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Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Castaway Is Something

"I wanted to reduce a guy down to a guy who was not going to survive unless he had the five elements necessary for human life. We worked on Castaway for eight years before we ended up making the movie," says Tom Hanks. "There is no one on this island to talk to except me, I better find a source of food and water."

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