CAST AWAY

GENRE:  Adventure/ Drama
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  William Broyles Jr.

PLOT:  Chuck Noland was just on another business related trip when his plane goes down leaving his stranded but very much alive on a desserted island, there he survives as best as he knows how for many years until he attempts to save himself by making a raft and heading out to sea.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Robinson Crusoe, The Blue Lagoon, Lord Of The Flies

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DEATH BECOMES HER

GENRE:  Comedy/ Fantasy
MADE:  1992
CAST:  Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Martin Donovan, David Koepp

PLOT:  Madeline and Helen have been rivals for a very long time and they're going to be rivals for eternity when they both get their hands on a potion that can keep them young forever.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Edward Scissorhands, Beetle Juice, She-Devil

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CONTACT

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Sci-fi
MADE:  1997
CAST:  Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg

PLOT:  After many years of patiently searching the skies for aliens via radio, Dr. Ellie finally hears something, things get more interesting when the alien's send a blue-print on how to build an unknown machine that may very well be a type of space-craft.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  K-PAX, Sphere, Independence Day

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ROMANCING THE STONE

GENRE:  Action/ Adventure/ Comedy
MADE:  1984
CAST:  Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Diane Thomas, Lem Dobbs, Howard Franklin, Treva Silverman

PLOT:  When Romance novelist Joan Wilder gets a call from Columbia that her sister has been kidnapped she gets on the first plane out to save her.  Yes, Joan may have been a bit naive about the situation and about how simple it was going to get her sister back, but luckily for Joan she runs into rough around the edges Jack.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Blood Diamond, Indiana Jones And The Temple Doom, King Kong, Children Of Men

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WHAT LIES BENEATH

GENRE:  Mystery/ Horror/ Thriller/ Supernatural
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Katharine Towne
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan

PLOT:  Claire Spencer is beginning to see the ghost of a lady in her home and her husband doesn't seem to believe her.  When Claire begins to follow the signs and take matters in to her own hands by doing some research she finds a truth she wish she hadn't dug up.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Sixth Sense, The Amityville Horror, Dark Water

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