Did You Know These Behind-The-Scenes Facts About "Cast Away"?

The Home Movies At The End Are Really Tom Hanks

The end of the film shows a collage of home movies following Andrew Beckett's death. It's actually a young Tom Hanks in all of those clips. Director John Demme wanted everything to feel as authentic and genuine as possible, and the Hanks family gladly allowed the director to use some real footage of them.

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