SOS! This month, Cinema on Tap is talking about movies with characters  trapped, stranded, or worse on deserted islands. we’re kicking things off with a big blindspot for both Christian and Scott: Cast Away.

It’s our second Robert Zemeckis movie of the year, and our first Tom Hanks movie in a while. Cast Away follows Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems analyst involved in a plane crash which leaves him stranded on an island in the Pacific. With only Wilson the volleyball to keep him company, Chuck must fight to survive and figure out a way off the island. 

Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for the role, but our hosts will see if he can carry the movie with no co-stars.

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