunt double
Chad Sayn	....	stunt performer
Kimani Ray Smith	....	stunts
Hugo Steele	....	stunts
Brad Turner	....	utility stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt performer
Paul Wu	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jesse Deacon	....	best boy electric
Cameron Drinkle	....	video assist operator
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Darren McLean	....	gaffer
Jessica Moskal	....	first assistant camera
Marty Naucler	....	first assistant camera
Vince Phillips	....	key grip
Christopher K. Stenberg	....	video assist operator: second unit

Casting Department
Carmen Amos	....	casting assistant
Sunday Boling	....	casting: Los Angeles
Meg Morman	....	casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lindsay Borowko	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kate Kroll	....	post-production assistant
Gary Lam	....	assistant editor
Rhys Lloyd	....	editorial trainee
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter
Greg Ng	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jessica de Rooij	....	orchestrator
Peter Fuchs	....	score mixer
Mick Gordon	....	composer: additional music
Dragos Nedelcu	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Laura Clarke	....	production assistant
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor
Joel Echallier	....	puppeteer
Michael Grudman	....	post-production accountant
Matthias Herold	....	legal: Herold Studios
Aaron Houston	....	assistant to producer
Joel Hurley	....	location scout
Hanno Kaempf	....	legal: Herold Studios
Brynn Kinnee	....	background coordinator
Steffen Kuhr	....	story consultant
Joram Letwory	....	copyist
Joram Letwory	....	drum programmer
Terry Mackay	....	location manager
Margo MacPherson	....	assistant to producer
Ryan Mains	....	key production assistant
Sean Meade	....	key production assistant
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Sean Seguin	....	production accountant
Tanja Sobieraj	....	assistant to director
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Shelby Tony	....	assistant accountant
Trevor Undi	....	assistant production coordinator
Shauna Walker	....	production assistant
William Wanstrom	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Running With Scissors
• Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG
• Brightlight Pictures

Distributors

• Kinostar (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Comtel Film (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• EuroVideo (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Event Film Distribution (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Peace Arch Entertainment Group (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Vivendi Visual Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Herold Studios  sound post-production
• SFX Studio  special effects make-up
• Wanstrom & Associates  publicist

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:

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

Country:

USA | Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:18A | USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:15

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.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When the Taliban shoot up the roof of the van, bullet holes can be seen everywhere on the roof, even over the driver’s seat where no one fired a weapon.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Asif: Congratulations, Nabi. We are at the doorstep of our martyrdom.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Omid Djalili Show: (#1.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Aircastle

Does Boll pull it off? No. Did I laugh? Yes.

This is Uwe Boll's best film to date. That being said, it's still crap. Abundant plot holes, crudely forced shock tactics, a shallow attempt at satire, and the worst director in the entire world are just the tip of the iceberg on why this movie blows. I hate Boll's work. I hate his belligerence. He should not be allowed near a camera.

The ultimate question, however, is did I laugh? Yes. In spite of everything , I laughed. This movie is Uwe Boll's "F*^# you!" statement to the world. He's going to continue making movies whether we like it or not, and he's actually a lot better at crude humor than any sort of horror, adaptation or whatever random dung heap genre he sticks his nose into. He even makes fun of himself in this movie during a cameo between him and the actual creator of the postal franchise. For some weird reason, I respect that.

Zack Ward was fantastic, and really should be getting better work. This may be a rare time when an actors participation in a Boll film didn't herald their imminent career death. He proved himself to be an adequate action actor, and I'm hoping this gets him some publicity. The same cannot be said for Verne Troyer or Dave Foley, who are circling the drain. (I still laughed though.)

Is it worth the price of admission? Nope, but it's so much closer than any of Boll's films have ever been. Boll may be a deluded, stubborn and angry man,(at the Q&A he explained to us in a very serious tone, how postal was a gutsy, intelligent satire) and his work may be awful, but Boll genuinely loves films and wants to make them. He wants to get better and who knows? Maybe one day Boll will produce something worthwhile. Tasteless director John Waters invented Hairspray, which was thought to be impossible. Maybe Boll will one day harness his ambition towards film-making in a productive way. Or not. Who cares?

You shouldn't see postal if you have an option, but if you don't, you might giggle a few times, in spite of yourself. However, if you're a moron, you'll love it!

-Max

P.S: Boll has always clashed with wheelchair-bound "AintItCool" news leader, Harry Knowles. They don't get along at all. Why do I reference this? There is a mentally challenged character in the movie who begs for money from the seat of a motorized wheelchair. Can you guess his first name?