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Cast Away

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
576K
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Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
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A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
576K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
988
70
  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writer
    • William Broyles Jr.
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Helen Hunt
    • Paul Sanchez
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writer
    • William Broyles Jr.
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Helen Hunt
    • Paul Sanchez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:58
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    Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Solve Movie Mysteries
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    What Roles Has Tom Hanks Turned Down?
    Video 3:22
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    Tom Hanks stars as Chuck Noland
    Chuck & Kelly
    Tom Hanks stars as Chuck Noland
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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Chuck Nolandas Chuck Noland
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Kelly Frearsas Kelly Frears
    Paul Sanchez
    Paul Sanchez
    • Ramonas Ramon
    Lari White
    Lari White
    • Bettina Petersonas Bettina Peterson
    Leonid Citer
    Leonid Citer
    • Fyodoras Fyodor
    David Allen Brooks
    David Allen Brooks
    • Dick Petersonas Dick Peterson
    Yelena Popovic
    • Beautiful Russian Womanas Beautiful Russian Woman
    • (as Yelena Papovic)
    Valentina Ananina
    Valentina Ananina
    • Russian Babushkaas Russian Babushka
    Semion Sudarikov
    • Nicolaias Nicolai
    Peter Von Berg
    Peter Von Berg
    • Yurias Yuri
    Dmitri S. Boudrine
    Dmitri S. Boudrine
    • Levas Lev
    François Duhamel
    • French FedEx Loaderas French FedEx Loader
    Michael Forest
    Michael Forest
    • Pilot Jackas Pilot Jack
    Viveka Davis
    Viveka Davis
    • Pilot Gwenas Pilot Gwen
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • Stanas Stan
    Jennifer Choe
    Jennifer Choe
    • Memphis State Studentas Memphis State Student
    Nan Martin
    Nan Martin
    • Kelly's Motheras Kelly's Mother
    Anne Bellamy
    • Anne Larsonas Anne Larson
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writer
      • William Broyles Jr.
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    Storyline

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    Memphis-based FedEx operations executive Chuck Noland and grad student Kelly Frears have long dated and lived together, and despite each being the love of the other's life, have not gotten married because of their respective busy schedules, especially Chuck's as he is more often on business trips than he is at home. That marital status changes when on Christmas Day 1995 as Chuck is rushing off to catch yet another FedEx plane for a business trip, he gives Kelly a ring. That flight experiences technical difficulties, and goes down somewhere in the south Pacific. In a life raft, a relatively unharmed Chuck washes up on shore what he will learn is a deserted island, he unaware what has happened to any of his fellow flight mates, or the plane. However several of the packages on board for delivery do wash up on shore with him, those packages which he initially treats with respect. Chuck realizes that his priority is survival - which primarily means food, water, shelter and fire - and rescue. But survival is also in an emotional sense. To fulfill that emotional need, he has an heirloom pocket watch with Kelly's photo that she gave him as a Christmas present, and eventually opening the FedEx packages, a Wilson volleyball on which he paints a face and which he names Wilson. As time progresses, Chuck goes through a range of emotions, but if rescue is ever in the cards, he realizes that he has to find a way to get off the island, which is seemingly impossible in his circumstance due to the strong on shore surf he cannot get beyond without assistance. What Chuck may not fully realize is the longer he is not rescued, the harder it will be for him to return to his old life in its entirety if he ever is rescued. Although the thought of Kelly is what largely keeps him motivated to be rescued, Kelly, who probably believes him to be dead, may have moved on emotionally from him in the intervening time. —Huggo
    • survival
    • remote island
    • lost at sea
    • survivor
    • crash survivor
    • 175 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      To make himself look like an average out of shape middle aged man Tom Hanks didn't exercise and allowed himself to grow pudgy. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose fifty pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the deserted island. During this hiatus, Robert Zemeckis used the same crew to film What Lies Beneath (2000).
    • Goofs
      When the plane is going down, Chuck watches the ocean's surface approach through the pilots' windshield. When the plane strikes the water, he is thrown backward into the cargo area. In reality, he would have been flung forward, into the cockpit, and likely would have died from the impact.
    • Quotes

      Chuck Noland: We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'cos I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. So... I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I had to test it, you know? Of course. You know me. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I - , I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over *nothing*. And that's when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass... And I've lost her all over again. I'm so sad that I don't have Kelly. But I'm so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?

    • Crazy credits
      Wilson the Volleyball - Himself
    • Connections
      Edited into Wilson! (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Heartbreak Hotel
      Written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, and Elvis Presley

      Performed by Elvis Presley

      Courtesy of the RCA Music Group, a unit of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews1.2K

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    Top review
    8/10
    Misunderstood
    I simply loved this film but was shocked by the bad reviews that people gave it. To this I say to them: You seriously misunderstood the meaning of it. Although I won't reveal any real details about the meaning because I think that you should try and understand it yourself. The movie was terrific and simply breathless the whole time. I felt awestruck about how the life of one man could be so changed after an experience that Hanks went through. I say that every element of the film was perfect. And for those of you who hate Wilson, you have to understand about how human he really was to Chuck. I was amazed on how well this movie was made and think that everybody should have an experience that should cause you to take stock of your life. I was so adamant to get this movie; I got it at 8:00 the day it was released. I give it an 8/10. Well done Robert
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Một Mình Trên Hoang Đảo
    • Filming locations
      • Monuriki, Fiji
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • ImageMovers
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $233,632,142
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,883,406
      • Dec 24, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $429,632,142
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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