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I thought I heard that Cast Away was based on a true story. Any info on this? ike9898 14:32, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
You know? I searched for this images in google and found neither!!! Herle King 22:38, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
The article says he survived by drinking "coconut milk". Yet the page for coconut milk says it's the "sweet, milky cooking base made from pressing and diluting the meat of a mature coconut (not the watery liquid found inside the nut)". I don't think it's ever implied that he processed grated coconut with hot water to make coconut milk (see Coconut). Seems to me it should be "coconut water" -- just a typo?
I think the film ended on a completely sad note. Most people I know, who have seen the movie, would describe the ending as more depressing than happy. Anyway, saying that it had a "happy ending" is not only very subjective (not NPOV) but does not belong in a section about product placement. How does the so-called happy ending affect the average consumer's opinion of FEDEX? 69.136.234.155
Wasn't it called "Federal Express"? Not FedEx, or FDX? -- Kvuo 04:42, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
This wasn't product placement as much as it was Robert Zemeckis trying to make the film more realistic. He has stated in interviews and on the DVD commentary that using the FedEx brand made the story more real and believable as opposed to some made-up "Acme Shipping" brand.
The painted voleyball has become a sort of icon. It has appeared as a gag on countless shows and movies and it's easily recognizable. I even yelled "WIIIIILSOOOON" with a small pumpkin in my hand at a party recently and EVERYBODY got the joke. It should be mentioned that it has become part of popular culture.
What's the significance of the unopened package? Why didn't Chunk open it? How did it save his life? -- Kvasir 07:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't think an inanimate object should be credited in the cast member listing, even though it was a character of sorts in the movie. But Wilson was more of an extension of Hanks, rather than a character of its own. Weemies 23:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Towards the end of the movie, Tom Hanks was not shown wearing the seat belt before driving the car Suresh.k.ayodhya 15:16, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
I just saw this film (again), and what really bothers me is that I don't know what is the significance of part of the scene of the plane going down. In the scene after the plane crashes in the ocean, Hanks is still trapped in the plane. As his raft inflates and he is pulled toward the surface, a red poach, attached to the raft by a cord, gets snagged in the twisted, sinking wreckage. It eventually breaks off and sinks with the plane. What was in that bag? Food? A satellite phone? An inflatable bed? A two-way radio? Survival gear? A deck of cards and magazines? Does anyone know? — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:57, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
- I've just watched the crash scene and it's clearly written on the pouch "EQUIPMENT". So one could suppose it contained a basic lifeboat kit. I'm not an expert on survival kit but I'll use the book Life of Pi as a reference; they say the lifeboat survival kit contains valuable things such has: Carton of emergency ration (food and water), wool blanket, fishing kits with hooks, rain catcher, hand flares, etc. Things that would have made his trip way more easier. But of course FedEx "secret survival box" wouldn't have been that usefull if he had the basic right at the beginning and the movie wouldn't have been such entertaining. 69.51.253.240 08:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[User: call me Korben]
I added wilson the volleyball to the cast list. I gave him third billing.
I think the Wilson section reads as an essay/film analysis rather than an objective presentation of the story. Particularly the sentence about the "alternate genesis" of Wilson. Perhaps the author could cite a source for this analysis or this section should be cleaned up.
- Did Wilson's film career die with this movie? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
64.255.113.162 (
talk) 11:58, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
In what ways is it related, other than that he is a castaway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.43.98.2 ( talk • contribs)
--- I vote for removing the Robinson Caruso reference. There material on the DVD explictly states where Hanks got the idea. This ends the matter as far as I am concerned.
Wouldn't by international law he have become sovereign of that island after remaining on it for five years without anyone else ever having came to visit it? He could go back and start a nice tax haven. -- 72.38.225.72 18:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
I am wondering if anyone knows...IMDB states one of the filming locations as the Philippines....which part?
65.24.184.226 (
talk) 23:25, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
I remember once seeing on an entertainment program a clip of a mockumentary video of a parade for Wilson once he was rescued. I mistakenly believed it was an extra on the Cast Away DVD, but it's not there. What was this video? I suspect it was a promotion for the DVD release, but can't find any info about it anywhere on-line. I know I'm not imagining seeing this, so what was it made for and where can I find that video? YouTube had some Wilson videos, but I don't think any of them were what I saw. -- • The Giant Puffin • 19:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
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I thought I heard that Cast Away was based on a true story. Any info on this? ike9898 14:32, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)
You know? I searched for this images in google and found neither!!! Herle King 22:38, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
The article says he survived by drinking "coconut milk". Yet the page for coconut milk says it's the "sweet, milky cooking base made from pressing and diluting the meat of a mature coconut (not the watery liquid found inside the nut)". I don't think it's ever implied that he processed grated coconut with hot water to make coconut milk (see Coconut). Seems to me it should be "coconut water" -- just a typo?
I think the film ended on a completely sad note. Most people I know, who have seen the movie, would describe the ending as more depressing than happy. Anyway, saying that it had a "happy ending" is not only very subjective (not NPOV) but does not belong in a section about product placement. How does the so-called happy ending affect the average consumer's opinion of FEDEX? 69.136.234.155
Wasn't it called "Federal Express"? Not FedEx, or FDX? -- Kvuo 04:42, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
This wasn't product placement as much as it was Robert Zemeckis trying to make the film more realistic. He has stated in interviews and on the DVD commentary that using the FedEx brand made the story more real and believable as opposed to some made-up "Acme Shipping" brand.
The painted voleyball has become a sort of icon. It has appeared as a gag on countless shows and movies and it's easily recognizable. I even yelled "WIIIIILSOOOON" with a small pumpkin in my hand at a party recently and EVERYBODY got the joke. It should be mentioned that it has become part of popular culture.
What's the significance of the unopened package? Why didn't Chunk open it? How did it save his life? -- Kvasir 07:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't think an inanimate object should be credited in the cast member listing, even though it was a character of sorts in the movie. But Wilson was more of an extension of Hanks, rather than a character of its own. Weemies 23:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Towards the end of the movie, Tom Hanks was not shown wearing the seat belt before driving the car Suresh.k.ayodhya 15:16, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
I just saw this film (again), and what really bothers me is that I don't know what is the significance of part of the scene of the plane going down. In the scene after the plane crashes in the ocean, Hanks is still trapped in the plane. As his raft inflates and he is pulled toward the surface, a red poach, attached to the raft by a cord, gets snagged in the twisted, sinking wreckage. It eventually breaks off and sinks with the plane. What was in that bag? Food? A satellite phone? An inflatable bed? A two-way radio? Survival gear? A deck of cards and magazines? Does anyone know? — Frecklefoot | Talk 20:57, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
- I've just watched the crash scene and it's clearly written on the pouch "EQUIPMENT". So one could suppose it contained a basic lifeboat kit. I'm not an expert on survival kit but I'll use the book Life of Pi as a reference; they say the lifeboat survival kit contains valuable things such has: Carton of emergency ration (food and water), wool blanket, fishing kits with hooks, rain catcher, hand flares, etc. Things that would have made his trip way more easier. But of course FedEx "secret survival box" wouldn't have been that usefull if he had the basic right at the beginning and the movie wouldn't have been such entertaining. 69.51.253.240 08:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[User: call me Korben]
I added wilson the volleyball to the cast list. I gave him third billing.
I think the Wilson section reads as an essay/film analysis rather than an objective presentation of the story. Particularly the sentence about the "alternate genesis" of Wilson. Perhaps the author could cite a source for this analysis or this section should be cleaned up.
- Did Wilson's film career die with this movie? —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
64.255.113.162 (
talk) 11:58, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
In what ways is it related, other than that he is a castaway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.43.98.2 ( talk • contribs)
--- I vote for removing the Robinson Caruso reference. There material on the DVD explictly states where Hanks got the idea. This ends the matter as far as I am concerned.
Wouldn't by international law he have become sovereign of that island after remaining on it for five years without anyone else ever having came to visit it? He could go back and start a nice tax haven. -- 72.38.225.72 18:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
I am wondering if anyone knows...IMDB states one of the filming locations as the Philippines....which part?
65.24.184.226 (
talk) 23:25, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
I remember once seeing on an entertainment program a clip of a mockumentary video of a parade for Wilson once he was rescued. I mistakenly believed it was an extra on the Cast Away DVD, but it's not there. What was this video? I suspect it was a promotion for the DVD release, but can't find any info about it anywhere on-line. I know I'm not imagining seeing this, so what was it made for and where can I find that video? YouTube had some Wilson videos, but I don't think any of them were what I saw. -- • The Giant Puffin • 19:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)