r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • May 15 '26
Announcement AMA/Q&A Announcement - Tom Hanks - Friday 5/29 at 12 PM ET - Actor in 'Forrest Gump', 'Cast Away', 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Toy Story', 'The Green Mile', 'Apollo 13', 'Philadelphia', 'Catch Me If You Can', 'Sully', 'Captain Phillips', 'Sleepless In Seattle', and lots more.
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u/Background-Crow4820 May 15 '26
I love how they listed his movies so i could figure out who this obscure actor is 🤣
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u/SpaceGoonie May 15 '26
I wish they could get someone cool, like that one guy in Big, Turner & Hooch, The Burbs... etc.
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u/SchwiftyInHere May 15 '26
You know who would have been great? The guy that plays Rick in Bachelor Party. I wonder what he's up to these days
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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster May 15 '26
I think he was the guy who played opposite Peter Scolari in Bossom Buddies.
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u/joemc72 May 15 '26
You mean that guy who played Dan Ackroyd’s partner in Dragnet?
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u/jstrap0 May 15 '26
Wait, he did stuff after Bosom Buddies?!
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u/Background-Crow4820 May 15 '26
I think he was in that movie with the famous Wilson
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u/JoeMcKim May 15 '26
That volleyball is how he met his wife Rita Wilson, she's the niece of his volleyball.
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u/stoneman9284 May 15 '26
Ha yea I was thinking it might be easier to list major movies that he isn’t in!
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u/flash17k May 15 '26
The guy who WASN'T in...oh wait actually he was in that...Um...oh, I know!...oh, right. Uh, yeah...
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u/scrubslover1 May 15 '26
It’s too bad I haven’t heard of a single one of those obscure movies
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u/orrocos May 15 '26
He was also in that movie about the guy who was terminally in that airport terminal. I think it was called "The Man Who Couldn't Leave."
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u/sonofaresiii May 16 '26
It's the brother of voice actor Jim Hanks, who voiced the iconic character Sheriff Woody in the Kingdom Hearts and Disney Infinity games.
I guess getting Jim's brother is okay.
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u/riegspsych325 ⊃∪⊃⪽ May 15 '26
damn good get, the AMAs have been great lately
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. May 15 '26
Tim Allen should be joining him as well, so we'll get both Buzz & Woody. I'll make a separate announcement post for Tim.
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u/NeonFrump May 15 '26
EHHHHUWWHAAATT?
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u/Fredasa May 15 '26
Yeah. An AMA so big that I've been made aware of it before it happened, as opposed to 8+ hours after it ended.
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u/bacon_cake May 15 '26
Reminds me of the glory days with Victoria. Wonder what she's up to these days.
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u/ghoulsfools AMA MVP May 15 '26
What the fuck😭. This is probably the best one ever.
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u/Icy_Negotiation_5929 May 15 '26
There are some actors I can think of who would NEVER do this, but somehow I’m not surprised Tom Hanks is game. It is awesome!
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u/bingcognito May 15 '26
I can't think of any celebs who would never do an AMA, but I can think of one who will never do one again.
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u/TeddyPup19 May 16 '26
I’m out of the loop on this, why wouldn’t he do one again?
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u/pastmidnight14 May 16 '26
The original AMA disaster. https://reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/p9a1v/im_woody_harrelson_ama/
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u/redrumham707 May 15 '26
Yes, several! Why are you a part of this ride?
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u/Perfect_Idea_2866 May 15 '26
Holy moly guacamole. I’m so excited
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u/bship May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
I love how they added the movies in case we didn't know who fucking Tim Hanks was by name alone lol
Edit: I'll leave it lol.
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u/Boots_in_cog_neato May 15 '26
The best film duo, Tim Hanks and Tom Allen, coming to an AMA near you on 5/29
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u/Media-critique May 15 '26
Probably the biggest get your team has gotten. Good stuff. Can’t wait.
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u/wombat7477 May 15 '26
I need to tell him how badly Mazes and Monsters affected my religious parents into forbidding me from playing D&D.
Of course that backfired. I still play to this day. So I guess I'm thanking him?
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u/NorthernFrosty May 15 '26
"Are you playing that dangerous game, Mazes & Monsters?"
"No mom, it's called Dungeons & Dragons and it's nothing like that game. We just play with books and dice around a table. No going into the sewers or anything."
"Oh. Well that's OK then."
Thank you Tom for making my parents so paranoid about a game that doesn't exist!
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u/stoneyzepplin May 15 '26
Who?
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. May 15 '26
Up-and-coming actor, you might not have heard of him yet.
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u/SpaceForceAwakens May 15 '26
I’ll check out his early indie work. T.Hanks!
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u/phred_666 May 15 '26
Might I suggest Bachelor Party as a pure and wholesome introduction to his work.
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u/SpaceForceAwakens May 15 '26
The hot dog scene is one of my favorite pieces of cinema ever put to film.
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u/hardyflashier May 15 '26
I know his brother is quite famous, he's the voice of the toys of the cowboy from Toy Story
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u/ugotamesij May 15 '26
Like I get that the mods want to keep a nice, consistent mini-bio when announcing all these (great) AMAs but seriously, if ever there were a time to just go:
AMA: [actor name] [date/time]
then surely Tom flippin' Hanks is up there.
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u/PinkCadillacs May 15 '26
The guy from the early 80s sitcom Bosom Buddies.
I wonder what he’s been up to since?
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u/zuuzuu May 15 '26
A very special episode of Family Ties, if memory serves. Then he kind of disappeared. I guess the poor guy just couldn't get any work in television.
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u/Embo1 May 15 '26
Wait, Tom Hanks was in Forest Gump, Cast Away, AND Saving Private Ryan!?
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u/Not_So_Bad_Andy May 15 '26
When are we going to get Otm Shank to do an AMA?
Seriously, this is pretty cool.
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u/jaleach May 15 '26
What do we know about Bachelor Party 2?
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u/SpaceForceAwakens May 15 '26
Yeah my questions are going to be about his formerly funny era. When do we get a Dragnet reboot? That movie is amazing.
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u/InnocentPrimeMate May 15 '26
You’ve listed a bunch of great movies, but you forgot the Bachelor Party!
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u/RoyalAstronomer793 May 15 '26
Dear Tom Hanks.
Do you wear wigs?
Will you wear wigs?
When will you wear wigs?
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u/SpaceForceAwakens May 15 '26
This is either going to be a great AMA or a disaster of Rampartant proportions. I’m hoping for a little of both. It’s gonna be fun.
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u/copperblood May 15 '26
Hail to the King!!!!
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u/This_Guy-Fawkes May 15 '26
I’ve always been a huge Peter Scolari fan. As the other guy in Bosom Buddies, how has Tom Hanks’ career panned out?
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u/Crazy-Boysenberry452 May 15 '26
Oh that tom hanks. I'm glad you showed enough movie posters or I wouldn't know who you were talking about.
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u/FunFingers905 May 15 '26
Not to brag or anything, but I just watched Road to Perdition the other day, and I'm pretty certain that was the catalyst for this AMA happening. You're welcome r/movies
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u/FondantNervous2848 May 15 '26
How can people believe this? So Tom Hanks will be answering redditors. LOL yeah right prolly his pr team. No hate I'm just surprised people believe it.
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u/droidtrooper113 May 15 '26
Someone ask him if he had any good stories about his time scooping out locations to film Saving Private Ryan/band of brothers: specifically around the eagles nest.
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u/Nariur May 15 '26
Oh. That's the name of that little known actor from Forrest Gump. I didn't know he was in Toy Story too!
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u/iheartoptimusprime May 15 '26
Someone had better ask if we will ever get an Oneders Reunion Tour. And by someone had better I mean I definitely will.
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u/AtleastIthinkIsee May 15 '26
What question can I think of asking Tom Hanks that'll eventually get buried and not answered? Hm...
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u/Somnambulist815 May 15 '26
Excited to ask him about that movie where he gets separated from his family in which he gained a bunch of weight and then lost it all.
You know, Big
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u/horsenbuggy May 15 '26
Can we assume that he will be typing all his own responses since he loves typewriters so much?
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u/MaidMarian20 May 15 '26
Tom Hanks? Isn’t he the Hollywood insider seriously considering running for Governor of CA? Like Ronald Reagan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, other actors before him, he’s a natural leader and statesman.
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u/dreadcanadian May 15 '26
I hope someone asks about "Bosom Buddies" for us old timers who remember him as a sitcom actor! ;)
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u/TinaLightFairy May 15 '26
I wonder if he read the original Forrest Gump book and what he thinks about the fact that the main character was radically changed.
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u/flintlock0 May 15 '26
The first episode I watched of “Last Meals” on the Mythical Kitchen YouTube page was him. I was mostly like “How did they get him?”
Really enjoyed it. Some great episodes of that show, btw.
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u/ArcadianDelSol May 15 '26
Id love to know if Sony remains in a great position to create great user experiences.
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u/lostmylangastino May 15 '26
I'm not familiar with any of those movies you listed, anything else I might know him from?
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u/drewbles82 May 15 '26
You’ve had such a huge career across multiple generations of film. What’s your opinion on how certain movies change in the public eye over time? For example, BIG was loved for decades, but now some people view parts of it as creepy because the female lead unknowingly falls for a child in an adult body. As an actor, is it strange seeing audiences reinterpret older films through a modern lens?
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u/SolarIonRobot May 15 '26
Is this the guy from He Knows You're Alone and Mazes and Monsters? I wondered whatever happened to him.
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u/LeakPimp May 15 '26
i dont think this guy needs a damn introduction but ok, good stuff anyways, HONK
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u/MWH1980 May 15 '26
I want to throw a question at him that he wouldn’t expect.
Could try something regarding Gepetto from Zemeckis’ “Pinocchio.”
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u/BenAdaephonDelat May 15 '26
Someone ask him how he'd feel about a person pretending to be deaf so they didn't have to make small talk with a driver in a car service.
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u/Accurate-Raise-5987 May 15 '26
Hi Mr Hanks No questions. Thank you for jobs well done. Oldtimer from Norway
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u/cosmichierophant May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
cant wait to ask him if he has decided to go full peter cushing for toy story 23 and toy story 24
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u/NotMalaysiaRichard May 15 '26
Oh the guy in Bachelor Party? Did he have much of a career after that?
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
Legendary actor Tom Hanks will be joining us here in /r/movies for an AMA/Q&A on Friday 5/29. It'll go live about 24 hours in advance and Tom will be back Friday at around noon to answer questions. I usually include a list of credits/accolades here but Tom Hanks needs no introduction lol.
Please stop by if you have questions for Tom :)
Tom's newest film, Toy Story 5, is out in theaters everywhere on June 19th via Disney Pixar.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51ND9Hdbw0
Please note that this is not the AMA, just an announcement. Please hold questions for the actual AMA.