The Toughest Characters Hollywood Has to Offer

Chuck Noland - Cast Away

Being the sole survivor of a plane crash seems difficult and scary, and somehow Chuck Noland made it look (kind of) easy. He did everything that he could do to survive and even created a little friend out of a volleyball. It takes real courage and strength to survive that long totally deserted! For the role, Tom Hanks let his body naturally gain weight so he looked like an "average, out of shape man" for the role. Then, filming halted for a year so that he could lose fifty pounds and grow out his hair. 

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