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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.
- $90 million
- Alan Silvestri
- December 22, 2000
Dec 22, 2000 · Cast Away: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Leonid Citer, David Allen Brooks. A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
- (621K)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Robert Zemeckis
- 2000-12-22
Meet the talented people behind the scenes of Cast Away (2000), a survival drama starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on a deserted island. Find out who played the supporting roles, who wrote the screenplay, who directed the film, and more.
Jun 11, 2020 · Almost 20 years ago, director Robert Zemeckis and actor Tom Hanks took a pretty big gamble. With the creation of Cast Away, the team that made Forest Gump an award winning blockbuster wanted to tell a
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Dec 22, 2000 · Noland hitches a ride on a FedEx flight across the Pacific, which is blown off course before crashing after an onboard explosion. That seems like two catastrophes when one would have done, but director Bob Zemeckis uses the storm for scenes of in-flight fear, wisely following Alfred Hitchcock's observation that from a suspense point of view, an explosion is over before you get your money's worth.
Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
Learn more about the full cast of Cast Away with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. X. ... Director 4 Credits. Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks. Steve Starkey.
