A film I felt didn't work. But since so many love it I won't get into the why. I was right about their next collaboration. But I had no idea just how bad it would be. And only about seven or eight times have I thought about tossing it aside before finishing it.
CAST AWAY belongs on that list.
When it became the sleeper hit of the summer of '94, it gave the action genre a much needed kick in the ass. Yost's career flourished. Write a comedy, which Yost is currently completing with his partner Ron Burla. He also took time out to speak with me about his screenwriting career. Cordelia, an aspiring actress at a swank Hollywood party, delivers the line just before she vanishes into the crowd to schmooze anew.