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Cast Away

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
667K
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Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
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SurvivalAdventureDramaRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writer
    • William Broyles Jr.
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Helen Hunt
    • Paul Sanchez
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    667K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,019
    119
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writer
      • William Broyles Jr.
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Helen Hunt
      • Paul Sanchez
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Chuck Noland
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Kelly Frears
    Paul Sanchez
    Paul Sanchez
    • Ramon
    Lari White
    Lari White
    • Bettina Peterson
    Leonid Citer
    Leonid Citer
    • Fyodor
    David Allen Brooks
    David Allen Brooks
    • Dick Peterson
    Yelena Popovic
    Yelena Popovic
    • Beautiful Russian Woman
    • (as Yelena Papovic)
    Valentina Ananina
    Valentina Ananina
    • Russian Babushka
    Semion Sudarikov
    • Nicolai
    Peter Von Berg
    Peter Von Berg
    • Yuri
    Dmitri S. Boudrine
    Dmitri S. Boudrine
    • Lev
    François Duhamel
    • French FedEx Loader
    Michael Forest
    Michael Forest
    • Pilot Jack
    Viveka Davis
    Viveka Davis
    • Pilot Gwen
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • Stan
    Jennifer Choe
    Jennifer Choe
    • Memphis State Student
    Nan Martin
    Nan Martin
    • Kelly's Mother
    Anne Bellamy
    • Anne Larson
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writer
      • William Broyles Jr.
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    10mjcmike1

    The most deserving film not in the top 250

    This movie is the most deserving of all movies out there that is not in the IMDb Top 250. In fact, this movie should be in the Top 100. Everything about it works, the cinematography, the locations, the acting, the story and this is Robert Zemeckis' greatest showpiece. Tom Hanks has done some bad roles over the years but this is as brilliant as any Jimmy Stewart performance captured on film. I revisit this film about once a year and find things about it that make it even better with each viewing. The story is so well written in its simplicity, and Helen Hunt and Hanks have an amazing chemistry. It is a love story with action and heartbreak like few films have been able to pull together. I guarantee you will never pass a Wilson volleyball again without a big smile!
    8freakerm

    Underrated, excellent movie

    Its such a shame that this movie would receive such bad press. The idea of just a man by himself on an island may seem boring and long-winded yet this movie isn't. It touches so many emotions, laughter, sadness, fear, tension. When released it was said to be one long advertisement for FedEx however this movie proves to be so much more than this. With a fantastic soundtrack, great storyline, great acting from Tom Hanks, this movie truly is something fantastic. Maybe a bit of a cliché, other than that the movie appears to be faultless and to find that it didn't make it onto the top 250 saddened me as the movie truly is something to be perhaps even considered a masterpiece.
    10little-bee007

    I was deeply touched

    ******This may contain spoilers******

    It's a superb,well directed and well acted movie!Well done,Hanks!!!

    I'm a Hanks fan!!!I really appreciate his outstanding performance.I consider him a genius in acting.He never just acts.However,he gives life to his characters ,and makes himself exactly what they are.Forrest Gump,Saving Private Ryan,The Terminal,The Da Vinci Code,including this movie are all my favorites.I'm always deeply touched by his movies.And they often make me cry,make me think,and make me understand more about life and love.Cast Away is without exception.

    I was moved by Chuck's spirits. His imagination(he names a volleyball Wilson and talks with him as a friend),his perseverance toward love,and his courage to face problems,all these enable him to survive and finally return to his homeland.

    When Chuck and Kelly embraced each other in the rain, I burst out crying.They are true lovers.But,fate is cruel.His beloved fiancée,his only belief during those terrible days and nights is forever gone.His hope is disillusioned.He is standing at a life crossroads,thinking and hesitating.He has to choose a way to begin his new life.

    I greatly recommend this movie.Don't feel boring,just be patient.I think movies are not only seen by eyes,but also by heart.Use your heart to feel what the characters feel.Then the more you see it,the more you'll be inspired and the more you'll find.Finally,hope you enjoy other Hanks movies!!!
    10frwjames

    What a fantastic film!!!

    I have never seen a more meaningful and thought-provoking film. Right from the start, I knew this was going to be a classic film, and my opinion was not changed throughout the course of the movie one bit. It delivers such a strong message of fear, survival and hope, that leaves your mind devoted to thinking about it for a long while after. It made me think about all my creature comforts, and what is actually necessary in life. Talking to a volleyball has never been more dramatic! I also loved the fact that there was little talking in the film, maybe that was because i was staying in a hotel in France with french TV, but anyway, it sort of made you guess how he was feeling, in a clever way. This is one of my all time favourite films, and I could watch it again and again without getting bored... so go and watch it...NOW!!
    10wolfduc

    A Movie That Saved Mylife

    A week ago I completely lost every hope in this world and I set my mind to do it, for some reason and out of nowhere I remembered this movie and I had the desire to rewatch it which is quite strange. I watched this movie like 15 years ago and I barely remember anything from it anyway I started watching the movie in the worst mental state I've ever been. Throughout the movie I settled down a bit felt comfortable, some cries then and there some laughs as well and that monologue at the last quarter of the movie truly saved my life when he said "I've got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?" What a brilliant movie absolutely wonderful, I hope things get better for anyone in a rough spot, take care all.

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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

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Náufrago
    • 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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    Tech 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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