Movie Info
Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him, often at a moment...(read more...)
's notice, to far-flung locales - and away from his girlfriend Kelly. Chuck's manic existence abruptly ends when, after a plane crash, he becomes isolated on a remote island - cast away into the most desolate environment imaginable. Stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck, the consummate problem solver, eventually figures out how to sustain himself physically. But then what? Chuck begins his personal journey. After four years, fate gives Chuck a chance to fight his way back to civilization, only to find an unexpected emotional challenge greater than all the earlier physical ones. His ability to persevere and to hope are a product of his life-changing experience. Though the conclusion of Chuck's story may not be a conventional Hollywood ending, it is, like life, full of truth, pain and promise.
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
MPAA: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hrs. 23 min.
Release Date: Dec 22, 2000
Cast:
Ashley Edner,
Chris Noth,
Christopher Kriesa,
Elden Henson,
Geoffrey Blake,
Helen Hunt,
Jay Acovone,
Jenifer Lewis,
Jennifer Lewis,
Lari White,
Michael Forest,
Nan Martin,
Nick Searcy,
Steve Monroe,
Tom Hanks,
Valerie Wildman,
Viveka Davis,
Wendy Worthington