This fellowship also allows Chuck to speak — after an hour’s worth of mostly silence. Driven forward by the strength and struggles of its hero, “Cast Away” takes admirable risks while ...

Trivia The original idea for Cast Away came from Tom Hanks himself, who later recruited William Broyles to develop a screenplay based on his pitch. After Chuck's plane crash and harrowing survival ...

And why did Cast Away squander so much time on the island, watching Chuck learn to catch and cook crabs, when the heart of the matter lies in these all-too-brief passages? Broyles’ finest ...

CAST Away has been described as one of the best survival ... actor Tom Hanks who plays primary character Chuck Noland, told the news source he was inspired by a news article he had seen about ...

Some of Cast Away‘s filming locations aren’t difficult to decipher. The movie starts and ends in the same location: a Texas crossroads. But where is Chuck and Wilson’s deserted island?

7. Tom Hanks felt that the plane crash was the "best thing that ever happened" to Chuck in Cast Away. In the same audio interview, Hanks discussed Noland post-ordeal and him standing at the fork ...

With other similar survival movies drawing from real-life events, there is some question if Cast Away is based on a true ...

Cast Away stars Hanks as Chuck Noland, a FedEx employee who winds up stranded on a deserted island after a company plane crashes. His only company are the many packages that wash ashore.

Only the ending, involving Kelly (Helen Hunt), the lover Chuck left behind, is a crock. Until then, Cast Away is funny, fierce and heartfelt. Oscar or not, that does deserve your consideration.