Maps of Movies
Cast Away (2000)
Where Cast Away says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
One FedEx parcel crosses the world and one man crosses the Pacific; the island is a real one in Fiji, and the ranch where it all starts is in the Texas Panhandle.
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Scenes and places
The sculptor's gate in Texas (1995)
A FedEx courier picks up a package with pink angel wings at a sculptor's gate. The parcel starts a journey that will cross the world.
Set in The sculptor's home, Texas — A FedEx courier collects a package with pink angel wings at a sculptor's gate marked "Dick & Bettina". Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small Panhandle town with a county courthouse; the ranch itself has no published coordinates.
Filmed at Arrington Ranch, near Canadian, Texas — The film's opening and closing scenes were shot at the same ranch south of Canadian; the coordinates are the town's, not the ranch's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Moscow: the parcels are stuck (1995)
A Moscow depot scrambles to get its parcels moving. The package from Texas is sorted for delivery to a husband who is there with another woman.
Set in Moscow, Russia — The Moscow depot is in a panic over a stuck truck while the winged package is sorted and sent on. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Russian capital, shown here as a hub of the FedEx network.
Filmed at Moscow — Filming began in Moscow in early 1999 and the city lent FedEx facilities; the exact street is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Christmas dinner in Memphis (1995)
At Christmas dinner Chuck's toothache flares just before he is summoned abroad. Kelly gives him her grandfather's pocket watch with her photo in it, and he hands her a small box to open on New Year's Eve.
Set in Memphis, Tennessee — Chuck and Kelly share a Christmas dinner with family and friends before he is called away to Malaysia. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Tennessee city that is FedEx's home base; the film only places the couple's house here, not a street.
The plane goes down
Chuck's cargo plane is far off course and out of radio contact in a storm. It crashes into the Pacific and he is the only survivor.
Set in South Pacific, open ocean — The FedEx cargo plane is off course in a storm and crashes into the Pacific.
Open ocean; no coordinate is given in the sources.
Four years on the island
Chuck opens the washed-up packages and uses what he finds to survive. A bloody handprint on a volleyball becomes a face he names Wilson, his only companion.
Set in The deserted island — Chuck washes ashore, buries a pilot, and slowly learns to survive. A bloodied volleyball becomes Wilson. Google Maps · Apple Maps
An uninhabited Fijian island, used as the film's castaway home.
Filmed at Monuriki, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji — The island scenes were filmed on Monuriki (Wikidata coordinates). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The raft and the ship
After years of waiting for the wind, Chuck builds a raft and escapes through the surf. A storm wrecks it and Wilson floats away.
Set in Open sea beyond the island — Chuck sails his raft through the surf and is rescued by a passing container ship.
Open sea; no filming site is given.
The welcome at FedEx Memphis
Back in the United States after four weeks, Chuck is welcomed by the whole company. Kelly's husband tells him she cannot face him yet.
Set in FedEx headquarters, Memphis — Chuck is given a hero's welcome at the FedEx headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Tennessee city that is FedEx's global hub.
Filmed at FedEx facility, Memphis — The welcome scene was filmed at FedEx's home base in Memphis, with FedEx's CEO appearing as himself; coordinates are the city's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Kelly's house, in the rain
Chuck visits Kelly that night and discovers she has a daughter. He returns her pocket watch, and they share a kiss before they both understand what it means.
Set in Kelly's new home, Memphis — Chuck visits Kelly late at night and finds that she has a daughter. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A residential house in Memphis; no filming site is given.
The crossroads
Chuck drives to Texas with the one package he never opened. At the end of the trip he stops at a fork in the road.
Set in The sculptor's home and the crossroads, Texas — Chuck drives to the house where the package began. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The same Texas Panhandle setting as the opening scene.
Filmed at Arrington Ranch area, near Canadian, Texas — The film ends at the same place it begins; the crossroads itself has no published location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Chuck Noland — A FedEx systems analyst who travels the world fixing delays.
- Kelly Frears — Chuck's girlfriend in Memphis, who gives him her grandfather's pocket watch.