The Ocean Odyssey of Wilson

The Ocean Odyssey of Wilson

In the 2000 Hollywood blockbuster Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems analyst who becomes stranded on a desert island and, desperate for companionship, begins conversing with a volleyball he finds washed up on the sand. He names it Wilson and gives it a mohawk of reeds for hair. Near the end of the movie, Wilson the volleyball slips off a raft and floats away to sea, devastating Noland.   Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free e…