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Cast Away, 2000

Cast Away

English, Russian

USA

Rating:7.5
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Profile of Cast Away

The mood of Cast Away is gloomy, bleak, and contemplative. The plot centers around isolation, the human spirit, and a "fish out of water". It is a drama and adventure movie. In approach, Cast Away is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, on an island. Cast Away happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being a modern classic, a blockbuster, and an award winner. It is especially suggested for a date night and a family outing.

Summary of Cast Away

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.

Details

Language: English, Russian
Country: USA
Release date: 7 December 2000
Runtime: 143 min

Cast and Crew

Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland in Cast Away
Tom Hanks

as Chuck Noland

Helen Hunt as Kelly Frears in Cast Away
Helen Hunt

as Kelly Frears

Photos

Tom Hanks as an isolated man forced to transform himself in order to survive in Cast Away (2000)
Tom Hanks as an isolated man forced to transform himself in order to survive in Cast Away (2000)
Director Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks on the set of Cast Away (2000)
Director Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks on the set of Cast Away (2000)
Tom Hanks as an isolated man forced to survive on a deserted island in Cast Away (2000)
Tom Hanks as an isolated man forced to survive on a deserted island in Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Chuck (Tom Hanks) exults in the fire he has learned to create in Cast Away (2000)
Chuck (Tom Hanks) exults in the fire he has learned to create in Cast Away (2000)

Clips

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Cast Away: Trailer

Critics Reviews

The New York Times
At its best, Cast Away, like "Titanic," awes us with its sheer oceanic sweep and its cosmic apprehension of human insignificance.
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  • by: Stephen Holden
USA Today
Just be glad that Hanks and Zemeckis toiled mightily to pull off at least two-thirds of a remarkable achievement.
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  • by: Susan Wloszczyna

Users Reviews

A really good film!
Why? Tom Hanks. One character, for 95% of the movie and he plays it perfectly. It never fills dull or long and his descent into madness is subtle. I always enjoy watching this film as it always seems to be engaging.
  • 26.May.2011
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  • by: yinhong
  • yinhong rated this movie8/10Great
The scenes of Tom Hanks stranded on a desert island are the best part of this movie, the rest is pretty gooey. Once off the island, Hanks has a hard time readjusting to real life. It's sad. The only way he can have sex with Helen Hunt is if she...
  • 05.September.2010
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  • by: ColumboFan
  • ColumboFan rated this movie0/10
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