Deserted Island Survival
English Title
Cast Away
More Chinese Titles
Rebirth of the Havoc
Rebirth after the Hijacking
Film Type
Drama/Adventure
Length
143 mins
Country/Region
United States
Language of Dialogue
English Russian
Color
Color
Mix
Dolby Digital Surround DTS SDDS
Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images
Rated PG-13 for the film. sequences and some disturbing images
Filming dates
January 1999 - May 7, 2000
Cast
Director
Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis
Writer
William Broyles
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Actors
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks .... .Chuck Noland
Helen Hunt Helen Hunt .... .Kelly Frears
Nick Searcy Nick Searcy .... .Stan
Paul Sanchez .... .Ramon
Lari White .... .Bettina Peterson
Leonid Citer .... .Fyodor
Producer
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks .... .producer
Robert Zemeckis Robert
Production Distribution
Camera
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Panelwashers
Consolidated Film Industries ( CFI), Hollywood (CA), USA
DeLuxe, USA (prints)
Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox 20th Century Fox [USA]
Plot
The Plot
Checker is a systems engineer at FedEx, who is obsessed with precision and accuracy in his private and professional life. He is a systems engineer at FedEx, and he is a man of precision and efficiency in both his private and professional lives. He is a man of impatience, so he demands speed in everything he does, and he has an absolute desire for control, so he is in control of his life and work schedule at all times and at all places. Although his career is successful, his emotions are a different matter.
Because he is a super workaholic, he has very little time to spend with his girlfriend Kylie, so their relationship is in crisis. During a business trip, Chuck's small plane crashes and he is stranded on a deserted island with poor resources. When he loses the convenience of modern life and human interaction, the only purpose of his life is to survive, his outlook on life gradually changes, and when he realizes that the pressure of life has disappeared all of a sudden, he begins to reflect on the purpose of life, and finally has a brand-new experience and understanding of work, relationships, and even life itself. The story is about a man who is a man who has been born to a man who has been born to a man.
Related Reviews
At the edge of the world, his journey begins.
A box-office bomb with an art-house soul. --New York Post
For two-thirds of the movie it's Tom Hanks all by himself, and he's fantastic. --Chicago Sun-Times
Behind-the-scenes
Background
Despite the mediocre box-office success of "1941," director Spielberg was so taken with the movie's screenwriter, Robert Zenigis, that he took on the role of writer for the subsequent "Back to the Future" movie. Spielberg was the hero behind the scenes, pushing Robert to the forefront, and the latter lived up to his name, creating a "Back to the Future Trilogy" myth that is still talked about by sci-fi fans, and the visual effects became a major selling point for Roche's work.
In the '94 film Forrest Gump, Roche's special effects were put to good use, from a feather floating in the wind to the "historical footage" of Forrest Gump "meeting" the president, making Forrest Gump's story of the American dream full of legend. The story of Forrest Gump's American dream is full of legend. And another big names in the black comedy "Leap to Life" is also special effects, Meryl Streep, Bruce Lee, and the other two are also special effects, and the story of the American dream is full of legend. Streep, Bruce Willis and other stars. Willis and other stars "face", "hara-kiri" is very lively. After completing his '97 sci-fi opus "Contact with the Future," Robert took on DreamWorks' "Life on a Desert Island" (along with "Behind the Lies").
"Golden Idea" Creates "Iron Triangle"
Six years ago, Hanks and "Apollo 13" screenwriter William Broyles came up with the idea of telling the story of a man who endures a mental and psychological ordeal on a desert island as a result of an accident. The idea for the story. Encouraged by this "golden idea", Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, and William Broyles formed the "Iron Triangle" of the film.
DreamWorks boss Spielberg for Robert, the favorite disciple has always been vigorously carry, following the last "Crisis" sent two superstars ---- Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer cast, this time again will be A by two Oscar superstars (Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt) led by the "Desert Island Remaining" care to Robert, it seems to want to fulfill Robert in next year's Oscars gain.
The movie star suffered
The movie star Tom Hanks these two years spring, naturally broad-minded, but this and a character in the desert island living alone for four years can be a gap, so Robert deliberately film the story of the film in reverse ---- shooting first after Chuck was rescued, and then shooting Chuck's life in the desert island. - First shoot the scene after Chuck was rescued. After that, Robert gave Tom a long vacation to go to the gym, and he went to catch the scene of "Crisis". After "Jeopardy!" was wrapped, and Hanks lost more than 40 pounds, the cast and crew began work again, and production officially wrapped in June of this year.
Hanks began with survival training on a remote Mexican beach, learning to spearfish and bake food from scratch. After completing pre-production on an island in Fiji, Hanks went on a diet. For the chubby Hanks, losing weight was a headache: he had to live on light sushi every day. So Hanks, who had a double chin at the beginning and was as strong as an ox, ended up as a dried coconut. To add insult to injury, Hanks contracted a staph infection during filming. When the crew got together for the second time, Hanks had become "Tarzan of the Apes", no wonder he said afterwards: "If I had known it was going to be so hard, I wouldn't have done it for a few more million dollars".
Scandalizing the Russians
Since Chuck's career is special, there are a lot of exotic scenery in the film, including a part of Chuck in the Russian branch reprimanded subordinates for procrastination of the plot was filmed in Russia, which unexpectedly attracted the attention of the State Duma of Russia, a member of the Duma protested, said Hollywood films are always in the scandal of the image of the Russians, and this time even more to the Russians said that the lazybones, and said that we should boycott the film, which is not a good idea, but a good idea. The Duma member protested that Hollywood films are always vilifying Russians, and that this time they are referring to Russians as sloths, and said he would boycott the film, while DreamWorks immediately clarified in an interview with The Moscow Times that the episode actually satirizes those workaholic Americans, and does not in any way demean the Russians.
The grueling process
The filming of the movie, like the survival of the film's savages, was a demanding challenge for the cast and crew, and the whole thing was viewed as one of the most extraordinary shoots of the year. The film took 16 months to shoot, with a year-long hiatus, but it wasn't for extraneous reasons; it was so Tom Hanks could lose 55 pounds and grow his hair long. During the hiatus, director Robert Zemeckis led the production crew of "The Remains of the Day" to make "Jeopardy!" starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer.
In fact, back in the early stages of the film's preparation, Zemeckis and Hanks mulled over the fact that a realistic portrayal of the passage of time and the agonizing torment Chuck endures in the film would necessitate calling a halt to the filming of the movie, during which time Hanks not only underwent an outward transformation, but also a subtle change in his emotional well-being. "When we rejoined the team," recalls Zemeckis, "we saw a spark of life jumping out of Tom's eyes, and he found Chuck."
With the assistance of veteran partners such as art designer Rick Carter, director of photography Don Burgess, executive producer Joan Bradshaw, and producers Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke. Zemeckis kicked off filming The Remains of the Day in January of 1999 with the filming of Desert Island. Unlike most films, this one is shot chronologically as the story develops.
The crew's first stop was Moscow, an already dramatic city where Chuck's work and life were to be introduced, and the cinematographer used moving shots to show the rhythm of Chuck's life. The crew even closed off the entire square during filming in Red Square.
After completing a week of filming in Moscow, the crew returned to the studio to shoot in L.A. In February, the whole crew headed to Fiji, where the grueling work had just begun. The search for a suitable desert island began as early as June 1998 and culminated in the uninhabited island of Monu-riki in the northwest of the Fiji archipelago, a volcanic island of 99 acres that can be explored in two and a half hours on foot. The unusual topography, rustic beaches and coconut groves are part of the island's charm.
Getting permission to film on the island was a complicated and lengthy process that required not only patience, but also research into the local customs and traditions in order to win the favor of the island's owners. The contract with the Fijians also included a code of environmental stewardship, with an environmentalist overseeing the entire shoot on the island.
After completing the first phase of filming on the island, the crew returned to Monu-riki for a week in April 2000, then moved on to Namotu and Tavarua, whose harbors could accommodate the crew's small fleet of boats and were the best places to film Chuck's escape from the deserted island amidst the treacherous waves and rocks. The crew finished filming in Fiji a day and a half early, then returned to Los Angeles to shoot special effects scenes in the studio.
Chuck's welcome back to civilization was filmed at the FedEx Supercenter in Memphis, with 1,200 FedEx Corp. employees as extras, and even FedEx founder Fred Smith was in the picture. It was with Smith's permission that the film's screenwriter, William Broyles Jr. began working on the script, and the film was shot with unprecedented support from FedEx.
The movie is clearly divided into three parts. The "first act" before the plane accident is shot with a handheld camera, and the dynamic footage reflects the protagonist's fast-paced world, which is a race against time, to use an old saying; the "second act" on the deserted island is more than a full hour long, and the movie is a very interesting one, with a lot of footage of the plane accident. The "second act" on the deserted island is more than an hour long and is the essence of the whole movie - no music, no dialog or voice-over, the camera stays in a fixed position for most of the time, and even the characters walk out of the camera without moving to track them, as if time has been frozen. After leaving the deserted island, the "third act", the camera began to lift and push and pull and other romantic techniques, as the ups and downs of the music. The real "supporting role" of the movie is a volleyball called "Wilson". "Wilson" is a brand of sporting goods, the volleyball appeared in a package drifted to the island. The real reason Hanks chose this brand is because his beloved wife's last name is Wilson. The film reveals the endurance of life, especially when you are isolated, how to maintain your mental health and overcome the myriad of natural barriers while overcoming your own inner sense of helplessness and desire to give up. The movie is thought-provoking: family, work, loved ones, life, what is eternal.
Highlights
About an hour and a half of the film's sound was reintroduced in post-production.
Most of the night scenes on the deserted island were shot during the day, and the night sky and dark backgrounds were added in post-production.
If you abbreviate Chuck's name with a "C," the name is "C. Noland," which is pronounced "see no land.
Contrary to popular belief, FedEx didn't pay the producers a dime.
A volleyball from the movie was auctioned off and sold for $18,400.
Warping Shots
While the movie takes place in 1995, the Cherokee Jeep Chuck drives is a 1999 model.