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- 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
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Recasting Couch
Michelle Pfeiffer is favored as Susan, with Sam Shepard as Wallace and Tom Hanks as Mark’s father.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:54Read transcript
- Michelle Pfeiffer is proposed as a plausible grieving mother with the right dramatic presence. — Bill Simmons
- Sam Shepard would upgrade Wallace opposite Pfeiffer.
- Tom Hanks is proposed as an upgrade for the father. — Chris Ryan
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Mark’s father
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:13Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is the direct choice for the father. — Bill Simmons
- A much younger Tom Cruise is jokingly cast as Henry.
- The category opens a longer discussion of which movie Cruise might cover on the podcast.
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Otter
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:56Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is selected and imagined as Otter — Chris Ryan
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Borat; Tom Cruise as Azamat
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:26Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is selected as more capable of playing Borat — Kyle Brandt
- Tom Cruise in a Les Grossman-style suit is proposed for Azamat — Kyle Brandt
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:43Read transcript
- Tom Cruise is proposed as Healy or the hitchhiker
- Tom Hanks is proposed as Ted or Healy and ultimately selected
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:07Read transcript
Casting What-Ifs
Michael Keaton as Venkman; Jeff Goldblum as Egon; other reported candidates (credibility questioned)
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:36Read transcript
- Chevy Chase's claim that he declined Venkman is treated skeptically, though a preliminary conversation is considered possible. — Chris Ryan
- Michael Keaton is the favored Venkman alternative because he had already played comparable fast-talking comic leads. — Chris Ryan
- Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Gutenberg, and Richard Pryor are listed as other reported Venkman possibilities with varying credibility. — Chris Ryan
- Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum are discussed as reported Egon candidates; Goldblum draws the most interest. — Bill Simmons
- Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Julia Roberts, and Kelly LeBrock are reported as Dana audition possibilities, though the panel doubts some claims. — Bill Simmons
- John Candy is reported to have declined Louis Tully after proposing a German accent; Sandra Bernhard reportedly declined Janine. — Bill Simmons
- Paul Rubens is mentioned as an alleged Gozer possibility, but the claim is explicitly doubted. — Bill Simmons
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks tie, 2–2.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:17:46Read transcript
- Hanks is chosen for the value of playing against his trusted image in a Zemeckis movie. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise is chosen for the evil turn, sex scene, possession reaction, and physical climax. — Mallory Rubin
- Hanks is defended as stronger counter-programming, while Cruise’s Eyes Wide Shut role is used against repeating another troubled marriage.
- Cruise is defended as likely to intensify the role and perform the water and vehicle stunts. — Bill Simmons
- The final tally is explicitly called a rare two-to-two tie. — Bill Simmons
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Cruise as Rick Santoro and Tom Hanks as Kevin Dunne.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:57Read transcript
- Tom Cruise as Rick and Tom Hanks as Kevin is proposed. — Sean Fennessey
- The villain reveal and their combined star power are argued to make the pairing especially effective. — Sean Fennessey
- A Cruise-and-Will-Smith alternative is raised, but their age difference is offered as an objection.
- The panel invents a hallway sprint for Cruise.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:22:06Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is the immediate choice. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Tom Hanks as Jimmy; Heather Thomas as the blonde nurse; Catherine Bach as Karen (no final vote)
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:39Read transcript
- Young Hanks is supported partly because he resembles Lance Guest in the period. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:48Read transcript
- Cruise was proposed as Goodwin or Van Doren but challenged on bookishness and restraint. — Brian Koppelman
- Hanks was accepted as the final choice. — Bill Simmons
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