The memorable moment in the 2000 survival film left Hanks with an infection.
This edition ofThe ShotexaminesCast Away’s flaming victory.
“I made fire!”
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But you didn’t do it alone, Chuck (Tom Hanks).
“It looks simple it’s one guy with a volleyball,” saysCast Awaycinematographer Don Burgess.
Zemeckis and crew then left to shoot Harrison Ford’sWhat Lies Beneathwhile Hanks lost weight and grew out his beard.
They all reconvened in Fiji a year later for four more weeks on the island.
“The fire moment is a big win,” shares Burgess.
But the only feeling Hanks was left with?
“Every day out there shooting in such a remote spot is difficult,” says Burgess.
“The heat, the humidity, we had a lot of infection.
It became a big deal.”
