TITLE : Cast Away
YEAR OF RELEASE : 2000
CLASSIFICATION : M
DIRECTOR : Robert Zemeckis
STARRING : Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
FILM REVIEW : Tom Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx courier executive who spends his life travelling from one location to the next. His life is fast-paced & is ruled by the clock. He is spending less & less time with his girfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt), putting his professional life ahead of his personal life. Chuck's life takes a turn for the worst one night, when the plane he is travelling on crashes & he is left stranded on a deserted island. He now has to fight for survival. Basic needs such as food, water & shelter become the priorites in his life changing existence. Hanks is excellent in the role. Cast Away is gripping entertainment from start to finish.
Cast Away(2000) VHS
Hyperactive Federal Express employee Tom Hanks washes up on a desolate South Pacific island, sole survivor of a plane crash. It takes all of Hanks' ingenuity and strength--plus some beached Fed Ex packages, a picture of fiancee Helen Hunt, and the companionship of a volleyball named Wilson--to help him survive a four-year quest for survival and rescue in this acclaimed adventure from director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"). 143 min.
Cast Away [DVD](2000) DVD
Hyperactive Federal Express employee Tom Hanks washes up on a desolate South Pacific island, sole survivor of a plane crash. It takes all of Hanks' ingenuity and strength--plus some beached Fed Ex packages, a picture of fiancee Helen Hunt, and the companionship of a volleyball named Wilson--to help him survive a four-year quest for survival and rescue in this acclaimed adventure from director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"). 143 min. Widescreen; Sopundtracks: English 5.1, DTS and Dolby Surround, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Zemeckis; "making of" featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailers; TV spots; art gallery; storyboards; scene access.
