Cast Away

Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Initial filming took place from January to March 1999 before resuming in April 2000 and concluding in May.

This article is about the 2000 film. For other uses, see Castaway (disambiguation).

Cast Away
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Zemeckis
Written byWilliam Broyles Jr.
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDon Burgess
Edited byArthur Schmidt
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • 20th Century Fox
    (North America)
  • DreamWorks Pictures
    (International)
Release date
  • December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90 million
Box office$429.6 million

Cast Away was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in North America and DreamWorks Pictures in its international markets. It grossed $429 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2000. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay and Hanks' performance, for which he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards.

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