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Chinese title

Cast Away

English title

Cast Away

More Chinese films Name

Rebirth after Catastrophe

Rebirth after Catastrophe

Movie Type

Drama/Adventure

Length

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143 minutes

Country

United States

Dialogue Language

English Russian

Color

Color

Mixing

Dolby Digital Surround DTS SDDS

Rating

Rated PG- 13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images

Date of filming

January 1999 - May 7, 2000

Credit

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriter

William Broyles Jr. .....(written by)

Actors

Tom Hanks....Chuck Noland

Helen Hunt....Kelly Frears

< p>Nick Searcy .....Stan

Paul Sanchez .....Ramon

Lari White .....Bettina Peterson

< p>Leonid Citer .....Fyodor

Producer

Tom Hanks .....producer

Robert Zemecki Robert Si

Production and Distribution

Cameras

Panavision Cameras and Lenses

Laboratory

Consolidated Film Industries ( CFI), Hollywood (CA), USA

DeLuxe, USA (prints)

Production Company

20th Century Fox [USA]

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Plot introduction

Chuck, as a system engineer at FedEx, emphasizes precision and efficiency in both his personal life and work. His personality is impatient, so he emphasizes speed in everything. He has an absolute desire to control, so his daily life and work schedule are under his control anytime and anywhere. Although his career was successful, his emotions were another story.

Because he is a super workaholic, he rarely has time to spend with his girlfriend Kelly, so their relationship is in crisis. During a business trip, Chuck's small plane crashed and he was stranded on an uninhabited island with barren resources. When he lost the convenience of modern life and the interaction between people, the only purpose of life was to survive. , his outlook on life gradually changed. When he found that the pressure of life suddenly disappeared, he began to reflect on the purpose of life. Finally, he had a new understanding of work, relationships, and even life itself.

Related comments

At the edge of the world, his journey begins.

A box office bomb with the soul of an art film. ——"New York Post"

Tom Hanks performed alone for two-thirds of the film, and his acting skills were great. ——"Chicago Sun-Times"

Behind the scenes

Creative background

Although the film "1941" had mediocre box office results that year, the great director Spielberg But he admired the film's screenwriter Robert Zenigis very much. In the subsequent "Back to the Future", Spielberg became the hero behind the scenes and pushed Robert to the front. The latter also lived up to expectations and created A myth of the "Back to the Future Trilogy" that is still talked about by science fiction fans, and the visual special effects have naturally become a major selling point of Roche's works.

In the 1994 film "Forrest Gump", Roche's special effects were fully utilized, from a feather fluttering in the wind to the "historical shot" of Forrest Gump "meeting" the president. The story of Forrest Gump, the American dream, is full of legend. Another black comedy with a large cast of big names, "Legend of Life" is also dominated by special effects. Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and other stars "changed their faces" and " committed seppuku " were hilarious.

After completing "Contact," a profound science fiction work in 1997, Robert took over DreamWorks' "Cast Away" (there was also "Behind the Lie").

“Golden Ideas” Created the “Iron Triangle”

As early as 6 years ago, Hanks and William Broris, the screenwriter of "Apollo 13", had an idea to tell. The idea of ??a story about a man who undergoes mental and psychological suffering on a desert island due to an accident. Inspired by this "golden idea", Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, and William Broris formed the "Iron Triangle" of the film.

DreamWorks boss Spielberg has always been a strong supporter of Robert, his most popular protégé. Following the last film "Danger", he sent two superstars——Harrison Ford and Michelle After Pfeiffer's casting, this time another "Cast Away" starring two Oscar-winning stars (Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt) was given to Robert. It seems that he wanted to fulfill Robert's wish. Next year’s Oscars will pay off.

The best actor has suffered

The best actor Tom Hanks has been very proud of himself in the past two years. Naturally, he is generous and fat, but this is not the same as a character who has lived alone on a desert island for 4 years. There was a gap, so Robert deliberately shot the film story backwards--shooting the scene after Chuck was rescued first. After that, Robert gave Tom a long vacation to go to the gym while he went to catch up on "Danger". After "Danger" was wrapped, Hanks also lost more than 40 pounds, and the crew started working again, and production was officially completed in June this year.

Hanks first conducted survival training on a remote Mexican beach, learning to spear fish and grill food using local ingredients. After completing pre-production on an island in Fiji, Hanks launched a weight-loss campaign. For the chubby Hanks, losing weight is a headache: he can only survive on light sushi every day. So Hanks, who had a double chin at the beginning and was as strong as an ox, finally turned into a dried "coconut nut." To make matters worse, Hanks also contracted a staph infection during filming. When the crew got together for the second time, Hanks had already become "Tarzan". No wonder he said afterwards: "If I had known it would be so hard, I wouldn't have done it if I had given millions more dollars."

vilifying the Russians

Due to Chuck’s special profession, there are many exotic scenes in the film. One of the scenes in which Chuck reprimanded his subordinates for procrastination in the Russian branch was in Filmed in Russia, unexpectedly this attracted the attention of the Russian State Duma. A member of the Duma protested that Hollywood films always vilify the image of Russians, and this time they even described Russians as lazy people, expressing their desire to boycott this film. DreamWorks immediately clarified in an interview with the Moscow Times that this plot was actually a satire on those workaholic Americans and did not mean to disparage the Russians at all.

The difficult filming process

The filming process of this film is the same as the difficult survival experience in the wilderness. The actors and crew all experienced harsh challenges, and the entire film The shooting was regarded as one of the most extraordinary shooting projects of the year. The filming of the film took 16 months, and the filming was suspended for as long as a year. However, the reason for the suspension was not due to extraneous problems, but to allow Tom Hanks to lose 55 pounds and grow his hair longer. During the shutdown, director Robert Zemeckis led the production team of "Cast Away" to shoot "Danger" starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer.

In fact, as early as the early preparation stages of the film, Zemeckis and Hanks had repeatedly considered that if they wanted to realistically depict the passage of time and the pain and suffering Chuck suffered in the film, Filming had to be stopped. During this time, Hanks not only completed his physical transformation, but also underwent subtle changes emotionally. "When we got back together," Zemeckis recalled, "we saw a spark of life in Tom's eyes, and he felt like Chuck."

In production designer Rick Rick Carter, director of photography Don Burgess, executive producer Joan Bradshaw, producers Steve Starkey and Jack With the assistance of old partners such as Jack Rapke, Zemeckis began filming "Cast Away" in January 1999. Unlike most films, this film is shot in chronological order as the story develops.

The crew’s first stop was Moscow, which is an already dramatic city. Here, Chuck’s work and life were introduced. The photographer used a moving lens to show the rhythm of Chuck’s life. During filming in Red Square, the crew even closed off the entire square.

After completing a week of filming in Moscow, the crew returned to the Los Angeles studio for filming. In February, the whole team went to Fiji, and the hard work had just begun. As early as June 1998, the main creative staff began to search for a suitable desert island, and finally found the deserted Monu-riki Island in the northwest of the Fiji Islands. Monu-riki is a volcanic island, only 99 acres in size. You can walk around the entire island in 2 and a half hours. The unique topographic features, pristine beaches and coconut groves are the charm of the island.

Getting permission to shoot on the island went through a complicated and long process. It required not only patience, but also study of local customs and habits to win the favor of the island owner. The filming contract drawn up with the Fijians also included environmental management regulations, and an environmentalist was responsible for supervising the entire filming period on the island.

After completing the first phase of filming on the island, in April 2000, the crew returned to Monu-riki Island for a week of filming, and then transferred to Namotu and Tavarua Islands. The port can accommodate the crew's small fleet of boats, making it the perfect location to film Chuck's escape from the deserted island amid dangerous waves and rocks. The crew completed filming in Fiji one and a half days ahead of schedule, and then returned to Los Angeles to shoot special effects scenes in the studio.

The welcome ceremony for Chuck returning to civilized society was filmed at the FedEx Super Center in Memphis. 1,200 FedEx employees became extras, and even FedEx founder Fred Smith appeared. in the picture. The film's screenwriter, William Broyles Jr., began writing the script with Smith's permission, and FedEx provided unprecedented support during the filming of the film.

The video is clearly divided into three parts. The "first act" before the plane accident was mostly shot with a handheld camera. The dynamic shots reflect the fast-paced world of the protagonist. To use an old saying, it is "a race against time"; the "second act" on the desert island lasted more than an hour. , is the essence of the entire film - there is no music, no dialogue or voice-over, the camera stays in a fixed position most of the time, and there is no movement tracking even when the characters leave the camera, as if time has frozen. In the "third act" after leaving the desert island, the camera began to move up and down, push and pull and other romantic techniques, like ups and downs of music. The real "supporting character" of the film is a volleyball named "Wilson". "Wilson" is a sports brand, and the volleyball appeared in a package drifting to the island. The real reason Hanks chose this brand was that his beloved wife’s last name was Wilson. The film reveals the endurance of life, especially when you are isolated and helpless, how to maintain mental health, overcome countless natural barriers while overcoming your inner consciousness of helplessness and desire to give up. The film makes people think deeply: family, work, relatives, life, what is eternal?

Wonderful Highlights

About one and a half hours of sound in the entire film was re-added in post-production.

Most of the night scenes on the desert island were shot during the day, with the night sky and dark background added in post-production.

If Chuck's name is abbreviated to "C", the name together is "C. Noland", and when pronounced, it is "see no land".

Contrary to public belief, FedEx did not pay the producers a penny.

A volleyball in the film was later auctioned and sold for US$18,400.

Interesting shot

Although the story of the film took place in 1995, the Jeep Cherokee driven by Chuck was a 1999 model.