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Film Stories with Simon Brew

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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

Film Stories with Simon Brew · Mar 16, 2026 · 1:13:36

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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...
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