Cast Away (2000)

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer:

William Broyles Jr.

Stars:

Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Tom Hanks

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Sanchez	...	Ramon
Lari White	...	Bettina Peterson
Leonid Citer	...	Fyodor
David Allen Brooks	...	Dick Peterson
Yelena Popovic	...	Beautiful Russian Woman (as Yelena Papovic)
Valentina Ananina	...	Russian Babushka
Semion Sudarikov	...	Nicolai
Tom Hanks	...	Chuck Noland
Peter von Berg	...	Yuri (as Peter Von Berg)
Dmitri S. Boudrine	...	Lev
François Duhamel	...	French FedEx Loader
Michael Forest	...	Pilot Jack
Viveka Davis	...	Pilot Gwen
Nick Searcy	...	Stan
Jennifer Choe	...	Memphis State Student

Storyline

A man is marooned on an island after his plane crashes into the ocean. Far away from home, his girlfriend, and any human contact, he engages in a battle of wits with himself as he is tested mentally, physically and emotionally in order to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

island | storm | survival | fed ex | remote island | 

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Taglines:

At the edge of the world, his journey begins.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Náufrago

Filming Locations:

Brownstone Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,807,312 (UK) (12 January 2001)

Gross:

$233,630,478 (USA) (13 July 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, DreamWorks SKG, ImageMovers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the 'desert island' footage was shot on the mainland with a highway in the background that had to be removed.

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Goofs

When Chuck is examining his new shoes with the toes cut out, you see in the background the paddle that he has just used to bury Al still tied to the rope attached to the raft.

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Quotes

Chuck Noland: Don't worry Wilson, I'll do all the paddling. You just hang on.

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Crazy Credits

As the end credits finish, the sound of waves crashing the beach shore can be heard.

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Connections

Spoofed in Robot Chicken: Punctured Jugular (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Merry Christmas Baby"
Written by Johnny Moore and Lou Baxter
Performed by Charles Brown
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Group

User Reviews

Applauding the guts

From time to time a group of people with a lot of guts come forward and challenge something, that every average thinking producer would get nightmares to even think about making it.

Fear of failing must come to mind, if the setting says:

• only one actor for 80 min (and one dead body)



• 40 min of it basically limited to: "Hello,.. What's that?.. Albert

Miller,.. Over here,.."

• no BGM



• no adrenaline injections with savages, sharks, snakes

etc.

• just plain "Life is hard enough as it is."

I loved it for:

• the guts of making it



• the heartbreaking and real-to-life love story



• Tom Hanks' performance



• his companion Wilson

great movie / must see