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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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Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:56Read transcript
- A proposed Cruise-and-Hanks pairing as the burglars is rejected as breaking the selection rule; Hanks wins for physical comedy as Marv. — Kyle Brandt
- The reported19–15 Hanks score is the ongoing series tally, not this episode’s vote count. — Kyle Brandt
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:10Read transcript
- Cruise is argued to have the unsettling intensity for Lecter and the range to play every male role. — Bill Simmons
- Hanks is proposed as an excellent Crawford who might improve that part.
- The panel explicitly settles on Cruise.
Producer review
Positive
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:56Read transcript
- The producer calls the film charming, funny, heartfelt, and consistently watchable. — Chris Ryan
- Michael Keaton's performance balances awkwardness, irritation, lovability, and pathos without exhausting the audience. — Chris Ryan
- Keaton is proposed as a plausible Michael Scott because of that balance. — Bill Simmons
- Shelley Long is praised, with a wish that the movie gave her more comedy. — Chris Ryan
- Belinda's morgue dialogue is singled out as funny before Keaton takes over the movie. — Chris Ryan
- Charlotte's rigid parents are praised as comic supporting characters. — Chris Ryan
- The discussion closes by considering Keaton in several Tom Hanks and Robin Williams roles. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:38Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is selected decisively, while a hypothetical Tom Cruise performance as Billy Blaze is imagined as strained. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:35Read transcript
- Hanks is the settled choice for groundedness; Cruise’s running, romance and missing1990s disaster vehicle are enthusiastically imagined before agreement returns to Hanks. — Bill Simmons
- Denzel is added hypothetically but considered too cool to seem endangered; Unstoppable and Tony Scott films are his closest comparisons. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:06Read transcript
- Hanks is unanimously preferred for comic ability, with Dragnet as a comparison. — Kyle Brandt
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:11Read transcript
- Hanks is preferred for having effectively played the role in A League of Their Own; Cruise is defended as an interesting washed-up former player. — Van Lathan
- The tiebreaker goes to Hanks, moving the running tally to seven versus six. — Bill Simmons
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Cruise as Paul Crewe; Tom Hanks as Nate Scarborough
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:26Read transcript
- The category is answered for Tom Cruise. — Chris Ryan
- A version around the A League of Their Own era casts Cruise as Crewe and Hanks as Scarborough. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:04Read transcript
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks for the better film; Cruise for comedy
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:13Read transcript
- Cruise or Hanks opens with a Cruise choice and disagreement; a future Ringer Movies channel and all-films comparison livestream are announced. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise or Hanks: Hanks wins as the better film and more plausible repressed father; Cruise is repeatedly preferred for comic entertainment and the undercover-producer scenes. An initial Cruise choice remains dissent before clarification of the criterion.
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks for the lead.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:42Read transcript
- The newly introduced category asks whether prime Cruise or Hanks should take the lead, and Hanks is the initial answer.
- A younger Cruise is enthusiastically proposed for Patrick because of the girlfriends, hockey and band, but this is recognized as an end run around the lead-role question.
- An early-career Hanks is selected for Lee, with agreement that Hanks beats Cruise for the lead.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:32Read transcript
- Timothy Hutton reportedly declined Joel for Daniel; Rob Lowe claimed he declined it, and Sean Penn, John Cusack, Kevin Bacon and Tom Hanks are among reported auditioners. One additional name is unclear in the transcript. — Bill Simmons
- Michelle Pfeiffer reportedly declined Lana; Sharon Stone, Kim Basinger and Brooke Shields are named as alternatives, but the Basinger claim is treated skeptically. — Bill Simmons
- The Michael J. Fox rumor is strongly rejected as a poor fit; Pfeiffer's fame and different sensuality would also change the film. — Bill Simmons
- Frank Sinatra was allegedly considered for Guido, with age and physical demands cited against him; the host does not believe the story. — Bill Simmons
Displaying discussions 49 - 60 of 156 in total
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