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Plot:

• After FedEx systems engineer Chuck Noland is ripped out of his hasty life by the clock in a plane crash, he finds himself alone on the shores of a tropical island. First, frustration gets to him and then he realizes how little his chances are to ever get back to civilisation. Four years later, Chuck has learned very well how to survive on his own: mending his dental health, catching fish with a spear, predicting the weather with a selfmade calendar. A photograph of his girlfriend Kelly has kept his hopes alive all these years. Finally, Chuck takes the opportunity to take off for home: He sets off on a wooden raft with a sail that has washed ashore.
• Chuck Noland is a Fed-Ex manager who demands that everything must be on time and travels the world to make sure punctuality is on top of everything else. He has a girlfriend, Kelly, with whom he is deeply in love with and family he hardly sees. When work intrudes on Christmas Eve, Chuck has a quick gift exchange in the car and kisses Kelly goodbye. He boards a delivery plane going overseas which gets caught in a horrendous storm and crashes into the Pacific. The sole survivor Chuck washes up on a remote island along with several Fed-Ex packages that he must use for supplies. With limited luxury, he adapts to the island over the course of 1,500 nights. When Chuck finally sees his chance he rafts out on the ocean and fortunately is spotted. After a bittersweet welcome-back reception, Chuck finds Kelly has married another man and has children. But he is missing more than her. For all his life his objective was work. For four years, it was survival. Now Chuck is compelled to live.
• Chuck, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia ditches at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and he washes up on a tiny island with nothing but some flotsam and jetsam from the aircraft's cargo. Can he survive in this tropical wasteland? Will he ever return to woman he loves?
• A workaholic gets stranded alone on a desert island after his plane crashes. Away from his loved one and his haywire lifestyle, he now has to learn to survive surrounded by the wild, and a few washed up FedEx packages.
• Chuck Noland is a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment's notice, to far-flung locales - and away from his girlfriend Kelly. Chuck's manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island - cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. But then what? Chuck begins his true personal journey. After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to persevere and to hope are a product of his life-changing experience.

Director:

• Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

• William Broyles Jr.    (written by)

Producers:

• Steven J. Boyd    associate producer (as Steven Boyd)
• Joan Bradshaw    executive producer
• Tom Hanks    producer
• Cherylanne Martin    associate producer
• Jack Rapke    producer
• Steve Starkey    producer
• Robert Zemeckis    producer

Cast:

• Paul Sanchez    Ramon
• Lari White    Bettina Peterson
• Leonid Citer    Fyodor
• David Allen Brooks    Dick Peterson
• Yelena Popovic    Beautiful Russian Woman
• Valentina Ananyina    Russian Babushka
• Semion Suradikov    Nicolai
• Tom Hanks    Chuck Noland
• Peter von Berg    Yuri (as Peter Von Berg)
• Dmitri S. Boudrine    Lev
• François Duhamel    French FedEx Loader
• Michael Forest    Pilot Jack
• Viveka Davis    Pilot Gwen
• Nick Searcy    Stan
• Jennifer Choe    Memphis State Student
• Helen Hunt    Kelly Frears
• Nan Martin    Kelly's Mother
• Anne Bellamy    Anne Larson
• Dennis Letts    Dennis Larson
• Wendy Worthington    Wendy Larson
• Skye McKenzie    Skye Larson
• Valerie Wildman    Virginia Larson
• John Duerler    John Larson
• Steve Monroe    Steve Larson
• Ashley Trefger    Lindsey Larson
• Lindsey Trefger    Lindsey Larson
• Alyssa Gainer    Katie Larson
• Kaitlyn Gainer    Katie Larson
• Lauren Gainer    Katie Larson
• Al Pugliese    Gregory Larson (as Albert Pugliese)
• Gregory Pugliese    Gregory Larson
• Brandon Reinhardt    Matt Larson
• Matthew Reinhardt    Matt Larson
• Lisa Long    Lisa Madden
• Lauren Birkell    Lauren Madden
• Elden Henson    Elden Madden
• Timothy Stack    Morgan Stockton
• Alice Vaughn    Alice Stockton
• Chase MacKenzie Bebak    Chase Stockton (as Chase Bebak)
• Gage Bebak    Gage Stockton
• Amanda Cagney    Amanda Stockton
• Andrea Cagney    Amanda Stockton
• Fred Semmer    Fred Stockton
• Peter Semmer    Fred Stockton
• Joe Conley    Joe Wally
• Aaron Rapke    Ralph Wally
• Vince Martin    Pilot Al (as Vin Martin)
• Garret Davis    Pilot Blaine
• Jay Acovone    Pilot Peter
• Christopher Kriesa    Pilot Kevin
• Chris Noth    Jerry Lovett
• Fred Smith    Himself
• Michelle Robinson    FedEx Anchor #1
• Tommy Cresswell    FedEx Anchor #2
• Jenifer Lewis    Becca Twig
• Geoffrey Blake    Maynard Graham
• Rich Sickler    FedEx Manager
• Derick Alexander    Taxi Driver
• Wilson the Volleyball    Itself
• Brian Crider    FedEx Employee (uncredited)
• David K. Hansen    Fedex Staffer (uncredited)

Taglines:

• At the edge of the world, his journey begins.