| | Cast Away DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Adventure Movies, Romance Videos, Islands, Stranded/Castaway | | Starring | Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy, Helen Hunt, Viveka Davis, Valerie Wildman, Lari White, Christopher Noth | | Director | Robert Zemeckis | | Composer | Alan Silvestri | | Costume Designer | Joanna Johnston | | Director of Photography | Don Burgess | | Editor | Arthur Schmidt | | Executive Producer | Joan Bradshaw | | Producer | Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke | | Production Designer | Rick Carter | | Screenwriter | William Broyles, Jr. | | Visual Effects Supervisor | Ken Ralston |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Director's Comments; DTS Sound Tom Hanks is Chuck Noland, a man in a hurry. His job for Federal Express has him traveling the world on a moment's notice, exhorting the company's employees to speed things up--"never turn your back on the clock." When he's suddenly called away for business on Christmas night, his tolerant longtime girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) drives him to the airport. They have their Christmas in the car--and Chuck plunks an engagement ring into her lap right before he gets on the plane, telling her, "I'll be right back." But an unexpected storm cuts the plane's crew off from radio contact and blows them off course. Chuck is the sole survivor of the resulting crash, and washes up on a completely deserted island. Stranded there, he must give up everything that he once took for granted and learn how to survive all alone in the wilderness. From director Robert Zemeckis, CAST AWAY is a story of adventure and discovery surrounding one man's will to stay alive. Theatrical release: December 22, 2000.
One of the volleyballs used in the film sold at an online auction for $18,400.
Stephen Holden of the New York Times, Richard Roeper (EBERT & ROEPER AND THE MOVIES), and the Austin Chronicle named CAST AWAY one of the 10 best films of 2000.
The New York Film Critics Circle and the Online Film Critics Society named Tom Hanks Best Actor of 2000.
Tom Hanks won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association named Wilson the Volleyball Best Inanimate Object of 2000.
Unlike most films, where budget restrictions require shooting the scenes out of order, CAST AWAY was shot in story order. It was also made over a 16-month period with a year-long hiatus in the middle--in which Hanks lost the 55 pounds and grew a beard to show the effects of his time on the island. During this hiatus director Zemeckis made WHAT LIES BENEATH with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer.
The film was shot in Moscow (where the production shut down Red Square for shooting), at Federal Express headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, in Texas, in Los Angeles (at Sony Pictures Studios and FedEx), and on an uninhabited island in Fiji called Monu-riki.
FedEx founder and owner Fred Smith makes a cameo appearance in the film, which was made with the full support of Federal Express.
CAST AWAY was the highest grossing film released in the year 2000, making over $230 million. Cast Away Quotes/Excerpts: "I'll be right back."--Chuck (Tom Hanks) to Kelly (Helen Hunt).
Cast Away Reviews: "...A bravura solo spin....Thanks to Hanks' abilities, [a volleyball] actually seems to emote..." -- 3.5 out 4 stars
-- Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today "...Hanks towers....[An] ambitious epic, an existential meditation..." -- Rating: A--- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...Compelling..."
-- Danny Leigh, Sight and Sound "...A brave move for the helmer....[Hanks] conveys the isolation of his character with little dialogue and just a hint of madness..."
-- Mark Salisbury, Total Film "...Interwoven with timely observations about the centerless chaos of life in the modern world....Compelling..."
-- Michael Tunison, Box Office "...Zemeckis does an excellent job of finding visual means to express Chuck's isolation and thought process. Technically, the film is a marvel..."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter "...CAST AWAY's level of filmmaking is top of the line. Sweeping camera movements and masterful visuals are plentiful..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...All the island scenes are superb..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Cast Away | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.49) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2000 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  5710  | | CD Universe Part number | 2888913 | | Catalog number | 2003663 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 05, 2002 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | For intense action sequences and some disturbing images. | | Running Time | 143 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Single Disc |
Cast Away Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Tragic, but probable....
Tom Hanks is one of the greatest comtemporary actor and this is a fact proven in this movie. He's role is just fantastic! Besides the character he played, I loved Wilson! I cried for him just like Hanks did!
Excellent!
Submitted by Kathy (Miami, Florida, USA)
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 Compells you to watch it over and over
The action and the lack of action keeps you in your seat. Chuck and Wilson make a great team to tell a story that most film companies shy away from.
Submitted by Amy (Peoria, IL)
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Great!!!
I thought Tom was superb in his character as someone who alway holds it together and then all of sudden he losses it. I thought Wow! what would you do to survive. He and his imaginary friend Wilson. I thought only Tom could have pulled this off. His acting was fantastic how he cried for his friend Wilson and I cried too. You can actually feel the pain that he felt. I was wondering why he didn't open that one package. you found out at the end. Great movie.
Submitted by Dorothy ("Wilmette, IL, USA")
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This review is for a different format. Tom Hanks just excellent, another Oscar should've been!
Tom Hanks shows he has everything in this film.
He broadens his arisens in this film acting mainly in a solo role.
Robinson Crusoe film set in 1995, deserted on a remote island for four years taking for granted what he had, now having to fend and do things for himself, befriends Wilson the Football, as his man Friday.
Once you start watching you're hooked right till the very end.
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This review is for a different format. Love It!
I love this movie. There may not be a lot of talking during the movie but it is still a great movie and Tom Hanks is aswesome.
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Cast Away DVD Region 1
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Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 6.1 EX - English
Dolby Surround - English, French
DTS 6.1 ES - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Robert Zemeckis - Director, Don Burgess - Director of Photography, Ken Ralston - Visual Effects Supervisor, Carey Villegas - Co-Visual Effects Supervisor, Randy Thom - Sound Designer
Interactive Features:
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