Cast Away (2000)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer (WGA):

William Broyles Jr. (written by)

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

At the edge of the world, his journey begins.

Plot:

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

Plot Keywords:

Elvis | Very Little Dialogue | Barefoot | Burial | Christmas

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Aug. 2	8:00 PM	TNT
Sun. Aug. 3	5:00 PM	TNT

Cast

Paul Sanchez	...	Ramon
Lari White	...	Bettina Peterson
Leonid Citer	...	Fyodor
David Allen Brooks	...	Dick Peterson
Jelena Papovic	...	Beautiful Russian Woman (as Yelena Papovic)
Valentina Ananyina	...	Russian Babushka
Semion Sudarikov	...	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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Crider	...	FedEx Employee (uncredited)
Wilson the Volleyball	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis

Writing credits (WGA)
William Broyles Jr.		(written by)

Produced by
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

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Don Burgess		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Arthur Schmidt

Casting by
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
Rick Carter

Art Direction by
Stefan Dechant
Elizabeth Lapp
William James Teegarden		(as Jim Teegarden)

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg
Karen O'Hara

Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hanks (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Kathryn Blondell	....	key hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist
Bill Myer	....	makeup artist (as Bill Meyers)
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder	....	hair stylist: Ms. Hunt (as Darrell F. Fielder)
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Helen Hunt
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	key makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hanks
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Robin Fredriksz	....	makeup artist: Helen Hunt (first half of film) (uncredited)

Production Management
Sergei Gurevich	....	production manager: Russia
Martin Krauka	....	production supervisor: Russia
Lidia Lukes	....	production supervisor: Russia
Cherylanne Martin	....	unit production manager
Nicola Olsen	....	production supervisor: Fiji
Peter M. Tobyansen	....	production supervisor (as Peter 'Toby' Tobyansen)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein	....	second assistant director (as David Bernstein)
Carla Corwin	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Carla R. Corwin)
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director
Anna E. Hayward	....	additional second assistant director (as Anna Hayward)
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Doug Ornstein)
Rich Sickler	....	second assistant director (as Rich T. Sickler)
Steve Starkey	....	second unit director
Basti Van Der Woude	....	second second assistant director
W. Scott Wolf	....	second second assistant director
Martin Krauka	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
William Xavier Acedo	....	set dresser (as William Acedo)
Graham Aston	....	assistant property master: Fiji
Carlo Basail	....	greensman
Nick Bassett	....	set dresser: Fiji
Todd Bennett	....	plaster foreman
Kelly Berry	....	buyer
Len Borggrebe	....	propmaker foreman
Tristan Paris Bourne	....	set dressing foreman (as Tristan P. Bourne)
Steven Brennan	....	assistant property
Andrea Broyles	....	original Angel Wings art
Jon J. Bush	....	set dressing foreman (as Jon Bush)
Mark Comperry	....	labor foreman
Clifton T. Cooper	....	assistant property: Memphis
Gene 'Hap' Cooper	....	supervising sculptor (as Gene Cooper)
Denis Cordova	....	general foreman
Chris Cummings	....	art department coordinator
Michael N. Dupuis	....	labor foreman
Anthony Feola	....	toolman foreman (as Anthony J. Feola)
Rachel A. Flores	....	assistant property
Ernesto Garcia	....	labor foreman
Michael Gastaldo	....	assistant property master
Nancy Gomes	....	paint supervisor (as Nancy A. Gomes)
Pat Gomes	....	paint foreman (as Patrick Gomes)
Glen E. Hawbecker	....	propmaker foreman (as Glen Hawbecker)
Chris Johnson	....	art department production assistant
Kristin Frances Jones	....	on-set dresser (as Kristin Jones)
Kay Jordan	....	construction accountant
Philip Keller	....	storyboard artist
Neil Kirkland	....	construction coordinator: Fiji
Pamela Klamer	....	set designer (as Pam Klamer)
Ann Knight	....	buyer
Dean Kraft	....	construction foreman: Memphis
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser (as Steve O. Ladish)
Tony Leonardi	....	stand-by painter (as A.J. Leonardi)
Alicia Maccarone	....	set designer
Hugo A. Maida	....	labor foreman
Kevin Mangan	....	greensman foreman
Louis Marquis	....	lead plaster foreman (as Louis F. Marquis)
Maureen McGuire	....	props department assistant
Andrew Menzies	....	assistant art director
Robin L. Miller	....	property master
Vladimir Murzin	....	art director: Russia
Nik Novis	....	construction coordinator: Fiji
Dan Ondrejko	....	greensmen coordinator (as Danny Ondrejko)
Jose Orozco	....	greensman
Mark Palmer	....	on-set dresser (as Mark B. Palmer)
Bill Phillips	....	construction accountant
David C. Potter	....	lead person
Edward J. Protiva	....	set dresser
Peter A. Ramsey	....	storyboard artist (as Peter Ramsey)
Bruce Richter	....	art special effects
Glenn H. Roberts	....	set dresser (as Glenn Roberts)
Greg Rocco	....	set dresser (as Gregory N. Rocco)
Darlene Salinas	....	set decoration coordinator
Yelena Shkatova	....	property assistant: Russia (as Elena Schkatova)
Kim Sinclair	....	art director: Fiji
Bob Skemp	....	greensman general foreman
Brett C. Smith	....	lead person (as Brett Smith)
Jay Smith	....	draper (as James Smith)
Steve Sola	....	propmaker foreman
John F. Soria	....	labor foreman
Dennis Steere	....	welder foreman
Patte Strong-Lord	....	set designer
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property (as D. James Stubblefield)
Jeffrey Thomas	....	greensman foreman
Kenneth Turek	....	buyer
Robert Van Dyke	....	general foreman (as Robert J. Van Dyke)
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Mike Villarino	....	general foreman (as Michael Villarino)
Freddy Waff	....	set dresser
Richard Blake Wester	....	set dresser (as Richard Wester)
Michelle L. Wolcott	....	art department production assistant
Greg Aronowitz	....	model maker (uncredited)
Greg Aronowitz	....	props designer (uncredited)
Steve Brennan	....	props (uncredited)
Mike Fields	....	sculptor (uncredited)
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor (uncredited)
James Jones	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	plasterer gangboss (uncredited)
Warren Manser	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Peterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Heather Smith	....	set dressing coordinator (uncredited)
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Margaret A. Thigpen	....	set dresser (uncredited)
David Tomeo	....	stand-by painter: second unit (uncredited)
Shaun Young	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Eleanor Beaton	....	foley assistant
Jessica Bellfort	....	supervising assistant sound (as Jessica Bellfort Rankin)
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Ken Fischer	....	sound effects editor
Sue Fox	....	foley editor
Andrea S. Gard	....	foley editor (as Andrea Stelter Gard)
David C. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
William B. Kaplan	....	production sound mixer
Stephen Kearney	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Leonard	....	supervising sound editor
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Marilyn McCoppen	....	adr supervisor
Marilyn McCoppen	....	dialogue supervisor
Stuart McCowan	....	assistant sound designer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist
Peggy Names	....	boom operator (as Peggy A. Names)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator (as Earl F. Sampson)
Dennis S. Sands	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Larry Schalit	....	dialogue assistant
Steve Slanec	....	adr assistant
Erich Stratmann	....	assistant sound effects editor
Ewa Sztompke	....	dialogue editor (as Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield)
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Brian Chumney	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)
Sean England	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano	....	sound reinforcement (uncredited)
David Hunter	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Larry Oatfield	....	conforming sound editor (uncredited)
Chris Pinkston	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Mac Smith	....	apprentice sound designer (uncredited)
Doug Winningham	....	assistant sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Amborn	....	special effects foreman
Larz Anderson	....	special effects
Steve Austin	....	special effects
Kirk Barton	....	special effects (as Kirk M. Barton)
Robert M. Bell	....	special effects (as Robert Bell)
Steve Bunyea	....	special effects set coordinator
Kenneth C. Clark	....	special effects set standby (as Ken Clark)
Walt Conti	....	animatronic effects: Edge Innovations
Jack Davis	....	special effects
Bruce Allan Donnellan	....	special effects (as Bruce Donnellan)
Ken Ebert	....	special effects
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Alec Gillis	....	animatronic effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects (as Charles Hessey)
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects
David Kirk	....	special effects
Joe Klein	....	special effects
Brandon K. McLaughlin	....	special effects
Jane E. Pepiot	....	special effects office coordinator
Jeff Pepiot	....	special effects
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects supervisor (as Kenneth D. Pepiot)
Justin Raleigh	....	lab technician: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	animatronic effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Taylor Ball	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Russ Herpich	....	mold maker: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (uncredited)
Ken Mieding	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Steve Newburn	....	mold department/technician: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (uncredited)
Steve Wolf	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Amit Agrawal	....	software development department manager: SPI
Richard Alonso	....	computer graphics (as Rick Alonso)
Maura Alvarez	....	rotoscope lead artist: SPI (as Maura N. Alvarez)
Christopher Arreola	....	lead scanning technician: SPI
Nick Bali	....	system engineer: SPI
Brian Battles	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
John Berri	....	visual effects avid editor: SPI
Steven Blakey	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Steve Blakey)
David Bleich	....	matte painter: SPI
Christian Boudman	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Virginia Bowman	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects digital production manager: SPI
David Burton	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Bonjin Byun	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	visual effects production assistant: SPI
Clint Colver	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Doug Creel	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Lisa Deaner	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Debbie Denise	....	visual effects executive producer: SPI
Tony Diep	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Jeff Dillinger	....	lead technical assistant: SPI
Colin Drobnis	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Sheena Duggal	....	creative head of HSC: SPI
R. Stirling Duguid	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Curtis Edwards	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Curtis 'NZ' Edwards)
Thomas F. Ford IV	....	HSC production manager: SPI
Crys Forsyth-Smith	....	visual effects producer: SPI
Layne Friedman	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI
Amy Garback	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Jennifer German	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Bart Giovanetti	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI (as Bart Giovannetti)
Dawn Guinta	....	head of high speed compositing: SPI
Harry Gundersen	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Brian Hall	....	software engineer: SPI
Eric Hanson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Todd Hara	....	technical assistant: SPI
Anthony Harris	....	assistant digital color timer
Matthew Hausman	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Matt Hausman)
Michael Hemschoot	....	bonsai compositor: SPI (as Michael 'Ffish' Hemschoot)
Garman Herigstad	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Jep Hill	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Manson Jones	....	software engineer: SPI
Jennifer Juen	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Joanie Karnowski	....	match move artist: SPI
Dan Kaufman	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Olin Kimberly	....	video engineer: SPI
Simon Knights	....	computer graphics
Raji Kodja	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Zsolt Krajcsik	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Daniel La Chapelle	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Lea Lambert	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
David C. Lawson	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Robert Legato	....	visual effects consultant
Didier Levy	....	digital artist
Lauren A. Littleton	....	visual effects production manager: SPI (as Lauren Ann Littleton)
Tim Llewellyn	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Mark Alan Loso	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Tom Lynnes	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Skye Lyons	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Sam J. Marrocco	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures (as Sam Marrocco)
LaNelle Mason	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
John McGee	....	texture painter: SPI
Garrick McLaughlin	....	technical assistant: SPI
Robb Miller	....	visual effects accountant: SPI
Dean Miya	....	senior systems engineer: SPI
Bruce Navsky	....	software engineer: SPI
John Nicolard	....	digital color timer: SPI
Rachel Nicoll	....	match move artist: SPI (as Rachel T. Nicoll)
Jeff Olm	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
Ethan Ormsby	....	bonsai compositor: SPI (as Ethan A. Ormsby)
Bob Peitzman	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Loree Perrett	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Todd Pilger	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Derrick Quarles	....	lead film recordist: SPI
Ken Ralston	....	visual effects supervisor
Sam Richards	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Allen Ruilova	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Rosendo Salazar	....	technical assistant: SPI
David Schaub	....	whale animator: SPI
Eric Scott	....	visual effects digital coordinator: SPI
Steve Sexton	....	computer systems
Rick Shick	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI
John R. Shourt	....	rotoscope artist: SPI (as John Shourt)
Aaron Smith	....	bonsai compositor: SPI
Jeff W. Smith	....	lead match move artist: SPI
Dee Storm	....	negative line-up: SPI
Robert Stromberg	....	additional paintings: SPI
Kendrick Sutherland	....	technical assistant: SPI
David Takayama	....	high speed compositing artist: SPI (as Dave Takayama)
Cari Thomas	....	visual effects producer
Joseph Thomas	....	lead match move artist: SPI
Donna Tracy	....	texture painter: SPI
Michael Trujillo	....	senior video/hardware engineer: SPI
James Valentine	....	rotoscope artist: SPI
Ron Vargas	....	senior visual effects video editor: SPI
Alberto Velez	....	systems engineering department manager: SPI
Marco Vidaurre	....	technical assistant: SPI
Carey Villegas	....	co-visual effects supervisor: SPI (as Carey Grant Villegas)
Guy Wiedmann	....	visual effects editor (as Guy T. Wiedmann)
Jeff Willette	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
John Willette	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Chris Winters	....	additional visual effects: Travelling Pictures
Jonathan Wood	....	visual effects technical director: SPI
Doug Yoshida	....	visual effects technical director: SPI (as Douglas Yoshida)
Tony Alexander	....	digital artist: Radium (uncredited)
Dean Andolsek	....	gaffer: visual effects photography (uncredited)
Bill Ball	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Rob Bredow	....	water development: R&D (uncredited)
Sean Callan	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Danielle Conroy	....	senior manager of digital production (uncredited)
Thomas R. Dickens	....	senior modeler: SPI (uncredited)
Robert Duncan	....	digital visual effects supervisor: CFC (uncredited)
Fish Essenfeld	....	compositing and 2D supervisor: Metrolight Studios (uncredited)
Dan Feinstein	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
John Follmer	....	head of production: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Steve Fong	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Darrel Griffin	....	digital lab: CFC (uncredited)
Ralph Horan	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Drew Jones	....	visual effects producer: CFC (uncredited)
Michael Kabella	....	lead software engineer (uncredited)
Richard Kidd	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Stephen Kowalski	....	senior systems engineer (uncredited)
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editorial: CFC (uncredited)
Heather MacPhee	....	digital artist: Metrolight Studios (uncredited)
Gilligan Markham	....	software engineer: SPI (uncredited)
Kevin May	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mark Nelmes	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
Alex Payman	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
John H. Radulovic	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Richard Sandoval	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Dobbie Schiff	....	visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Dominic Sidoli	....	visual effects coordinator: CFC (uncredited)
Andrew Titcomb	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Gavin Toomey	....	digital compositing artist: CFC (uncredited)
Audrea Topps Harjo	....	digital producer: SPI (uncredited)
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	Flame artist: Radium (uncredited)
Barry Weiss	....	senior staff: SPI (uncredited)
Kathleen Woolery	....	digital color timer (uncredited)
Patrick Zentis	....	digital compositor: Digital Backlot (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts (as Richard Blackwell)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Steve Madaras	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Dan Plum	....	stunts
Jon Roseman	....	stunt double: Tom Hanks
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Jennifer Watson-Johnston	....	stunts (as Jennifer Watson)
David Kilde	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Palmer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
Bryan Ashford	....	grip
Pasquale Attanasio	....	grip
Marty Baukind	....	rigging best boy
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Alun Bollinger	....	director of photography: second unit (as Alun 'Albol' Bollinger)
David Boyd	....	director of photography: second unit
Brad Boyer	....	grip (as Bradley Boyer)
Craig Campbell	....	electrician
Kenny Carceller	....	rigging best boy (as Ken Carceller)
Cash Cockerill	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit (as Cash W. Cockerill)
Edward Cox	....