With two Oscars and more than forty years of career, Tom Hanks has appeared in almost 90 films and series. In a recent interview, he cited the three films of his career that he had preferred to shoot.
Tom Hanks: more than 40 years of career
Tom Hanks started his career in 1980 in the film Bloody wedding. But it was really four years later that he became a star thanks to his role as Allen Bauer in Splash by Ron Howard opposite Daryl Hannah.
He then goes on to success and shoots for the greatest directors. Among the most cult films of his filmography, we can cite Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, We have to save the soldier Ryan, The green Line, Alone in the world, or Stop me if you can. He also lent his voice to Woody in animated films. Toy Story. In recent years, we have seen it in L’extraordinaire Mr. Rogers, The mission, USS Greyhound: Battle of the Atlantic or Finch.
In more than 40 years of career, he had two Oscars for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.
He reveals his three favorite films of his filmography
During an interview given at The Bill Simmons Podcast (via AND Canada), Tom Hanks revealed his favorite three films from his filmography. Or more precisely the three films he liked the most to shoot.
He quotes An extraordinary team, directed by Penny Marshall and released in 1992. The film is set during World War II. Tom Hanks is camping there a baseball coach in charge of a female team. If it is not the most famous film of his career, he nevertheless keeps an excellent memory:
I spent my summer playing baseball! And I got to enjoy my family while filming.
He then mentioned Alone in the world by Robert Zemeckis released in 2001. A shoot “full of adrenaline” according to Tom Hanks. The latter had to be hospitalized during the filming after contracting an infection in his leg.
And finally, the actor mentioned Cloud Atlas of the Wachowski sisters released in 2013, in which he played several characters through different eras. A shoot that he keeps an emotional memory, from a team that gave everything possible to make this profound film.
