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Wilson reminds him that there is still thirty feet of rope already made at the top of the island, to which Noland replies that he doesn’t want to back up there, though he eventually does and we learn that he had a plan to end his life as the rope is dangling from a broken mount with a noose wrapped around and a man-sized hunk of carved tree stump that resembles a person. The stress is compounded by the fact that he’s stripped all the usable bark from the saplings on the island, which he uses to make rope.
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He toils with the decision, the calculations and the odds of it working, all the while communicating his concerns with Wilson, who, to the audience is silent but for Chuck is part of the dialogue. In this moment, Noland is considering the chances of surviving at sea and the likelihood of making it off the island. Like any good friend, Wilson doesn’t always agree with Chuck. The two have only each other, and Chuck does nothing without his companion alongside. Wilson deflates, a hole splits the crown and Noland fits dry reeds and grass inside, giving the ball some ‘hair’. As Noland adapts to and masters his environment, he sheds weight, the sun bleaches his hair, and he becomes almost feral. Wilson however, becomes his friend and over the next four years, one that changes along with Chuck.
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He can break open coconuts with the skates and catch fish with the netting of a skirt. The Moment: In the first few weeks on the island, Noland learns to use what he’s found from the FedEx boxes to help sustain his existence on the island. In time, it becomes his most valuable possession, his only friend, and the greatest treasure he finds on the island. He strips away the box, calls it Wilson, and soon begins talking to it. When he calms down, he notices a large bloody hand print on the surface of the ball and after eyeing it for a bit, draws a rudimentary face in the blood.
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One of these cartons contains a new volleyball, still in the box, which Noland doesn’t see as useful until one day, after cutting his hand while trying to make fire, he lashes out in frustration and pain, grabbing the ball and trowing it in anger. Noland manages to makes use of most of the items he savages from the FedEx boxes strewn about the beach, including ice skates and a dress. With the crew lost to the sea, he survives and washes ashore on a small deserted island along with a few boxes from the airplane’s cargo hold. The two have appeared together at a New York Rangers game as well as on "Saturday Night Live.Character: Wilson Actor: Wilson Sporting Goods Regulation Volleyball Film: Cast Away Role: A packaged Wilson Volleyball found washed ashore on a South Pacific island by Chuck Noland.Ĭhuck Noland ( Tom Hanks) is a systems engineer for FedEx whose plane crashes in a terrible storm while on route to Malaysia. Hanks and Wilson also go way back after starring together in "Cast Away" in 2000, which netted Hanks an Oscar nomination for best actor. Hanks has been a fan of the team since first attending games in 1977 in Section 19 at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium when he was an intern at the Great Lakes Theater Festival, according to the team's website. The game against the San Francisco Giants on April 15 marked Cleveland's first home game since changing the team's name. Hanks is a longtime Cleveland fan who provided the voiceover to the announcement video in July when the team changed its name to the Guardians from the Indians. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers, three months before Doby made history in the American League. Image: San Francisco Giants v Cleveland Guardians (Jason Miller / Getty Images)