Cast Away” balls are still in high demand, and we sell 20,000 to 25,000 each year,” Davenport explains. Little did they know, they had just gotten their first glimpse of Hanks’ co-star and soon-to-be pop culture sensation, Wilson the Volleyball. While the film is a seemingly simple journey, for the most part, the final act sneaks up on audiences in a way that is sure to give them a lot to think about. Another castaway was a French woman Marguerite de La Rocque, who in 1542 was made to stay on an island near Quebec, Île des Démons, after her uncle caught her sleeping with a man aboard their ship and left them both on the uninhabited land.

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I quit, I don’t want to do this job anymore, I’m gonna go figure out what I want to do and I’m going to be okay. Selkirk travelled around the South Pacific in the early 1700s, taking part in buccaneering pursuits. Cast Away was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in North America and DreamWorks Pictures in its international markets. Throughout the film, Maverick’s equipment is carried aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), including volleyballs.Chuck is the only survivor and escapes on an inflatable life raft, losing the emergency locator transmitter in the process. Perfect for phone cases, laptops, journals, guitars, refrigerators, windows, walls, skateboards, cars, bumpers, helmets, water bottles, hydro flasks, computers, or whatever needs a dose of originality.