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

Zemeckis Filmed "What Lies Beneath" During Hanks' Downtime

While Tom Hanks took a year to lose weight for the second half of the film, the studio didn't know what to do with all that downtime. So, Zemeckis signed on to film the paranormal romance "What Lies Beneath," starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. The huge gap in filming was pretty unheard of, and the studio was almost in a huge bind because they needed the money.