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Cast Away is a 2000 film by 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks about a FedEx employee who is stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes "somewhere in the South Pacific."The movie was released nationwide in the United States on December 22, 2000, with an MPAA rating of PG-13.
1 Cast & Credits
1.1 Actors
1.2 Director
Robert Zemeckis
1.3 Producers
1.4 Score
- Alan SilvestriAlan Silvestri (b. March 26, 1950, New York City) is an American film composer of the 1980s and 1990s. He is known for his numerous collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, including his work on Forrest Gump the Back to the Future movies, Cast Away R. He subsequently won a Grammy in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom for the End Credit Sequence.
1.5 Film Facts
- Type: Drama.
- Length: 2h 23 min (movie version)
2 Description of the Movie
Chuck (Tom Hanks), a FedEx manager, lives through a plane crash and is stranded alone on a deserted island for four years.
After he lands on the island, Chuck's most immediate need is drinking water, which he satisfies by drinking coconut milkCoconut Milk is a sweet, milky cooking base made from pressing and diluting the meat of a mature coconut (not the watery liquid found inside the nut). Coconut milk is a common ingredient in many tropical cuisines, most notably Thai, Malaysian, Sri Lankan and later by storing rain water in the discarded husks. His second immediate need is food. He attempts to fish, but is wholly unsuccessful at the start. As time progresses, his fishing skills steadily increase. Shortly after his first fishing attempt, he finds a compelling need to produce fireFor other uses see fire (disambiguation). bonfire The word fire is used to refer to the combination of the brilliant glow and large amount of heat released during a rapid, self-sustaining exothermic oxidation process of combustible gases ejected from a fu, which after great effort, many attempts, and some injury he succeeds in doing. Chuck takes shelter in a small cave for the majority of his stay on the island.
Luckily for Chuck, a few Fedex packages from the plane and the body of one of the pilots washes up on the shore shortly after he lands on the island. After some refitting, Chuck dons the pilot's shoes and improvises some tools from items he salvages from the washed-up packages. A piece of a port-a-john also appears on the shore. Eventually Chuck uses this fragment as a sail for the raft he makes to leave the island. After construction of the raft, Chuck sets off into the ocean with a desperate hope for rescue. After sailing for an unknown period of time -- when he is on the verge of death -- he is rescued by a passing ship.
3 Wilson
One of Cast Away's more notable characters is called Wilson, who is played by a volleyball. This volleyball plays the role of a mute, infinitely patient, non-living listener in the movie, providing Chuck with a companion for the 1,500 days he spends on the island. From a theatrical standpoint, Wilson also serves to realistically stimulate dialog in a one-person situation.
