Cast Away (2000)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer (WGA):

William Broyles Jr. (written by)

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

At the edge of the world, his journey begins.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Raft | Storm | Survival | Fed Ex | Time

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Paul Sanchez	...	Ramon
Lari White	...	Bettina Peterson
Leonid Citer	...	Fyodor
David Allen Brooks	...	Dick Peterson
Jelena Papovic	...	Beautiful Russian Woman (as Yelena Papovic)
Valentina Ananyina	...	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
Helen Hunt	...	Kelly Frears
Nan Martin	...	Kelly's Mother
Anne Bellamy	...	Anne Larson
Dennis Letts	...	Dennis Larson
Wendy Worthington	...	Wendy Larson
Skye McKenzie	...	Skye Larson
Valerie Wildman	...	Virginia Larson
John Duerler	...	John Larson
Steve Monroe	...	Steve Larson
Ashley Trefger	...	Lindsey Larson
Lindsey Trefger	...	Lindsey Larson
Alyssa Gainer	...	Katie Larson
Kaitlyn Gainer	...	Katie Larson
Lauren Gainer	...	Katie Larson
Al Pugliese	...	Gregory Larson (as Albert Pugliese)
Gregory Pugliese	...	Gregory Larson
Brandon Reinhardt	...	Matt Larson
Matthew Reinhardt	...	Matt Larson
Lisa Long	...	Lisa Madden
Lauren Birkell	...	Lauren Madden
Elden Henson	...	Elden Madden
Timothy Stack	...	Morgan Stockton
Alice Vaughn	...	Alice Stockton
Chase MacKenzie Bebak	...	Chase Stockton (as Chase Bebak)
Gage Bebak	...	Gage Stockton
Amanda Cagney	...	Amanda Stockton
Andrea Cagney	...	Amanda Stockton
Fred Semmer	...	Fred Stockton
Peter Semmer	...	Fred Stockton
Joe Conley	...	Joe Wally
Aaron Rapke	...	Ralph Wally
Vince Martin	...	Pilot Al (as Vin Martin)
Garret Davis	...	Pilot Blaine
Jay Acovone	...	Pilot Peter
Christopher Kriesa	...	Pilot Kevin
Chris Noth	...	Jerry Lovett
Fred Smith	...	Himself
Michelle Robinson	...	FedEx Anchor #1
Tommy Cresswell	...	FedEx Anchor #2
Jenifer Lewis	...	Becca Twig
Geoffrey Blake	...	Maynard Graham
Rich Sickler	...	FedEx Manager
Derick Alexander	...	Taxi Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Crider	...	FedEx Employee (uncredited)
Mark S. Porro	...	Navigator (uncredited)
Wilson the Volleyball	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis

Writing credits (WGA)
William Broyles Jr.		(written by)

Produced by
Steven J. Boyd	....	associate producer (as Steven Boyd)
Joan Bradshaw	....	executive producer
Tom Hanks	....	producer
Cherylanne Martin	....	associate producer
Jack Rapke	....	producer
Steve Starkey	....	producer
Robert Zemeckis	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Don Burgess		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Arthur Schmidt

Casting by
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
Rick Carter

Art Direction by
Stefan Dechant
Elizabeth Lapp
William James Teegarden		(as Jim Teegarden)

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg
Karen O'Hara

Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hanks (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Kathryn Blondell	....	key hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist
Bill Myer	....	makeup artist (as Bill Meyers)
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder	....	hair stylist: Ms. Hunt (as Darrell F. Fielder)
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Helen Hunt
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	key makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hanks
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Robin Fredriksz	....	makeup artist: Helen Hunt (first half of film) (uncredited)

Production Management
Sergei Gurevich	....	production manager: Russia
Martin Krauka	....	production supervisor: Russia
Lidia Lukes	....	production supervisor: Russia
Cherylanne Martin	....	unit production manager
Nicola Olsen	....	production supervisor: Fiji
Peter M. Tobyansen	....	production supervisor (as Peter 'Toby' Tobyansen)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein	....	second assistant director (as David Bernstein)
Carla Corwin	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Carla R. Corwin)
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director
Anna E. Hayward	....	additional second assistant director (as Anna Hayward)
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Doug Ornstein)
Rich Sickler	....	second assistant director (as Rich T. Sickler)
Steve Starkey	....	second unit director
Basti Van Der Woude	....	second second assistant director
W. Scott Wolf	....	second second assistant director
Martin Krauka	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
William Xavier Acedo	....	set dresser (as William Acedo)
Graham Aston	....	assistant property master: Fiji
Carlo Basail	....	greensman
Nick Bassett	....	set dresser: Fiji
Todd Bennett	....	plaster foreman
Kelly Berry	....	buyer
Len Borggrebe	....	propmaker foreman
Tristan Paris Bourne	....	set dressing foreman (as Tristan P. Bourne)
Steven Brennan	....	assistant property
Andrea Broyles	....	original Angel Wings art
Jon J. Bush	....	set dressing foreman (as Jon Bush)
Mark Comperry	....	labor foreman
Clifton T. Cooper	....	assistant property: Memphis
Gene 'Hap' Cooper	....	supervising sculptor (as Gene Cooper)
Denis Cordova	....	general foreman
Chris Cummings	....	art department coordinator
Michael N. Dupuis	....	labor foreman
Anthony Feola	....	toolman foreman (as Anthony J. Feola)
Rachel A. Flores	....	assistant property
Ernesto Garcia	....	labor foreman
Michael Gastaldo	....	assistant property master
Nancy Gomes	....	paint supervisor (as Nancy A. Gomes)
Pat Gomes	....	paint foreman (as Patrick Gomes)
Glen E. Hawbecker	....	propmaker foreman (as Glen Hawbecker)
Chris Johnson	....	art department production assistant
Kristin Frances Jones	....	on-set dresser (as Kristin Jones)
Kay Jordan	....	construction accountant
Philip Keller	....	storyboard artist
Neil Kirkland	....	construction coordinator: Fiji
Pamela Klamer	....	set designer (as Pam Klamer)
Ann Knight	....	buyer
Dean Kraft	....	construction foreman: Memphis
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser (as Steve O. Ladish)
Tony Leonardi	....	stand-by painter (as A.J. Leonardi)
Alicia Maccarone	....	set designer
Hugo A. Maida	....	labor foreman
Kevin Mangan	....	greensman foreman
Louis Marquis	....	lead plaster foreman (as Louis F. Marquis)
Maureen McGuire	....	props department assistant
Andrew Menzies	....	assistant art director
Robin L. Miller	....	property master
Vladimir Murzin	....	art director: Russia
Nik Novis	....	construction coordinator: Fiji
Dan Ondrejko	....	greensmen coordinator (as Danny Ondrejko)
Jose Orozco	....	greensman
Mark Palmer	....	on-set dresser (as Mark B. Palmer)
Bill Phillips	....	construction accountant
David C. Potter	....	lead person
Edward J. Protiva	....	set dresser
Peter A. Ramsey	....	storyboard artist (as Peter Ramsey)
Bruce Richter	....	art special effects
Glenn H. Roberts	....	set dresser (as Glenn Roberts)
Greg Rocco	....	set dresser (as Gregory N. Rocco)
Darlene Salinas	....	set decoration coordinator
Yelena Shkatova	....	property assistant: Russia (as Elena Schkatova)
Kim Sinclair	....	art director: Fiji
Bob Skemp	....	greensman general foreman
Brett C. Smith	....	lead person (as Brett Smith)
Jay Smith	....	draper (as James Smith)
Steve Sola	....	propmaker foreman
John F. Soria	....	labor foreman
Dennis Steere	....	welder foreman
Patte Strong-Lord	....	set designer
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property (as D. James Stubblefield)
Edward Tamayo	....	set dresser
Jeffrey Thomas	....	greensman foreman
Kenneth Turek	....	buyer
Robert Van Dyke	....	general foreman (as Robert J. Van Dyke)
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Mike Villarino	....	general foreman (as Michael Villarino)
Freddy Waff	....	set dresser
Richard Blake Wester	....	set dresser (as Richard Wester)
Helen Wilson	....	props
Michelle L. Wolcott	....	art department production assistant
Greg Aronowitz	....	model maker (uncredited)
Greg Aronowitz	....	props designer (uncredited)
Steve Brennan	....	props (uncredited)
Mike Fields	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Michael Goss	....	toolman (uncredited)
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor (uncredited)
James Jones	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	plasterer gangboss (uncredited)
Warren Manser	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Peterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Heather Smith	....	set dressing coordinator (uncredited)
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Margaret A. Thigpen	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeffrey Thomas	....	stand-by greensman (uncredited)
David Tomeo	....	stand-by painter: second unit (uncredited)
Shaun Young	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Eleanor Beaton	....	foley assistant
Jessica Bellfort	....	supervising assistant sound (as Jessica Bellfort Rankin)
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Ken Fischer	....	sound effects editor
Sue Fox	....	foley editor
Andrea S. Gard	....	foley editor (as Andrea Stelter Gard)
David C. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
William B. Kaplan	....	production sound mixer
Stephen Kearney	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Leonard	....	supervising sound editor
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Marilyn McCoppen	....	adr supervisor
Marilyn McCoppen	....	dialogue supervisor
Stuart McCowan	....	assistant sound designer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist
Peggy Names	....	boom operator (as Peggy A. Names)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator (as Earl F. Sampson)
Dennis S. Sands	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Larry Schalit	....	dialogue assistant
Steve Slanec	....	adr assistant
Erich Stratmann	....	assistant sound effects editor
Ewa Sztompke	....	dialogue editor (as Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield)
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Brian Chumney	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)
Sean England	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano	....	sound reinforcement (uncredited)
David Hunter	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Larry Oatfield	....	conforming sound editor (uncredited)
Chris Pinkston	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Mac Smith	....	apprentice sound designer (uncredited)
Doug Winningham	....	assistant sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Amborn	....	special effects foreman
Larz Anderson	....	special effects
Steve Austin	....	special effects
Kirk Barton	....	special effects (as Kirk M. Barton)
Robert M. Bell	....	special effects (as Robert Bell)
Steve Bunyea	....	special effects set coordinator
Kenneth C. Clark	....	special effects set standby (as Ken Clark)
Walt Conti	....	animatronic effects: Edge Innovations
Jack Davis	....	special effects
Bruce Allan Donnellan	....	special effects (as Bruce Donnellan)
Ken Ebert	....	special effects
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Tommy Frazier	....	special effects
Alec Gillis	....	animatronic effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects (as Charles Hessey)
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects
David Kirk	....	special effects
Joe Klein	....	special effects
Brandon K. McLaughlin	....	special effects
Jane E. Pepiot	....	special effects office coordinator
Jeff Pepiot	....	special effects
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects supervisor (as Kenneth D. Pepiot)
Justin Raleigh	....	lab technician: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects
Bryan Wohlers	....	special effects technician
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	animatronic effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Taylor Ball	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Russ Herpich	....	mold maker: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (uncredited)
Ken Mieding	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Steve Newburn	....	mold department/technician: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (uncredited)
Steve Wolf	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Amit Agrawal	....	software development department manager: SPI
Richard Alonso	....	computer graphics (as Rick Alonso)
Maura Alvarez	....	rotoscope lead artist: SPI (as Maura N. Alvarez)
Christopher Arreola	....	lead scanning technician: SPI
Nick Bali	....	system engineer: SPI
Brian Battles	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
John Berri	....	visual effects avid editor: SPI
Steven Blakey	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Steve Blakey)
David Bleich	....	matte painter: SPI
Christian Boudman	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Virginia Bowman	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects digital production manager: SPI
David Burton	....	CG supervisor: SPI
Bonjin Byun	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	visual effects production assistant: SPI
Rusty Case	....	senior systems architect
Clint Colver	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Doug Creel	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Lisa Deaner	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Debbie Denise	....	visual effects executive producer: SPI
Tony Diep	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Jeff Dillinger	....	lead technical assistant: SPI
Colin Drobnis	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Sheena Duggal	....	creative head of HSC: SPI
R. Stirling Duguid	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Curtis Edwards	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Curtis 'NZ' Edwards)
Thomas F. Ford IV	....	HSC production manager: SPI
Crys Forsyth-Smith	....	visual effects producer: SPI
Kevin Freeman	....	technical assistant
Layne Friedman	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Amy Garback	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Jennifer German	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Bart Giovanetti	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI (as Bart Giovannetti)
Dawn Guinta	....	head of high speed compositing: SPI
Harry Gundersen	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Brian Hall	....	software engineer: SPI
Eric Hanson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Todd Hara	....	technical assistant: SPI
Anthony Harris	....	assistant digital color timer
Matthew Hausman	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Matt Hausman)
Michael Hemschoot	....	bonsai compositor: SPI (as Michael 'Ffish' Hemschoot)
Garman Herigstad	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Jep Hill	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Manson Jones	....	software engineer: SPI
Jennifer Juen	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Joanie Karnowski	....	match move artist: SPI
Dan Kaufman	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Olin Kimberly	....	video engineer: SPI
Simon Knights	....	computer graphics
Raji Kodja	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Zsolt Krajcsik	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Daniel La Chapelle	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Lea Lambert	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
David C. Lawson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Robert Legato	....	visual effects consultant
Didier Levy	....	digital artist
Lauren A. Littleton	....	visual effects production manager: SPI (as Lauren Ann Littleton)
Tim Llewellyn	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Mark Alan Loso	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Tom Lynnes	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Skye Lyons	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Sam J. Marrocco	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures (as Sam Marrocco)
LaNelle Mason	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
John McGee	....	texture painter: SPI
Garrick McLaughlin	....	technical assistant: SPI
Robb Miller	....	visual effects accountant: SPI
Dean Miya	....	senior systems engineer: SPI
Bruce Navsky	....	software engineer: SPI
John Nicolard	....	digital color timer: SPI
Rachel Nicoll	....	match move artist: SPI (as Rachel T. Nicoll)
Jeff Olm	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Ethan Ormsby	....	bonsai compositor: SPI (as Ethan A. Ormsby)
Bob Peitzman	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Loree Perrett	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Todd Pilger	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Derrick Quarles	....	lead film recordist: SPI
Ken Ralston	....	visual effects supervisor
Sam Richards	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Allen Ruilova	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Rosendo Salazar	....	technical assistant: SPI
David Schaub	....	whale animator: SPI
Eric Scott	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Steve Sexton	....	computer systems
Min-Zhi Shao	....	software engineer: SPI
Rick Shick	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
John R. Shourt	....	rotoscope artist: SPI (as John Shourt)
Aaron Smith	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Jeff W. Smith	....	lead match move artist: SPI
Dee Storm	....	negative line-up: SPI
Robert Stromberg	....	additional paintings: SPI
Kendrick Sutherland	....	technical assistant: SPI
David Takayama	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI (as Dave Takayama)
Cari Thomas	....	visual effects producer
Joseph Thomas	....	lead match move artist: SPI
Donna Tracy	....	texture painter: SPI
Michael Trujillo	....	senior video/hardware engineer: SPI
James Valentine	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Ron Vargas	....	senior visual effects video editor: SPI
Alberto Velez	....	systems engineering department manager: SPI
Marco Vidaurre	....	technical assistant: SPI
Carey Villegas	....	co-visual effects supervisor: SPI (as Carey Grant Villegas)
Guy Wiedmann	....	visual effects editor (as Guy T. Wiedmann)
Jeff Willette	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
John Willette	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Chris Winters	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Jonathan Wood	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Doug Yoshida	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Douglas Yoshida)
Tony Alexander	....	digital artist: Radium (uncredited)
Dean Andolsek	....	gaffer: visual effects photography (uncredited)
Bill Houston Ball	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Rob Bredow	....	water development: R&D (uncredited)
Sean Callan	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Danielle Conroy	....	senior manager of digital production (uncredited)
Thomas R. Dickens	....	senior modeler: SPI (uncredited)
Robert Duncan	....	digital visual effects supervisor: CFC (uncredited)
Fish Essenfeld	....	compositing and 2D supervisor: Metrolight Studios (uncredited)
Dan Feinstein	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
John Follmer	....	head of production: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Steve Fong	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Darrel Griffin	....	digital lab: CFC (uncredited)
Ralph Horan	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Drew Jones	....	visual effects producer: CFC (uncredited)
Michael Kabella	....	lead software engineer (uncredited)
Richard Kidd	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Stephen Kowalski	....	senior systems engineer (uncredited)
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editorial: CFC (uncredited)
Heather MacPhee	....	digital artist: Metrolight Studios (uncredited)
Gilligan Markham	....	software engineer: SPI (uncredited)
Kevin May	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mark Nelmes	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
Alex Payman	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
John H. Radulovic	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Richard Sandoval	....	technical assistant: SPI (uncredited)
Dobbie Schiff	....	visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Dominic Sidoli	....	visual effects coordinator: CFC (uncredited)
Andrew Titcomb	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Gavin Toomey	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
Audrea Topps Harjo	....	digital producer: SPI (uncredited)
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	Flame artist: Radium (uncredited)
Barry Weiss	....	senior staff: SPI (uncredited)
Kathleen Woolery	....	digital color timer (uncredited)
Patrick Zentis	....	digital compositor: Digital Backlot (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts (as Richard Blackwell)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Michael Haynes	....	stunts
Steve Madaras	....	stunts
Dan Plum	....	stunts
Jon Roseman	....	stunt double: Tom Hanks
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Jennifer Watson-Johnston	....	stunts (as Jennifer Watson)
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Kilde	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Palmer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
Bryan Ashford	....	grip
Pasquale Attanasio	....	grip
Marty Baukind	....	rigging best boy
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Alun Bollinger	....	director of photography: second unit (as Alun 'Albol' Bollinger)
John Bonnin	....	libra head operator
David Boyd	....	director of photography: second unit
Brad Boyer	....	grip (as Bradley Boyer)
Craig Campbell	....	electrician
Kenny Carceller	....	rigging best boy (as Ken Carceller)
Michael Stuart Clark	....	rigging grip
Cash Cockerill	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit (as Cash W. Cockerill)
Edward Cox	....	best boy (as Edward J. Cox)
Steven Cueva	....	camera loader
Jerry C. Deats	....	grip
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip
Doug Dole	....	grip (as Douglas Dole)
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Brad Emmons	....	rigging gaffer (as Bradley Thomas Emmons III)
Rod Farley	....	best boy (as Roderick G. Farley)
Jay Galbo	....	gaffer: second unit
Antonio V. Garrido	....	crane grip (as Anthonio V. Garrido)
Earl Gayer	....	electrician (as Earl D. Gayer)
Bryan Gilbert	....	rigging grip
Jim Gordon	....	grip
Anthony D. Guzman	....	electrician
Wendell Harris	....	electrician
Coleman L. Hart	....	best boy
Steve Hastings	....	rigging best boy
Bobby Huber	....	key grip: second unit
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: Fiji (as Bobby Ikeda)
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: Fiji
Roger C. Johnson	....	video assist: second unit (as Roger Johnson)
Eric K. Jones	....	second assistant camera
Ian Kelly	....	video engineer
Don King	....	director of photography: second unit (as Don R. King)
Tommy Klines	....	first assistant camera: second unit
James A. Lundin	....	electrical engineer (as Jim A. Lundin)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator
Richie Maldonado	....	electrician (as Rich Maldonado)
Robena Malicoat	....	best boy: second unit
Steven C. McGee	....	gaffer (as Steve C. McGee)
Parker Meyer	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Vito Mirabella	....	grip
William Moffitt	....	grip (as Bill Moffit)
Frank Montesanto	....	best boy (as Frank A. Montesanto)
Matthew Moriarty	....	second assistant camera
John Murphy	....	dolly grip (as John W. Murphy)
David H. Neale	....	electrician
Jason Newton	....	grip
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera (as Frank D. Parrish)
Jeff Pelton	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Presley	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Presley	....	camera operator
Brian H. Reynolds	....	key grip: second unit
Donald Reynolds Jr.	....	grip
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Zade Rosenthal	....	still photographer
Ingrid Semler	....	camera loader
Steve Smith	....	key grip
Don Steinberg	....	second assistant camera
Bryan Sweezey	....	electrician
Mike Thomas	....	director of photography: underwater unit
Brian Tilden	....	electrician
Rand R. Vargas	....	rigging key grip
Zoran Veselic	....	first assistant camera
Chris Wagganer	....	video assist: second unit
Roger Wall	....	camera technician
Eric Whitehead	....	grip
Marek Wojciechowski	....	grip (as Mark Wojciechowski)
Maryan Zurek	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Rocky Babcock	....	libra head operator (uncredited)
Al Bruce	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Peter Budd	....	video playback assistant (uncredited)
Carlos DePalma	....	grip (uncredited)
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Shawn Ensign	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Steve Graves	....	best boy grip: second unit (uncredited)
Moshe Levin	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator (uncredited)
Richard Mosier	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Chad Rivetti	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
John 'Bones' Rogers	....	electrician (uncredited)
Luke Thomas	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Don Tomich	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scot Boland	....	casting associate
Judith Bouley	....	additional casting
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: additional photography
Jenne Herbst	....	casting assistant
Tamara Odintsova	....	casting: Russia (as Tamara Okintsova)
Tess Sanchez	....	casting assistant
Bart Shannon	....	casting assistant: Memphis
Sherry Thomas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Bercsi	....	key set costumer (as Tricia Bercsi)
Nigel Boyd	....	key costumer
Marsha Bozeman	....	costumer: Mr. Hanks (as Marsha L. Bozeman)
Kimberly Sue Furlong	....	costumer: Ms. Hunt (as Kimberly S. Furlong)
Natalya Ivanova	....	costumes: Russia (as Natasha Ivanova)
Tom Macdonald	....	set costumer (as Tom MacDonald)
Carmen Mazarow	....	seamstress
Karen Naser	....	cutter/fitter
Linda Redmon	....	costumer
Robin Richesson	....	costume illustrator
Susan Thomas	....	costumer
Vladimir Toushko	....	costumes: Russia
Diana Wilson	....	costume supervisor
Pamela Wise	....	key costume supervisor (as Pam Wise)
Robert Wojewodski	....	assistant costume designer
Carol Demarti	....	costume dyer and ager (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Peter Bernardo	....	apprentice editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Peter Ciardelli	....	editorial production assistant
R. Orlando Duenas	....	first assistant editor
Jeremiah O'Driscoll	....	associate editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.	....	second assistant editor
Kevin Du Toit	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Katie Hedrich	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
David Bifano	....	scoring coordinator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor (as Ken Karman)
Dennis S. Sands	....	music recording mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Joel Sill	....	music consultant
Alan Silvestri	....	conductor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor
Jeremy Raub	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Johnny Bartlet	....	driver (as Johnny Bartlett)
Rodney Lee Bennett	....	driver
Vaughn Bladen	....	driver
Ronald Brown	....	driver (as Ronald Gene Brown)
Randy Cantor	....	transportation captain
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Tom Hanks (as Paulie Di Cocco)
Jeffrey M. Drucker	....	driver (as Jeff Drucker)
William Esparza	....	driver (as Billy Esparza)
Ellen Faustine	....	transportation office coordinator (as Ellen M. Faustine)
Kirk A. Holland	....	transportation captain
Daniel Howell	....	driver
Michael D. Kuljis	....	driver (as Michael Kuljis)
Andrew Marrow	....	driver
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Larry Merideth	....	driver (as Larry Meredith)
Dennis Milliken	....	transportation co-captain: Memphis
Justin Nance	....	driver
Wayne Parviainen	....	driver (as Wayne Parvanian)
Edward A. Powell	....	driver (as Ed Powell)
John Pratt	....	driver
Graham Ready	....	driver
James E. Vargas	....	driver
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation captain: Memphis
Lewis Burnett	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)

Other crew
Geoff Abadee	....	shipping coordinator
Charlie Araki	....	location accountant: Fiji (as Charles Araki)
Brett Avery	....	raft technician: Fiji
Daniel Bailey	....	marine: Fiji (as Danny Bailey)
Gregory Barchie	....	shipping coordinator (as Greg Barchie)
Moon Blauner	....	assistant: Ms. Hunt
Charlie Bolwell	....	production assistant (as Charles Bolwell)
John Catron	....	location accountant: Fiji
Orlando Chongo	....	craft service
Kelsey Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Michael Clemens	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Stephanie Colopy	....	assistant: Ms. Bradshaw
Anthony Cross	....	location assistant
Maria DeVane	....	post-production accountant
Joe Donaldson	....	marine: Fiji
Jerry Eubanks	....	additional best boy
Mary Jane Faris	....	accounting assistant
Sharon Felder	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Nigel 'Raro' Fluit	....	marine: Fiji
Sheila Gallien	....	assistant: Mr. Broyles
Colleen Gibbons	....	travel coordinator
Matthew Gilbert	....	travel coordinator (as Matthew L. Gilbert)
Andrew Goodman	....	assistant: Mr. Rapke
Christine Haas	....	production coordinator
Joe B. Hall	....	accounting clerk
Tim Hillman	....	location manager: Memphis (as Timothy Hillman)
Peter Hill	....	marine: Fiji
Lori Ikeda	....	payroll accountant (as Lori K. Ikeda)
Cheri Jacobs	....	accounting assistant
Hayward Joyce	....	marine: Fiji
Kitty King	....	production assistant: Fiji
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Stacy Layne Kramer	....	location accountant: Memphis
Martin Lane	....	assistant location manager: Memphis
Mary Etta Lang	....	textile artist (as Maryetta Lang)
Michael B. Louis	....	production assistant
Steve 'Mac' MacIntyre	....	marine coordinator: Fiji
Neil 'Spanky' Mackean	....	marine: Fiji
Paul McAuley	....	weight loss advisor: Mr. Hanks (as Dr. Paul McAuley)
Amy McKenzie	....	assistant: Mr. Hanks
Bob Merrick	....	assistant: Ms. Bradshaw
Douglas C. Merrifield	....	marine coordinator: Fiji
Hayley B. Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Starkey
Kirill Minkovetsky	....	location manager: Russia
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive
Mary Morgan	....	location manager (as Mary Morgan-Kerlagon)
Jasa Murphy	....	production assistant
Ed Nyerick	....	co-marine coordinator: Fiji
Allyn Partin	....	dialect coach
Monique Perez	....	production assistant
Albert J. Perry	....	marine: Fiji
Tatiana Petrenko	....	interpreter: Russia
Shannon Petska	....	assistant production coordinator
Nick Phillips	....	technician: Libra mount
Bill Pickering	....	import liaison: Fiji
Scott Puckett	....	production secretary
Jessica Rapke	....	production assistant
Matt Reitsma	....	textile artist
Mayda Renizzi-Holt	....	first assistant accountant
Milton Reyes	....	shipping coordinator
Brieann Rich	....	rescue diver
Nicholas Rich	....	rescue diver
Gabriela Rios	....	production coordinator: Fiji
Dhana Rivera	....	production coordinator
Curtis Rost	....	body double: Tom Hanks
Jane E. Russell	....	unit publicist
Angie Ryan	....	accounting assistant
Ken Ryan	....	production accountant (as Kenneth J. Ryan)
Mika Saito	....	production coordinator: Memphis
Chad Schaffler	....	production assistant
Jim Schiro	....	accounting assistant
Tony Schultz	....	preview system technician
Mark Scott	....	computer/24 frame playback operator (as Mark I. Scott)
Lisa Sechser	....	marine: Fiji
Heather Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Starkey (as Heather A. Smith)
Nick Spetsiotis	....	marine: Fiji
David Steiman	....	production assistant
Lynn Struiksma	....	production assistant
Danny Trefts	....	marine: Fiji
Jim Turner	....	production controller
Michelle Turner	....	production coordinator: Fiji
Thomas Valentine	....	location assistant: Fiji
Peter Vogel	....	production coordinator: Thanksgiving Unit
Peter Vogel	....	production secretary
Dana Wagner	....	production assistant
Judy Weaver	....	accounting assistant (as Judi Weaver)
Tim Werle	....	medic
John Williams	....	technical advisor: raft, Fiji
Mark 'Woody' Woods	....	marine: Fiji
John 'Magic' Wright	....	craft service
Paul O. Wright	....	craft service
Eliot Yaffe	....	location projectionist (as Eliot L. Yaffe)
Ray Zielinski	....	stand-in: Mr. Hanks
Gregory Alpert	....	location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Neil Andrea	....	marine locations (uncredited)
Angela Athayde	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Paul Ballon	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Daniel Berkowitz	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kimberly Cooper	....	production executive: Fox (uncredited)
Mark Cueto	....	underwater unit (uncredited)
Joni Cuquet	....	business and legal affairs (uncredited)
Anthony Domingo	....	hardware engineer (uncredited)
Ashley Edner	....	adr artist (uncredited)
Gary C. Ferraro	....	caterer (uncredited)
Peter Hansen	....	caterer: pastry chef (uncredited)
Michael Haro	....	location manager (uncredited)
Justin Healy	....	assistant location manager: Texas (uncredited)
Stacy Layne Kramer	....	location accountant (uncredited)
Kevin McNamara	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Damian Molloy	....	marine safety officer (uncredited)
John Nasraway	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Donald Reynolds Jr.	....	diver (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Steve Watts	....	consultant (uncredited)
David Wescott	....	consultant (uncredited)
Dave Westcott	....	consultant (uncredited)
J. Wilfrid White	....	marine crew (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (present) (as Dreamworks Pictures)
• ImageMovers (as An Imagemovers/Playtone Production)
• Playtone (as An Imagemovers/Playtone Production)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (present) (as Twentieth Century Fox)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks Distribution (2001) (non-USA) (theatrical) (through UIP)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CJ Entertainment (2001) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2001) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Karantanija Film (2001) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Net5 (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics (animatronic effects)
• Composite Image Systems (CIS) (additional visual effects)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (additional visual effects)
• Edge Innovations (animatronic effects)
• MetroLight Studios
• Radium (additional visual effects)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)
• Travelling Pictures (additional visual effects)
• Vanishing Point Entertainment (additional visual effects photography)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• Arrington Ranch  thanks
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• City of Memphis  thanks
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color and prints
• Discreet  thanks
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Fiji Visitor's Bureau  thanks
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  copyist
• L.A. Mad Dogs  loop group
• Lifeguard & Safety  marine safety: Fiji
• Matagali of Mosesi Namomo of the Village of Yanuya  thanks
• Memphis & Shelby County Film & Television Commission  thanks
• Native Land Trust Board of Fiji  thanks
• On Tour Productions  special thanks
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Texas Department of Transportation  thanks
• Texas Film Commission  thanks
• Texas, State of  thanks
• The Film Unit, Wellington  thanks
• WMC-TV  thanks
• Xtreme Forwarding  thanks

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 (DVD rating) | Brazil:Livre | Italy:T | India:UA | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37850)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Virtually all the sound, including dialog, in the scenes on the island - about an hour and a half of screen time - had to be replaced in post-production. Sound man William B. Kaplan made a valiant attempt at getting usable sound on the island, but the nearby surf made it impossible, given that many of the scenes needed to be very quiet.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The thunder on the island occurs at the same exact instant as the lightning, even though we can see the lightning is off in the distance.

Quotes:

Chuck Noland: If I'm here New Years Eve, then I'm here. If I'm not, I'm not.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Gremin's Aria

A Tom Hanks vehicle with Hanksisms, Hanky writing, Hanky melodrama

Tom Hanks stars as time-obsessed FedEx executive Chuck Noland who literally lives by the clock, even when spending time with his girlfriend (Helen Hunt) during the holidays. On Christmas Eve his beeper calls him to catch a last-minute FedEx flight to Malasya for official business and he waves "I'll be right back" before he boards. Then his plane crashes in the Pacific and Chuck is indefinitely marooned on a desert island, with only a volleyball as his company.

I have huge affection for 'desert island' premises and subscribe to the thinking that whatever you do with the execution, it will still be a wonderful experience. It simply cannot go wrong. It does not go wrong in 'Cast Away' either – although I would have loved to see more exploration of the lush island jungle – in fact, its island sequences are all golden. The only problem this film has is the lachrymose final act in which Hanks fades and director Zemeckis pulls up the directing chair and starts pouring in relations-melodrama to sew things together.

Everything up until this rote lukewarm point is well-crafted with patient strokes, courtesy of the film's protagonist. Tom Hanks, who put forward the idea for the film to Forrest Gump-pal Zemeckis, is in nearly every scene and carries so much dramatic weight, effortless leading man appeal and sympathy-laden charisma that he sucks you in entirely. Initially I applied some skepticism to judging his businessman character and it was not until the vivid, epileptic plane crash sequence that he started to absorb me. As the airplane was sinking into the deep blue with Chuck trapped inside (I can't imagine anything more frightening), you knew, judging by how much you were pulling for him, that he was our hero. This is man vs. nature at its best.

Upon waking up on the beach of the stormy desert island, Chuck is faced with some of the weapons mother nature has in her arsenal: you can feel the energy being slowly drained out of him during the first couple of days as he struggles to crack coconuts, find water, build shelter, make fire, catch fish and tend to his wounds. Insanity sweeps across the shore and Hanks aptly embodies the hard-edged, blood-spilled, sweat-dripping, tear-shedding transformation of a time-driven businessman to a primitive instinct-driven maroon. It is eerily crafted with an harmonic silence and sans your dutiful MacGyveresque inventions, scaffolds or nifty tools. Here is a mere man, seen through epic aerial shots and with underlying subtitles that spell out "desperation" and "loneliness", both of which Hanks assuredly and crisply exemplifies.

So then, what is really wrong with 'Cast Away'? Nothing – aside from marginal missteps – is wrong with the cast away part, it's the ending that that is not in-tune once Zemeckis wields his clear-cut, spelled-out and moralist trademarks. I refuse to spoil anything (mostly because I remember the film having been spoiled to me long before I sat down to watch it), just rest assured you will be begging to be taken back to the exciting island.

7 out of 10