Castaway Movie – was not shot on Castaway Island!

For the movie buffs out there who enjoyed the Castaway Movie, ironically, the movie was not shot on Castaway Island which is located in the Fiji Islands.

Instead, Castaway was shot on little known Monuriki Island, which is shown below.

Castaway Movie Film Location:

The film crews had to make a couple of trips to the Island for the filming of the Castaway Movie.

Firstly, when Tom Hanks was ‘fat’ immediately after the ‘plane crashed’, and afterwards when he had to lose a few pounds to give the impression he had been stranded on a South Pacific Island for a few years.

Monuriki Island is a short boat trip away from Tokoriki Island Resort, which is located in the Mamanuca Group of islands in Fiji.

They ofter a short half day tour here so you can relive some of the scenes and check out how Hollywood managed to make a movie where there was hardly any talking into a massive blockbuster!

The ‘HELP’ sign made from coconuts is still regularly maintained!

You can check out the area where Tom Hank’s character buried one of the pilots.

However, if you’re looking for any remnants of Wilson The Volleyball, he was bought by the CEO of Fedex for about $USD25,000.

Anyway, if you really love the Castaway Movie, you know where to go to visit where Tom Hanks almost fell in love with Wilson!

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If you want to see the Castaway Movie again, check out Cast Away (Widescreen Edition).