He is given a hero’s welcome home party at the FedEx Headquarters in Memphis, where he learns that Kelly has since married and has a daughter. Wallace and the Wilson team worked with Fox Studios to coordinate an elaborate homecoming parade, complete with a full marching band and Wilson the Volleyball riding comfortably on a plush red pillow in the back of a convertible. Although Wilson was not actually a volleyball or a coconut, he was a symbolic representation of hope, friendship, and resilience in the face of extreme adversity. On April 15, 2022, at Progressive Field, Tom Hanks threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians home opener, accompanied by a replica of Wilson from the movie. It was not an easy existence, and his time on the deserted land was full of loneliness and remorse, as well as physical challenges such as attacks from rats – though feral cats proved useful in keeping the rodents at bay.

There were several more real life castaways over the years, some of whom had ended up in isolation by force, and others of their own accord. When FedEx employee Chuck Noland’s plane crashes, he ends up stranded on a deserted tropical island for four years, with an inanimate volleyball named Wilson as his only friend. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In 2005, his pilot received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and for the entire run of the show Lieber was listed in the credits. The top is torn open, and an array of tobacco stalks are inserted to replicate the appearance of hair.

Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. First released in 2000, it follows the story of a man stranded on a desert island and the mental and physical journey he goes on as he tries to survive.

Wilson’s products continue to be made available to athletes around the world, and the company is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation.Wilson, Chuck’s only companion, dies in transit as a result of Wilson falling off the raft and floating away.

Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities.Somehow, at the end of the movie, you can stand on the crossroads and it’s going to be okay, it’s going to be alright, as long as you keep breathing and have a certain kind of perspective and proportion to your life.