Tom Hanks Signed ‘Wilson’ Volleyball.

HANKS, Tom.

Item Number: 135281

Official Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. replica volleyball from the acclaimed 2000 American survival film Castaway, inscribed by Tom Hanks, “To Bill HELP! Tom Hanks.” The recipient, Bill Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, Extra, and the Today Show. In near fine condition.

Directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy, Cast Away was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in North America and DreamWorks Pictures in its international markets. It grossed $429 million worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay and Hanks' performance, for which he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards