"Survivor" Came Out Before "Cast Away"
The hit reality show "Survivor" made its television debut in 2000, seven months before "Cast Away" was released in theaters. Both are incredibly close in plot - a group of people are stranded in an exotic location and must compete against each other, reality-show style. Hanks said "he was spooked by the show's like-minded theme. But he knew they didn't have a trivial film. Good or bad, we always had something that was more substantial than what is essentially a game show that is a television phenomenon."
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