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   Nov 24, 2021 · Actor Tom Hanks starred in the 2000 movie 'Cast Away' about a stranded FedEx executive who makes a companion out of a Wilson volleyball. Read the meaning behind the ball's name.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cast_AwayCast Away - Wikipedia

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   Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home ...

4. www.wilson.com › en-us › blogThe True Story of Wilson the Volleyball | Wilson Sporting Goods

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   Sep 13, 2022 · Twenty years after "Cast Away" took the world by storm, read how Wilson the Volleyball became the cultural icon he is today.

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   Who created cast away?

   • As it turns out, Tom Hanks was the first party behind the creation of Cast Away. According to a THR roundtable he was a part of, Hanks credits the genesis of the story to the following experience: I was reading an article about FedEx, and I realized that 747s filled with packages fly across the Pacific three times a day.

   Cast Away: 15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Tom Hanks Movie

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   What makes cast away unique?

   • We’ve chosen fifteen key facts behind Cast Away’s unique production to highlight just that, as the path that Zemeckis’ 2000 film took was one that only it could follow. It’s a tale of test screenings, numerous rewrites, and of course, Wilson the Volleyball.

   Cast Away: 15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Tom Hanks Movie

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   Is Wilson the volleyball still a 'cast away' brand?

   • Wallace confirms that two decades, dozens of focus groups and brand studies later, Wilson the Volleyball from "Cast Away" is still one of the top three things people know about the brand. “In today’s world, production companies will sell that brand spot.

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   Did 'cast away' flop?

   • Closing out the film’s commentary track was a pretty interesting fact: Cast Away was Robert Zemeckis' lowest tested movie he'd ever made at the time of recording his commentary. The director opined that the numbers indicated this movie should have flopped, instead of becoming the third highest grossing film of its year.

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6. www.youtube.com › watchCast Away (4/5) Movie CLIP - I'm Sorry, Wilson! (2000) HD

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   May 9, 2016 · But on Christmas Eve, Chuck proposes marriage to Kelly right before embarking on a large assignment. On the assignment, a plane crash strands Chuck on a remote island, and his fast-paced life is ...

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   Jun 11, 2020 · Wilson the Volleyball is one of the most popular inanimate objects of film history, all thanks to the believable relationship that Tom Hanks had with his Cast Away co-star. Part of that ...

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9. www.imdb.com › name › nm1012434Wilson the Volleyball - IMDb

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   Wilson the Volleyball is one of Hollywood's most loved volleyballs. His glittering career started when he became the only companion of Tom Hanks' Chuck Noland in Cast Away (2000). Many say this is Wilson's best performance and he couldn't have given a better effort.

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    Oct 6, 2010 · How far would you go to save your only friend? Watch Tom Hanks in the iconic scene of Cast Away where he loses Wilson, his faithful volleyball companion.

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