Cast Away Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Cast Away
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Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Produced by	Tom Hanks Jack Rapke Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by	William Broyles Jr. (writer)
Starring	Tom Hanks Helen Hunt Nick Searcy
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Editing by	Arthur Schmidt
Studio	ImageMovers Playtone
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (North America) DreamWorks (International)
Release date(s)	December 22, 2000
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Money made	$429,632,142

Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure drama movie. It was produced by Tom Hanks, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey and Robert Zemeckis. The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Cast Away was released on December 22, 2000. The movie stars Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee who gets stuck on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific.

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. At the 73rd Academy Awards, Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role but lost to Russell Crowe's performance in Gladiator.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
United States	22 December 2000
Switzerland	11 January 2001 (German speaking region)
Czech Republic	11 January 2001
Germany	11 January 2001
Puerto Rico	11 January 2001
Austria	12 January 2001
United Kingdom	12 January 2001
Ireland	12 January 2001
Italy	12 January 2001
Sweden	12 January 2001
Belgium	17 January 2001
Switzerland	17 January 2001 (French speaking region)
France	17 January 2001
Australia	18 January 2001
Israel	18 January 2001
Netherlands	18 January 2001
Slovenia	18 January 2001
Denmark	19 January 2001
Spain	19 January 2001
Poland	19 January 2001
Portugal	19 January 2001
Hong Kong	24 January 2001
Russia	24 January 2001
Singapore	24 January 2001
Taiwan	24 January 2001
Argentina	25 January 2001
Brazil	26 January 2001
Finland	26 January 2001
Iceland	26 January 2001
Norway	26 January 2001
Peru	1 February 2001
Greece	2 February 2001
Uruguay	2 February 2001
South Korea	3 February 2001
Egypt	7 February 2001
Kuwait	7 February 2001
Hungary	8 February 2001
Lithuania	16 February 2001
Turkey	23 February 2001
Yugoslavia	23 February 2001
Japan	24 February 2001
Malaysia	1 March 2001
Estonia	9 March 2001
New Zealand	22 March 2001