In Popular Culture
A Wilson volleyball "co-starred" alongside Tom Hanks in the film Cast Away, and Tom's character named the ball "Wilson" in the film. After the success of the film, Wilson Sporting Goods actually created and marketed volleyballs with Wilson's "face" printed on it. Though no longer available as regular store merchandise, the balls have remained listed on the Wilson Sporting Goods website.
Hanks' character's loss of the famed volleyball is lampooned in a scene in the film Behind Enemy Lines when the steam-catapult aboard an aircraft carrier launches a Wilson football off the flight deck prompting Owen Wilson's character to cry "Wilson!"
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