Cast Away
Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis, written by William Broyles Jr. and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Filming took place from January to March 1999, and April to May 2000.
Plot
In December 1995, Chuck Noland is a FedEx systems analyst who travels the world resolving productivity problems. He lives with his girlfriend, Kelly Frears in Memphis, Tennessee. The two talk of getting married but keep experiencing setbacks because Chuck is constantly called away to work, which starts to put a strain on their relationship. During a Christmas dinner, Chuck experiences pain due to an infected tooth, just before he is summoned to resolve a FedEx problem in Malaysia. Before leaving, Kelly gives Chuck her grandfather's pocket watch with a photo of her in it. He gives her a small box, saying she can wait to open it on New Year's Eve when he returns, implying it is an engagement ring.
More details
| author | William Broyles, Jr. |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Memphis Moscow Tennessee Texas |
| director | Robert Zemeckis |
| editor | Arthur Schmidt |
| events | loss social isolation solitude survival skill |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | belong cargo ship christmas christmas dinner crossroad deserted island discover engagement ring fedex fire plough getting married homecoming hotel room infect intersection jeep cherokee life raft malaysia married new year pacific ocean pass passionate kiss pickup truck pocket watch portable toilet presumed dead raft rescue start a fire summon systems analyst talk think tooth extraction violent storm volleyball wash wilson wilson sporting goods |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | Jack Rapke Robert Zemeckis Steve Starkey Tom Hanks |
| productionCompany | ImageMovers Playtone |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles Malibu Monuriki Moscow Philippines Russia |
| theme | survival |