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In the movie "Castaway"- Chuck Noland names the volleyball Wilson because he is loney. He does not have anyone to laugh with or talk to. So calling it a human name keeps him from feeling lonley. When he loses Wilson- he is heart broken.
To keep his mind in touch with everything (like what he holds dear to him)- mainly his human sanity- he names the ball and treats the ball as a person. He talks to the ball, shares his day with the ball- but to him, it is a person. That is his last grasp on his sanity. Basically he is trying to stop himself from going mad and when he loses the volleyball- he realises that he has possibly lost the only link back to his human side.
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Who is Tom Hank's character in Castaway?
In the 2000 adventure drama movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks played Chuck Noland who was a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar.
What happened to Wilson the volleyball in the movie 'Cast Away'?
The volleyball fell off the raft and floated away out to sea, but Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) tried to get it back by swimming over to it. Then the volleyball floated too far away from the raft and Chuck would have drowned. So he had to forget about it and swim back to the raft. He gets another volleyball at the end as one is seen in his car while he is driving when making a delivery on his first day back to work.
Why did Chuck Noland Tom Hanks' character in Cast Away have to leave in the first place?
Malaysia.
In Tom Hanks' 2000 movie Cast Away what is the name of the volleyball?
The volleyball was named Wilson as in the name of the manufacturer of the ball.
What character does Helen Hunt play in Cast Away?
AnswerIn Cast Away, Helen Hunt plays the wife of Tom Hanks' character (Chuck Nolan). While he is on the island, she gets remarried to Chris Noth's character, because she believes that Chuck is dead.AnswerThe above answer is wrong. Helen Hunt plays Kelly Frears. Chuck Noland and Kelly were never married. Chuck gives Kelly an engagement ring right before he gets on his doomed flight.
