Cast Away

Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and co-produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. The film depicts a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific and his desperate attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo.
The film was released on December 22, 2000. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $429 million worldwide, with Hanks being nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards.
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*In order to simulate the effects of being stranded on an island for a long period of time, Tom Hanks decided to go on a crash diet. Production was shut down in its wake, and during the break, Zemeckis worked on What Lies Beneath.
Category:2000 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:DreamWorks Pictures films
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Category:Films produced by Tom Hanks
Category:Films directed by Robert Zemeckis
Category:Films starring Tom Hanks
Category:American adventure drama films
Category:Rated PG-13
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Category:Films distributed by DreamWorks Pictures
Category:Drama