History Trivia / CastAway

* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/TomHanks said he first got the idea for the film after reading an article about [=FedEx=]. "I realized that 747s filled with packages fly across the Pacific three times a day. What happens if one of those goes down?," he said. He took that idea and combined it with his interest in how to survive without the five required elements for living -- food, water, shelter, fire, and companionship.

* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/TomHanks said he first got the idea for the film after reading an article about [=FedEx=]. "I realized that 747s filled with packages fly across the Pacific three times a day. What happens if one of those goes down?," he said. He took that idea and combined it with his interest in how to survive without the five required elements for living - food, water, shelter, fire, and companionship.

* FatalMethodActing: Creator/TomHanks actually sliced his leg open on an underwater coral reef while filming and nearly bled out as a result. Making matters worse is that the leg got ''infected'', and in the film, we get a [[GrossUpCloseUp horrifying close-up of it]]!

* FatalMethodActing: Creator/TomHanks actually sliced his leg open on an underwater coral reef in ''Film/CastAway'' and nearly bled out as a result. Making matters worse is that the leg got ''infected'', and in the film, we get a [[GrossUpCloseUp horrifying close-up of it]]!

* Cast Away is one of the [[https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-complete-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows-on-the-interna-1782918945 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.]]

* Cast Away is one of the 533 listed movies and Tv shows on board the International Space Station.

* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/TomHanks said he first got the idea for the film after reading an article about FedEx. "I realized that 747s filled with packages fly across the Pacific three times a day. What happens if one of those goes down?," he said. He took that idea and combined it with his interest in how to survive without the five required elements for living - food, water, shelter, fire, and companionship.

* CaliforniaDoubling : The movie was filmed on one of the small uninhabited islands belonging to {{UsefulNotes/Fiji}}, even though the movie's island is supposed to lie somewhere south of the Cook islands (which are very close to Fiji).

** The break between the two blocks was long enough that Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward'' in that time.
* RealPersonCameo[=/=]AsHimself: The founder and CEO of [=FedEx=], Fred W. Smith, plays himself in the scene where he welcomes Chuck back to the company after he returns to civilization. The scene was filmed at [=FedEx=]'s actual headquarters in Memphis.
* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold "Wilson" volleyballs (as in, with the face printed on them).

* DyeingForYourArt: Because of the dramatic change in appearance Creator/TomHanks needed to pull off for this movie, production was divided into two blocks. Prior to the first block, Hanks gained weight in order to make the subsequent weight loss seem even more dramatic. After the first block was completed, the production took a break so that Hanks could lose 30 pounds, grow out his hair and beard, and gain a deep tan to show before the second block started production. Hanks has attributed his later diagnosis with Type-II Diabetes with the weight loss he went through for this film.
** The break between the two blocks was long enough that Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Creator/HelenHunt shot ''Film/PayItForward'' in that time.
* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/TomHanks said he first got the idea for the film after reading an article about FedEx. "I realized that 747s filled with packages fly across the Pacific three times a day. What happens if one of those goes down?," he said. He took that idea and combined it with his interest in how to survive without the five required elements for living - food, water, shelter, fire, and companionship.
* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold "Wilson" volleyballs (as in, with the face printed on them).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An early draft of the script had Chuck having two different personalities talking to each other, Good Chuck and Bad Chuck.
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* DyeingForYourArt: Because of the dramatic change in appearance Tom Hanks needed to pull off for this movie, production was divided into two blocks. Prior to the first block, Hanks gained weight in order to make the subsequent weight loss seem even more dramatic. After the first block was completed, the production took a break so that Hanks could lose 30 pounds, grow out his hair and beard, and gain a deep tan to show before the second block started production. Hanks has attributed his later diagnosis with Type-II Diabetes with the weight loss he went through for this film.
** The break between the two blocks was long enough that Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward'' in that time.
* RealPersonCameo[=/=]AsHimself: The founder and CEO of [=FedEx=], Fred W. Smith, plays himself in the scene where he welcomes Chuck back to the company after he returns to civilization. The scene was filmed at [=FedEx=]'s actual headquarters in Memphis.
* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold "Wilson" volleyballs (as in, with the face printed on them).

* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold Wilsons.

* RealPersonCameo[=/=]AsHimself: The founder and CEO of [=FedEx=], Fred W. Smith, plays himself in the scene where he welcomes Chuck back to the company after he returns to civilizations. The scene was filmed at [=FedEx=]'s actual headquarters in Memphis.

* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold Wilsons.
* The CEO of [=FedEx=] when Chuck returns? That was *the* Chairman of [=FedEx=]. Employee #1. Fred Smith.

* DyeingForYourArt: Because of the dramatic change in appearance Tom Hanks needed to pull off for this movie, production was divided into two blocks. Prior to the first block, Hanks gained weight in order to make the subsequent weight loss seem even more dramatic. After the first block was completed, the production took a break so that Hanks could lose 30 pounds, grow out his hair and beard, and gain a deep tan to show before the second block started production. Hanks has attributed his later diagnosis with Type-II Diabetes with the weight loos he went through for this film.

* DyeingForYourArt: Because of the dramatic change in appearance Tom Hanks needed to pull off for this movie, production was divided into two blocks. Prior to the first block, Hanks gained weight in order to make the subsequent weight loss seem even more dramatic. After the first block was completed, the production took a break so that Hanks could lose 30 pounds, grow out his hair and beard, and gain a deep tan to show before the second block started production. The break between the two blocks was long enough that Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward'' in that time.

* DyeingForYourArt: Because of the dramatic change in appearance needed for this movie, production was divided into two blocks. Prior to the first block, Tom Hanks gained weight in order to make the subsequent weight loss seem even more dramatic. After the first block was completed, the production took a break so that Hanks could lose 30 pounds, grow out his hair and beard, and gain a deep tan to show before the second block started production. The break between the two blocks was long enough that Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward'' in that time.

* DyeingForYourArt: Tom Hanks grew a long, tangled beard and lost 30 pounds for his post-{{timeskip}} appearance (and gained weight for the pre-timeskip appearance). While he was getting into shape, Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''Film/WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward''.

* The CEO of FedEx when Chuck returns? That was *the* Chairman of FedEx. Employee #1. Fred Smith.

* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods made and sold Wilsons.

* DyeingForYourArt: Tom Hanks grew a long, tangled beard and lost 30 pounds for his post-{{timeskip}} appearance (and gained weight for the pre-timeskip appearance). While he was getting into shape, Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''Film/PayItForward''.

* TheRedStapler: Wilson Sporting Goods now makes and sells [[http://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball/balls/cast-away-volleyball/ special Cast Away edition Wilson volleyballs, with the handprint-shaped red face printed on them, still on sale to this very day.]]

* DyeingForYourArt: Tom Hanks grew a long, tangled beard and lost 30 pounds for his post-{{timeskip}} appearance (and gained weight for the pre-timeskip appearance). While he was getting into shape, Creator/RobertZemeckis shot ''WhatLiesBeneath'', Hanks produced ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and Helen Hunt shot ''PayItForward''.