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Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 12
- Movies in this archive
- 16
Rewatchables episodes featuring Tom Hanks’s films
Forrest Gump
1994 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Mallory Rubin
Aired February 13, 2024
Sleepless in Seattle
1993 film
Bill Simmons · Juliet Litman · Amanda Dobbins
Aired February 14, 2023
Displaying all 12 episodes
Mentioned in discussions
Recasting Couch
Tom Hanks as Ned; young Sharon Stone as Alice; Kathleen Turner
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:48Read transcript
- Tom Hanks plays Ned in his funny Bosom Buddies mode, which would make it 100 times better, and a young Sharon Stone plays Alice.
- Kathleen Turner is floated, but the role is judged probably a little bit beneath her, and she is too sultry; in 1980 she would have caused chaos at a summer camp.
- Michael Douglas revealing in his autobiography an affair with Kathleen Turner during Romance in the Stone (as transcribed) surprised nobody, given their Han Solo and Princess Leia level chemistry.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:10Read transcript
- A Philadelphia 'shadow sequel' with Denzel and Tom Hanks is pitched; another speaker had the same idea as a big reveal. — Bill Simmons
- Options: Denzel as Clyde and Hanks as Nick, or Hanks finally breaking bad, ripped and tattooed. — Bill Simmons
- Denzel has made nine versions of this movie without making this one. — Bill Simmons
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Ricky Bobby
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:58Read transcript
- The panel thinks Hanks could play the exaggerated Southern driver while Cruise’s prior NASCAR role makes him less comic. — Craig Horlbeck
- Cruise would provide real driving footage, but Hanks remains the choice. — Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:49:42Read transcript
- Tom Cruise as Burke
- Tom Cruise as Hicks
- 1980s Tom Hanks as Hudson
- Preferences split between Cruise/Hicks and Hanks/Hudson
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:55Read transcript
- Craig reports not having seen it in ten to fifteen years — Craig Horlbeck
- He praises the practical Los Angeles production and the warmth of Hanks and Howard — Craig Horlbeck
- The last hour had him standing and pacing despite knowing the ending — Craig Horlbeck
- Family scenes and the child’s door question land more strongly now — Craig Horlbeck
- He comes away with renewed appreciation for Hanks — Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:48Read transcript
- “Hanks” is repeated three times as the answer (the transcript renders it as “Thanks”); individual voices are not separated — Craig Horlbeck
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
The white vest, gold flight jacket, flight suits and Hanks’s astronaut suit
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:36Read transcript
- The white vest returns as a favorite — Bill Simmons
- The gold jacket and rescued astronauts’ suits are alternatives — Bill Simmons
- Hanks’s screen-worn astronaut suit is considered the most valuable object — Bill Simmons
- Sinise’s sleeveless shirt and beer bottle are smaller-scale ideas — Bill Simmons
Just One Oscar
Best Picture, with Hanks and adapted screenplay also supported
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:39:41Read transcript
- Amanda initially favors Hanks, consistent with her hottest take
- Best Picture is a leading choice
- Adapted screenplay is praised for turning technical procedures into drama
- The conversation settles toward Best Picture over Braveheart
The most GIFable moment
Ed Harris’s collapse and double thumbs-up
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:24Read transcript
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:08Read transcript
- Hanks is chosen for this film — Bill Simmons
- Cruise as Swigert is again offered as a way to have both — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Hanks’s mid-1990s summit, Quinlan’s nomination and Houston’s championship era
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:37Read transcript
- Hanks’s Forrest Gump–Apollo 13–Toy Story period is a leading choice
- Later freedom to direct or take unusual roles is offered as another measure of Hanks’s power
- Howard’s A Beautiful Mind acclaim is preferred
- Sinise’s Forrest Gump–Apollo 13 period is accepted
- Bacon’s Footloose breakthrough is preferred
- Houston’s back-to-back Rockets titles alongside the film are favored over the Beyoncé-birth alternative
- Harris’s peak is placed somewhere between this and The Truman Show
- Quinlan’s Oscar nomination supports her apex
- Grazer is considered without a firm conclusion
- Space movies are rejected because of Star Wars and 2001
- American idealism and ingenuity are debated in relation to 1970 versus 1995
Half-Assed Internet Research
Zero-gravity filming, practical sets and the origins of Failure Is Not an Option
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:17Read transcript
- Spielberg is credited with suggesting parabolic-flight filming — Bill Simmons
- The actors filmed in brief zero-gravity intervals during long flights — Bill Simmons
- Full-size modules and a chilled set are reported — Bill Simmons
- The splashdown was reportedly filmed in a Universal lot lake — Bill Simmons
- The USS New Orleans substituted for the unavailable Iwo Jima — Bill Simmons
- Bacon praises Hanks’s intensive astronaut training — Bill Simmons
- Failure Is Not an Option is reported as wording created for the movie, later used by Kranz as a book title — Bill Simmons
- Mission-control leadership is said to have been consolidated, leaving Glynn Lunney out; the transcript renders the name imperfectly — Bill Simmons
- Marilyn’s lost ring is said to have been recovered in real life — Bill Simmons
- Bacon’s repeated Jack/Jackie character names are listed across seven productions — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
A League of Their Own
1992
Apollo 13
1995
Bachelor Party
1984
Big
1988
Captain Phillips
2013
Cast Away
2000
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Forrest Gump
1994
Philadelphia
1993
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
Splash
1984