Did You Know These Behind-The-Scenes Facts About "Cast Away"?

Jenny Recreates an Andrew Wyeth Painting

In the iconic scene when Jenny and Forrest revisit their childhood homes, her small farmhouse is empty and weathered. It clearly still haunts her, and she breaks down in a fit of anger. She throws rocks at the house until she collapses. Robin Wright intentionally recreates Andrew Wyeth's 1948 painting Christina's World with the way she poses, and the original work is currently on display at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.