It is smaller. The production company (it was produced by Hanks's own company, I believe) did well to pony up the big bucks to hire him at his desired rate.Good point. I only say that because it's a noticeably smaller production than many of his other Hollywood films. His name was definitely the draw for the film. He was paid $20 Million, the rest of the cast was considerably less (the next highest paid was to the actress who played Marisol at $800K). Hanks' typical pay for each film is $25M.
He has taken home less before, like $15M for Captain Philips, and that had a higher budget. I could also recognize more of the cast of Captain Philips, unlike Otto- many of them where new to me. I also saw Captain Philips recently, and that was enjoyable. Hanks' best performance was the final act, IMO.
I watched it on the plane to Aulani! It's def worth a look, you do get kinda jerked around from funny to sad, but it was a good way to kill some time on a long flight.I made the mistake of watching this movie on one of our plane rides to WDW
His name was definitely the draw for the film. He was paid $20 Million, the rest of the cast was considerably less (the next highest paid was to the actress who played Marisol at $800K). Hanks' typical pay for each film is $25M.
Same! Worst airplane movie pic ever. Tried to hold it together so badly!I made the mistake of watching this movie on one of our plane rides to WDW without any tissues packed! I thought it was really well done, but yes, some parts were incredibly sad. Perhaps some personalities might not have seen the humor and sweetness in it, but we thought it was overall a really good movie. I cried so much and was definitely a mess getting off the plane.
He’s one of my all time favorites.I would watch Tom Hanks reading the funny papers, LOL.
He is such a fantastic actor. I watched the movie and really liked it.
It might be inspirational to those who have depression, IDK.
It's not the comics, but Hanks thought this New York Times article was a knee slapper.I would watch Tom Hanks reading the funny papers, LOL.
I didn't know until Wiki'ing the movie afterwards that this was his son. I had no clue he had more than two sons!I liked it. Thought it was a good human story. Nice to see Tom’s son Truman as the younger Otto.
I love That Thing You Do!. A real love letter to that time period in America.Hanks has a new book out too. I'm not plugging Tom Hanks' work, nor am I secretly Tom Hanks.
Edit: Hi, I'm Tom Hanks. Go see my movies and read my books. That Thing You Do? That was a Thing I Did.
I also really liked That Thing You Do. I know Hanks is a big collector of old 45's and loves that era of music. I wonder if Forrest Gump winning the Oscar was what gave him the pull to direct That Thing.I love That Thing You Do!. A real love letter to that time period in America.
I also love the other movie Hanks directed, Larry Crowne. Great movie if you ever need a pick-me-up. And a great cast: Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Pam Grier, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric The Entertainer, Wilmer Valerrama, etc. And George Takei! Only 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I don't care: I'll ride or die with Larry Crowne.
Really liked A Man Called Otto, too. Faithful to the original but different enough that it was interesting.