Tom Hanks Reunites With Wilson, 'Cast Away Friend,' at Rangers Game

Tom Hanks reunited with his “Cast Away” friend Wilson at a New York Rangers game on Wednesday, delighting fans of both the actor and the movie.

“The duo sat near the ice, presumably catching up and complaining about the price of their kids’ college tuition,” Bleacher Report wrote, expressing a little jealousy of Hanks’ airhead friend. “While we’re all forever alone, Hanks has a friend who will never mess with the thermostat or complain about going to the game — a priceless thing indeed.”

The New York Rangers posted a video of someone throwing Wilson to Hanks, who looked surprised but played right along.

ICYMI at the #NYR game @TheGarden last night @TomHanks and Wilson were finally reunited! #BFF https://t.co/Lf1nMu8tSh

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 5, 2015

This makes me happy! I knew they'd find a way back to each other! RT: @Eonline Tom Hanks Finally Found Wilson http://t.co/ZIEMiYgovC

— Cinya Burton (@BinyaLin) February 5, 2015

For those who aren’t familiar with the movie, which came out in 2000, here is a scene from where the stranded Hanks, who had passed his time talking to his made-up friend, volleyball Wilson, lost him.

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The most devastating scene in history is when tom hanks loses Wilson in the ocean in the movie Castaway 😓

— Mikaela King (@king_mikaela) February 5, 2015

That’s why the word “reunited” came up in most of the media stories about Hanks and Wilson at their Bruins-Rangers game.

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