You can stream an outstanding adventure film for which the lead actor had to endure extreme hardship with a Netflix subscription. The effort was worth it.
Few images have shaped adventure cinema over the last 25 years as much as a desperate Tom Hanks talking to a volleyball called Wilson on a desert island. With Cast Away, director Robert Zemeckis has made one of the most magnificent representatives of the genre that still entertains even after the umpteenth viewing.
You can stream the adventure film, for which the lead actor also had to go through hell behind the camera, on Netflix right now with a subscription
Adventure highlight on Netflix: This is what Cast Away is about
In the movie’s plot, Hanks plays a stressed-out analyst at a parcel company who crashes over the Pacific Ocean. He survives and is stranded on a deserted island, where he has to stay alive using only the most creative means at his disposal. The main aids are the parcels he was transporting on the plane.
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With a great performance from Tom Hanks, Cast Away is a rousing one-person film that combines dramatic low blows with touching optimism. A true classic of the adventure genre that is worth watching again and again.
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Tom Hanks had to suffer physical torture for Cast Away lead role
The star himself will definitely not repeat the preparation for Zemeckis’ film. As Koimoi summarizes, Hanks had to undergo a grueling transformation for his role in the adventure blockbuster. He gained, lost and then gained weight again in a short space of time, which was more than dangerous for his health due to the short intervals.
The actor used a one-year break from filming, for example, to lose 23 kilos of body weight, only to have to put it on again within four months for the final scenes of Cast Away. According to The Independent, this even caused him to develop type 2 diabetes in the meantime.
Cast Away Lost is currently streaming on Netflix with a subscription.
