Cast Away

Cast Away
Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by	William Broyles Jr. (writer)
Produced by	Tom Hanks Jack Rapke Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis
Starring	Tom Hanks Helen Hunt
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Edited by	Arthur Schmidt
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production companies	ImageMovers Playtone
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (North America) DreamWorks (International)
Release date	December 22, 2000
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Box office	$429,632,142

Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure drama movie about a FedEx employee (Tom Hanks) surviving in an uninhabited island after the plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis. It gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. At the 73rd Academy Awards, Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, but lost to Russell Crowe for Gladiator.

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Canada	22 December 2000
United States	22 December 2000
Switzerland	11 January 2001 (German speaking region)
Czech Republic	11 January 2001
Germany	11 January 2001
Puerto Rico	11 January 2001
Austria	12 January 2001
United Kingdom	12 January 2001
Ireland	12 January 2001
Italy	12 January 2001
Sweden	12 January 2001
Belgium	17 January 2001
Switzerland	17 January 2001 (French speaking region)
France	17 January 2001
Australia	18 January 2001
Israel	18 January 2001
Netherlands	18 January 2001
Slovenia	18 January 2001
Denmark	19 January 2001
Spain	19 January 2001
Poland	19 January 2001
Portugal	19 January 2001
Hong Kong	24 January 2001
Russia	24 January 2001
Singapore	24 January 2001
Taiwan	24 January 2001
Argentina	25 January 2001
Brazil	26 January 2001
Finland	26 January 2001
Iceland	26 January 2001
Norway	26 January 2001
Peru	1 February 2001
Greece	2 February 2001
Uruguay	2 February 2001
South Korea	3 February 2001
Egypt	7 February 2001
Kuwait	7 February 2001
Hungary	8 February 2001
Lithuania	16 February 2001
Turkey	23 February 2001
Yugoslavia	23 February 2001
Japan	24 February 2001
Malaysia	1 March 2001
Ukraine	1 March 2001
Estonia	9 March 2001
Romania	16 March 2001
New Zealand	22 March 2001

Cast

• Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland
• Helen Hunt as Kelly Frears
• Nick Searcy as Stan
• Jenifer Lewis as Becca Twig
• Chris Noth as Jerry Lovett
• Lari White as Bettina Peterson
• Vince Martin as Albert "Al" Miller
• Geoffrey Blake as Maynard Graham

Other websites

• Cast Away on IMDb