Wilson Castaway Mister Mini Volleyball

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I said ‘OK, you have to tell me something; I have no idea what to say to the media and I keep getting calls.’” In Cast Away, the volleyball is named Wilson. Now, you’re married to the wonderful Rita Wilson, who I love, I adore, we all do,” Sean said on the podcast. “Was that by design because it could have been called Spalding?” Selkirk travelled around the South Pacific in the early 1700s, taking part in buccaneering pursuits.

a b Gray, Brandon (June 24, 2001). " 'Cast Away' DVD washes up with record business". The Journal News. p.55. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022 . Retrieved August 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com. He took a few items with him from the ship, including a knife, bedding and a Bible, and was left to hunt for his own food which included lobsters and feral goats. Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk (1676 – 1721), on the uninhabited island of Mas a Tierra in the Juan Fernándes Islands, where he lived alone for four years. Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe is supposedly based on Selkirk’s experiences (Photo: Getty/Hulton Archive) Find CinemaScore" (Type "Cast Away" in the search box). CinemaScore. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018 . Retrieved July 25, 2020.Also thanks to "Cast Away," Alan Davenport was quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly magazine within a month of one another. “I believe my quote was ‘Not every actor can be as well-rounded as Wilson. He is not just another pretty face.'” The short article actually played things relatively straight until the last line: “the thoughtful and overworked staff at the Gold Coast hospital have brought Hanks in a Wilson volleyball to keep him company for the duration of his stay.”

Cast Away movie review and film summary (Roger Ebert), archived from the original on May 10, 2021 , retrieved June 14, 2021 The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012 . Retrieved November 19, 2011. We provided Fox with 60 balls for the actual production of the movie, and maybe 100 more for promotional use. So all in, we gave them around 150 volleyballs, and we got unprecedented product placement. Talk about the greatest return on investment in the history of Wilson.”According to reports in The Austin Chronicle from 2000, the experience taught Broyles more about what it really means to be lonely.

Cast Away' sails to top of box office". Daily Press. December 25, 2000. p.2. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022 . Retrieved August 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com. a b Kehr, Dave (December 17, 2000). " 'Cast Away' Director Defies Categorizing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018 . Retrieved October 18, 2012.Wolf, Matt (February 26, 2001). " 'Gladiator' Gets 5 British Awards". Topeka Capital-Journal. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017 . Retrieved October 9, 2013. Breznican, Anthony (January 22, 2001). "A 'Gladiator's' Triumph; 'Famous,' Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts Also Win Golden Globes". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013 . Retrieved October 9, 2013.

Carlson, Paul (August 2007). "Cast Away and the Texas Panhandle" (PDF). The Cyclone. Vol.XIV, no.2. West Texas Historical Association. pp.1–2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2015 . Retrieved January 2, 2015. Hanks recalled how before he left the production in Fiji, he received a cut and it got infected. Turns out he had a staph infection in his leg and it almost gave him blood poisoning. “The doctor said to me, ‘What’s the matter with you, you idiot? You could have died from this thing!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know.’ But they literally had to take out a big chunk of the stuff in my leg.” The infection was so severe that Hanks stayed in a hospital for three days. “Then we had to shut down production for three weeks because the doctors said, ‘No way is this kid getting in the water.’” 6. Tom Hanks went through several different ending scenarios for his character. The price for the prop paid by an anonymous buyer "places it high among the most expensive movie props ever sold at auction," the British newspaper The Times reported. It was expected to sell for 60,000 British pounds. How Phish Phooled with a Phake Hanks". people.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021 . Retrieved September 23, 2021. From a sheer exposure standpoint, nothing we’ve ever done can match ‘Cast Away.’” - Chris Considine

The piece of film memorabilia sold for higher than expected.

It wasn’t a paid product placement, so we had no idea until after the film was released,” Kuehne adds. “That’s why we were a few months behind in producing replica balls.” I realized it wasn’t just a physical challenge. It was going to be an emotional, spiritual one as well,” he told the publication Wallace confirms that two decades, dozens of focus groups and brand studies later, Wilson the Volleyball from "Cast Away" is still one of the top three things people know about the brand.