Chuck Noland

Chuck Noland is the main character in Cast Away. An employee for Federal Express, he is stuck on an island for four years. Chuck somehow manages to survive partly due to his friendship with a volley ball. No, seriously.

Played By

Tom Hanks

Full Name

Chuck Noland

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Chuck Noland Quotes

Bettina Peterson: You look lost.
Chuck Noland: I do?
Bettina Peterson: Where're you headed?
Chuck Noland: Well, I was just about to figure that out.
Bettina Peterson: Well, that's 83 South. And this road here will hook you up with I-40 East. If you turn right, that'll take you to Amarillo, Flagstaff, California. And if you head back that direction, you'll find a whole lot of nothing all the way to Canada.
Chuck Noland: I got it.
Bettina Peterson: All right, then. Good luck, cowboy.
Chuck Noland: Thank You.

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Mmm. Gotta love crab. In the nick of time, too. I couldn't take much more of those coconuts. Coconut milk is a natural laxative. That's something Gilligan never told us.

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Cast Away Quotes

[to Wilson] Hey, you want to hear something funny? My dentist's name is James Spalding.

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I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over nothing.

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