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 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 that May.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis Written by William Broyles Jr.
Produced by
Steve Starkey
Tom Hanks
Robert Zemeckis
Jack Rapke
Starring
Tom Hanks
Helen Hunt
Nick Searcy
Cinematography Don Burgess Edited by Arthur Schmidt Music by Alan Silvestri
Production
companies
ImageMovers
Playtone
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
(North America)
DreamWorks Pictures
(International)
Release date
December 22, 2000
