Personality reliable, quiet, and a great listener. Chuck draws a face in the dried blood, and over the next four years he pours out his heart to his little buddy. But more than that, by providing Chuck a buddy - and importantly one with a name to give Wilson more of a presence - over time the pair could develop a genuine relationship, which they do. Though Chuck and Wilson’s relationship starts off rocky Chuck tosses Wilson in frustration after cutting his hand, leaving Wilson smeared with blood they are soon inseparable. The only other option is for him to speak aloud to himself, but over time this would become quite awkward and forced. You just hang on.įrom a writing perspective, the story demands some object toward which Chuck can talk. Don’t worry Wilson, I’ll do all the paddling. Did that thought ever cross your brain? Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this shithole island spending the rest of my life talking to a god damn VOLLEYBALL. Apparently someone else was desperate for a volleyball.
#WILSON FROM CAST AWAY MOVIE#
You wouldn’t have a match by any chance would you? Hey, you want to hear something funny? My dentist’s name is James Spalding. For the 2000 movie 'Cast Away,' that prop is without question the Wilson volleyball Tom Hanks ’ character befriends while stuck on an island. Here is a selection of dialogue by Chuck directed toward Wilson:
#WILSON FROM CAST AWAY FULL#
But Chuck shares a full range of feelings with this inanimate object turned friend.
Marked by Chuck’s bloody handprint, his ‘face’ serves as Wilson’s singular expression (the ball named for the brand of volleyball). When Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is stranded on a remote desert island, his need for companionship finds a point of focus in a volleyball that washes ashore.
Consider Wilson from the 2001 movie Cast Away (written by William Broyles, Jr). In one of the most memorable scenes of the movie - Hank's character is seen plunging into the water - struggling to swim to save him and reluctantly returning to the relative safety of the raft before screaming out 'WILSON - Wilson I'm sorry - I'm sorry Wilson'.Today’s Great Character proves a character doesn’t have to be human or even animate to work as a compelling narrative element. Sadly as viewers will remember - during one of the endless days in the water - Wilson becomes detached from the broken raft and floats away with the current.
A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted.
#WILSON FROM CAST AWAY FREE#
The ball serves as Chuck's companion throughout the four years.įinally, in an attempt to free himself from the confines of the island - Chuck builds a raft and takes it, supplies and Wilson out to sea. The official trailer for Cast Away starring Tom Hanks. Wilson the volleyball In the film, Wilson the volleyball serves as Chuck Nolands personified friend and only companion during the four years that Noland spends. The FedEx worker finds a volleyball - and with blood on his hand after an accident, while trying to start a fire - draws a face on it and names it 'Wilson'. Wilson Cast Away may be a great friend, but it's an even better ball. The movie that starred Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland told the story of a lone survivor of a plane crash - who for four years lived on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. This replica of the actual ball used in the movie has a top-quality, synthetic leather cover for great touch and feel. The buyer “places it high among the most expensive movie props ever sold at auction,” as reported by The Times.Ĭast Away was a smash hit when released in 2000. The movie prop was sold at Prop Store Auctions to an anonymous buyer for an incredible £230,000 ($308,544). Originally expected to sell for around £60,000 - the volleyball dubbed 'Wilson' by Tom Hank's character in the movie staggered bidders when the hammer finally fell last week at auction.
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