Wilson Castaway Mister Mini Volleyball

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But in 1998, a call came into Team Sports Communications Manager Molly Wallace that was unlike any she’d ever received. In Cast Away, the volleyball is named Wilson. Now, you’re married to the wonderful Rita Wilson, who I love, I adore, we all do,” Sean said on the podcast. “Was that by design because it could have been called Spalding?” I don’t know where that story came from, but about 10 or 12 years ago, people started to call me a few times a year to ask me about this ball,” May says. “Every time I give a speech or something, someone in the audience asks me about this, and a few years ago, when I was living in Dallas, a local radio station called me because Tom Hanks was in town and they wanted me to bring Wilson down for a reunion. It’s hilarious, really — I’ve been the CEO of four major companies and nobody ever remembers that, they just want to know about that dang ball.”

At the end of June 1993 the movie Sleepless in Seattle premiered in the USA. It was the fifth highest grossing movie in the USA in that year and eight worldwide. It was also the first proper global success for 37-year old Tom Hanks and the beginning of a brilliant 10-year period. Stranded: Behind-the-Scenes of Cast Away, A comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at Cast Away". Stumped Magazine. 2004. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011 . Retrieved December 27, 2009. Wolf, Matt (February 26, 2001). " 'Gladiator' Gets 5 British Awards". Topeka Capital-Journal. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017 . Retrieved October 9, 2013. They were very vague about the film and how the product would be used,”Wallace remembers, “but they said it wouldn’t be used as a weapon or in any way that was damaging to the brand.” Nowadays, production companies want big money for product placement. But at the time, that wasn’t really the case,” explains Director of Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer, Mike Kuehne. “But they just wanted the balls.”At the time of filming, a FedEx plane hadn’t actually crashed like that in real life—though in 2009 two crew members died in a crash and in August 2015 a plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea—but the company didn’t want to draw attention to the fact that it could happen. FedEx provided filming locations at their hubs in Memphis, Los Angeles, and Moscow, and helped with logistical support. After the movie premiered, two out of three of the actual balls used for filming were auctioned off. The remaining OG Wilson the Volleyball went on to make an appearance on "Saturday Night Live." WILSON COMES HOME Media executive Lloyd Braun of ABC Studios first suggested the idea of a Cast Away–type television series at a dinner party in 2003. [42] Thom Sherman later pitched the idea for Cast Away – The Series, but never developed the idea. [42] The concept was later developed and pitched with the title Nowhere, which later turned into the ABC show Lost. [42] A look at some of the biggest hits in film and TV product placement". The Hollywood Reporter. April 28, 2005. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006 . Retrieved November 25, 2007.

The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012 . Retrieved November 19, 2011. Cast Away lets Hanks fend for himself". Detroit News. December 22, 2000. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011 . Retrieved November 26, 2008. Wilson Sporting Goods is no stranger to product donation requests. For over a century, the company has provided equipment for community organizations, fundraisers, youth sports leagues, pro teams, and everything in between. IASIP - Rum Ham - The whole Story, archived from the original on December 11, 2021 , retrieved March 22, 2021 It could have been,” Tom said. “[ Cast Away] was written by Bill Broyles and that movie took about six years to figure out. Bill Broyles and I started talking about it and we didn’t shoot it until six years later. He came up with the idea of a volleyball and he named it Wilson in honor of my beautiful bride.”Find CinemaScore" (Type "Cast Away" in the search box). CinemaScore. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018 . Retrieved July 25, 2020. At first, Fox was reluctant to let Wilson produce "Cast Away" replica balls. At the time, the film had no other commercial merchandise. But the Wilson team flew out to L.A. to meet with the film’s producers, and eventually got the go-ahead to produce replica Wilson the Volleyballs.