The Postman (1997) and Wag The Dog (1997) Two films. The same weekend. Very different reputations

At the end of 1997, Kevin Costner's second film as director - The Postman - made its way into cinemas, at the end of a difficult year for Warner Bros. The $80m, three hour movie would be savaged by critics, and fail to find an audience - but there was quite the story behind the film, before and after. There's quite a story too to Wag The Dog, a movie that could fit into the schedules when a far more expensive project was hit by a delay. And the political satire that followed made headlines for unexpected reasons within months of its release. Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Postman (1997) and Wag The Dog (1997) Two films. The same weekend. Very different reputations is an episode from Film Stories with Simon Brew by Simon Brew.

This episode is 73:36 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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