Crazy Movie-Role Transformations

Tom Hanks—Cast Away (Hanks went from a slightly overweight businessman in the first half of the film to an emaciated castaway on a deserted Fiji island in the second—ultimately losing 55 pounds to play plane crash survivor Chuck Noland. Not only did he shed the weight in four months with a strenuous diet and exercise regimen, he wasn’t allowed to shave or cut his hair for weeks.)