“That's a search area of 500,000 square miles. That's twice the size...” – Chuck Noland, Cast Away ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Cast Away 2000

Chuck Noland Tom Hanks

[To Wilson the volleyball, after doing some math]

That's a search area of 500,000 square miles. That's twice the size of Texas. They may never find us.

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