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Cast Away
2000
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) .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Christopher Noth, Nick Searcy |
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| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Genres | Drama |
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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 beautifully filmed story of adventure and discovery surrounding one man's will to stay alive.
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Christopher Noth, Nick Searcy, Geoffrey Blake, David Allen Brooks, Nan Martin |
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| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Studio | DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 18 mins Watch now: 2 hrs 23 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Oct 2001 Watch now: 31 Oct 2009 Production year: 2000 |
| Watch now | FREE |
| Format | DVD |
Cast Away (2000)
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Proving, to an extent, that the old ideas are often the best ones, Tom Hanks plays a Robinson Crusoe for the 21st century in this near one-man-show adventure from his Forrest Gump director, Robert Zemeckis. The aeroplane crash that strands Federal Express agent Hanks on an uninhabited South Sea island is authentic enough to ensure that Cast Away will never be shown as an in-flight movie. Alone on screen for most of the film's duration, Hanks's plight makes for riveting viewing as he struggles to keep body and soul together. It's only when he arrives home to a wholly unsatisfying, woolly conclusion that the film unravels, despite the lengthy break in filming (during which Zemeckis shot What Lies Beneath) that enabled Hanks to shed weight for the homecoming. An exhilarating testimony to the resilience of the human spirit that doesn't quite know what to do with itself back on the mainland.
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A movie that is less interested in exploring the consequences of the isolation of a hyperactive manager than in demonstrating the ability of its star to hold an audience on his own, with no more than a charismatic volleyball for company; Hanks manages it
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
THIS FILM DOSE NOT DESERVE 5 STARS...
...It deserves 20. A great film all round. It is a truely amazing film about survival on a deserted island. It is not that farfetched. I was expecting some big animal to jump out but it was a very intelligent film and some scenes were quite horrific. Tom Hank's best film. Helen Hunt gave a great preformance also. It is not just a guy with a beird talking to a ball as some have written. A true classic and everyone must see it.
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Cast Away
Tom Hanks reunites with Back to the Future and Forrest Gump director, Robert Zemeckis for this touching desert island drama. Significant moments like making fire, the creation of 'Wilson' (most endearing performance by an inanimate object, ever!) and fashioning a raft all lend a pragmatic and pleasing edge. As we'd perhaps expect by now from Zemeckis, the theme of the picture is time: how we shouldn't turn our back on it, underestimate or waste it. Visually, Cast Away is certainly accomplished. Plaintive and genuinely beautiful at times, with a flowing, peaceful tone interspersed with excellent moments of high drama (such as the terrifying plane crash and aftermath), utilising quietly observant and unobtrusive camerawork to create a soothing mood. Hanks is brilliant as usual, carrying the entire film single-handed. Profound character realisations are likely to ignite an identifiable, 'What if it was me?' spark in the viewer. Although the conclusion will not satisfy everyone, offering an open-ended finish as opposed to the typical Hollywood “closure” nevertheless seems fitting and appropriate for the story.
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- mdridley from Catterick, United Kingdom
- Posted 25 Feb 2008 12:04
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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 ...
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