Those mid budget movies seem to have disappeared. Not a blockbuster, but still a great cast. Just a fun movie nothing to deeply analyze, but still 90 minutes well spent.
I knew TH was talented AF. I _didn't_ realize what a stunning raconteur he is. All this AND dropping a *cork-soaker* bomb with logarithmic precision. 😂
Also FWIW, I remember reading a story about Tom Hanks like 20 years ago in which Hanks said that at some point in late 80s, early 90s, Hanks was frustrated with his career so he talked with his management team about reconfiguring things. It was only after that, that he shot Philadelphia, went on a streak of great movies and became known as a serious actor. Before that, I think he was just specializing in light comedies. Anyway, the point is that Hanks definitely felt he had hit a career low at that time.
That Thing You Do has always been on my favorite movies list! It’s just a good story and an overall fun watch! All I want from a movie watching experience!
This (the full podcast) is the single best interview I’ve heard on Conan. Tom Hanks was more himself than I have ever heard. I learned more about acting and making films and the film industry and how Tom approaches it differently in this one hour. It felt intimate and personal and hysterical. Tom Hanks is a gas. Ty Conan. Ty Tom. Sometimes you capture a genuine time together and you did that here. You guys should probably dress up and mini golf together.
I had the vhs and soundtrack to That Thing You Do when when I was in middle school. I watched the movie and when it was done, I started it over again to listen to the music and learn the lyrics. I would fast forward through the movie part and so I could get to the songs.Then I saw the soundtrack at walmart and begged my mom for $3 so I could add it to the $4 I had and she let me get it. I had a little blue boom box in my room and I listened to it until I wore it out. I just realized how old this story makes me feel lol. I did this with a lot of movies, Lion King immediately comes to mind, I was a bit "different" growing up and was OBSESSED with all kinds of music - we sang in church 3 times a week, my dad too me to all sorts of bluegrass festivals and jam sessions, I love 90s country and early 2000s Ludcris. Anyway, I don't know what it was with the simple 60s inspired music in that movie but I loved it. This made me smile.
Bachelor Party was probably the most juvenile movie Hanks was in. That being said…. Hanks was great in Bachelor Party . In fact almost everyone was great in Bachelor Party. It was a fun movie .
Since Mr Hanks brought up Bosom Buddies, I saw a rerun about a year ago, flash back to their high school dance, and on the hall way wall, had a list of the football players, and I know I saw t Hanks, as QB, I then looked back on my rewind, Scolari was another player, and then I did further research on the names of the team, I found most names were in the credits at the end of the different players..
Theres nothing better then 80s Hanks. I enjoy most of his flicks but 80s Hanks is my favorite. I say it everywhere but I'll say it here, The Burbs is my favorite movie hands down.
VHS changed the filmgoing experience radically. Movies once screened, originally vanished. If you did a remake 10 years later no one had the original to compare it to. And if you made a bad film, well, more than likely it vanished in your past.
At the time of their release, I think we tend to compare movies as a competition between what else is released that year. When we watch an old movie, we weigh it on its own stand-alone merits. That Thing You Do is one of my favourite movies ever, one of a handful of movies I own on physical media, and one of the most Beatle-like non-Beatles tune.
So many great movies Splash, The Burbs,Nothing in Common,Saving Private Ryan, Road To Perdition he hasn't done a bad movie. Polar Express wasn't good but he was a cartoon so that doesn't count.
I just went through Tom's 101 films, I say about 25 are really excellent films, and of the remaining, almost all are watchable. Look thru the catalog of almost any other movie star, I can't think of any with a better success rate. Two Oscars doesn't hurt either, well done Tom! My favorites: Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan and Forest Gump, and also, not the best film, but still one of my favorites to watch is Charlie Wilson's War.
I'm pretty sure an English person saying "not half bad" is expressing wild enthusiasm. If Tom's career did have a low point it was "Mazes & Monsters" but that was very early on.
My Uncle took Tom on a sail boat in Maui in the 80s and the conversation came up if he had any upcoming projects. Tom replied, "Well I can't tell you anything about the movie, all I know is it's gonna be really big."
i saw that thing you do back when it came out and i thought it was really good, tbh i forgot about it but i watched it a few times back then, i need to rewatch that one and joe vs the volcano
I am sorry, I saw That Thing you Do in 1997 and it was nothing to write home about. But Turner and Hooch did speak to me. That's a joke, I haven't seen it. What is true is that I cried my eyes out when I saw Castaway.
I saw him on a show that had Michael J Fox in it...cant recall the name, but because of that, i watch some other show he was in, and then i watched his movies. It was how he acted...or whatever, that got my attention. Didn't think he was cute either. (Although he was and is) Geena Davis was in same show, watched her films for same reasons. Some people catch your eye. I dint watch much TV and haven't been to a movie for awhile...i think it is because he seems like a nuce guy. Ive been watching this particular podcast of this conversation and ..I eant to be both Conan's and Tom's friend. Seriously. (Dont worry guys, im harmless) but i want to move into this neighborhood and maybe pal around. I want funny, nice, polite people for neighbors. Im the girl that says hi when passing by, and its like everyone is cranky. Im happy when they say hi back. So California, here i come. Castaway is one of my favorites. I put off watching it because i thought, Oh Tom ...how boring this will be...thought ya made a mistake. But, i loved it. But....i haven't watched all of your movies. I just know that when tom hanks is in it...its probably good. Thanks for entertaining me. You too Conan❤❤
They all can't be winners, but that's out of the actor's hands. Hanks has a pretty good batting average and he's always interesting even in bad movies.
That Thing You Do being called a "cult classic" is decidedly weird and I question if that's the case. PS I really liked the film and it's not a comment on the film itself...I simply don't think the film is quirky enough to be a "cult classic." The label simply makes no sense. It is a testament to Hanks' talent, however. He even wrote/co-wrote some of the songs, which are quite good. What can't this guy do?
Tom Hanks' recent flops have been the graphic novel adaptation Here (2024), and Pinocchio, so time will tell if they eventually find an audience regardless of the reviews.
Bachelor Party had some hilarious scenes but the Cole character deserved better. He might not have been the nicest person but he didn’t deserve to be put in a situation in which he only survived because of a highly improbable instance of good luck in the form of a car being under his naked, falling ass.
Punchline, The 'Burbs, Turner and Hooch, Joe vs the Volcano, and Bonfire of the Vanities, between 1988 and 1992 was a career low. Basically, everything between Big and A League of their Own was m'eh or just plain bad. Then he really takes off after that.
He should have put his foot down and stopped Toy Story 4 from being made. It's not at all a bad film, but its existence is just wrong after how well Toy Story 3 resolved the story.
ive not seen every single movie but majority, id say his worst movies are after 2000 ... and some of the best are not critically acclaimed.... some that are thought of as great, are not that good.. but he has a catalog of funny and serious... and hes a great actor cause some of his films you forget its tom.. not every actor does that
Jin of BTS just released a song called "I'll Be There" and I posted on social media that all my many followers who are fans of That Thing You Do will love this! (and they did)
One minute in & gonna have to disagree with Conan & agree with Tom. He was the biggest movie star in the world in the 80s but then he had a few flops & he was kinda considered, if not a has-been, then let's say a well-trodden known commodity. And his big comeback was the baseball movie where he coached girls (can't think of the name of it off the top of my head). It kinda put him back on top & then not long after that he did Forest Gump. He's been a world wide legendary symbol of iconic goodness ever since.
That Thing You Do was my favorite movie in high school. It's still one of my go-to movies when I just want something fun.
Hey it’s the o needers
My Grandma bought me 'That Thing You Do' on video tape because she knew I liked music. I should go and watch it again
Those mid budget movies seem to have disappeared. Not a blockbuster, but still a great cast. Just a fun movie nothing to deeply analyze, but still 90 minutes well spent.
I saw that movie as a kid at a drive in theater and I've loved it ever since
When I drive past a store after hours, and see their sign still on, i always think of Guy Patterson's dad
That thing you do, made my son so interested in music and drums that the kid became an expert. It’s a great show.
that's onederful
8:48 I never knew how much joy hearing Tom Hanks call film reviewers cocksuckers would bring me 😂 and I was a film critic for about five years
Same. Bigly! 😊
It doesn't even feel like a swear word when he says it. Tom does not have to put a quarter in the Swear Jar of life.
Tom Hanks' 'bad' movies are some of his funnest
The Ladykillers
@@HypnoSwag I liked that movie but it was strange
Always loved The Money Pit when I was a kid. No one talks about it anymore
Mazes and Monsters
@@-Ricky_Spanish- I remember this. Bad TV movie, I think.
It's love how much Tom Hanks reminds me of David Letterman. "Hold on to your quarters, Jasper!"
My music teacher showed my class "That Thing You Do" in middle school. Still listen to the song! Thanks, Adam Schlesinger.
Can Conan do a whole show as if its the 40's? Always gets me laughing.
Joe vs. The Volcano is one of his most underappreciated performances, and still one of my favourite films! ❤
Thanks Coco and Tom, for getting us all through this terminal news cycle!
The 'Burbs is one of his funniest movies, I don't care what anyone says 😂
That movie is so legendary. Every character is money.
I agree
Zoom in on poodle
@skippy8664 what's in the cellar Klopek
@@skippy8664 it was parked outside allllll dayyyyy
Loved “That Thing You Do” from the absolute beginning and love it still to this day! Totally underrated classic!! ❤❤
That Thing You Do! is literally my favorite movie.
3am content is real. Tom is a living legend and so humble. xo Great in so many films, but Road to Perdition is my favorite of his.
A great understated performance..by Jude Law,also
I knew TH was talented AF. I _didn't_ realize what a stunning raconteur he is. All this AND dropping a *cork-soaker* bomb with logarithmic precision. 😂
I was just thinking about 'Everytime We Say Goodbye" as an unknown Tom Hanks gem, and then he does @ 6:00.
Also FWIW, I remember reading a story about Tom Hanks like 20 years ago in which Hanks said that at some point in late 80s, early 90s, Hanks was frustrated with his career so he talked with his management team about reconfiguring things.
It was only after that, that he shot Philadelphia, went on a streak of great movies and became known as a serious actor. Before that, I think he was just specializing in light comedies.
Anyway, the point is that Hanks definitely felt he had hit a career low at that time.
I used to think Joe Versus the Volcano was a bad movie, then I grew up and watched it again and now I think it's a great movie.
"Oh, I have no response to that." is one of my go to answers.
@@Macdelaven I'm a Flibberdigibbit!
That Thing You Do has always been on my favorite movies list! It’s just a good story and an overall fun watch! All I want from a movie watching experience!
The Burbs !!!
Yup. A masterpiece of quotable dark comedies.
Bachelor Party has to be one of those six movies...lol.
Yes.. i forgot that one.. amazing
One movie of Tom's that I love that was panned by critics - Joe Vs. The Volcano
That Thing You Do is an absolute head to toe masterpiece. The Playtone Galaxy is a never ending gallery of art and class.
Someone inevitably always cuts onions whenever I watch Castaway...
I just named 7 good Tom Hanks films off the top of my head, so he definitely has more than 6 good ones 😂
His performance in The Shawshank Redemption alone would be enough to make up for any bad films he was in.
@@vovahimselfGot bad news bud
@@EPAZOTEking He played the Rita Hayworth poster, that's how talented he is.
That Thing You Do! and The ‘Burbs are still my two favorite Hanks flicks.
Such an American icon. I’m 45 and cannot remember a time in my life without seeing Tom Hanks on a screen. Living legend of the highest order.
This (the full podcast) is the single best interview I’ve heard on Conan. Tom Hanks was more himself than I have ever heard. I learned more about acting and making films and the film industry and how Tom approaches it differently in this one hour. It felt intimate and personal and hysterical. Tom Hanks is a gas. Ty Conan. Ty Tom. Sometimes you capture a genuine time together and you did that here. You guys should probably dress up and mini golf together.
Pinocchio 2022 was a Career Low.
I loved Joe VS the Volcano. :P
I had the vhs and soundtrack to That Thing You Do when when I was in middle school. I watched the movie and when it was done, I started it over again to listen to the music and learn the lyrics. I would fast forward through the movie part and so I could get to the songs.Then I saw the soundtrack at walmart and begged my mom for $3 so I could add it to the $4 I had and she let me get it. I had a little blue boom box in my room and I listened to it until I wore it out. I just realized how old this story makes me feel lol. I did this with a lot of movies, Lion King immediately comes to mind, I was a bit "different" growing up and was OBSESSED with all kinds of music - we sang in church 3 times a week, my dad too me to all sorts of bluegrass festivals and jam sessions, I love 90s country and early 2000s Ludcris. Anyway, I don't know what it was with the simple 60s inspired music in that movie but I loved it. This made me smile.
I don't think I've seen Conan laugh so hard, so often during one of these shows as he has in this one.
The 'Burbs has entered the chat. Best comedy of all time? Top 10? Top 5? Top 3? Yup.
Ahh...The Circle? Ithaca? Larry Crowne?Bonfire of the Vanities?
Bachelor Party was probably the most juvenile movie Hanks was in. That being said…. Hanks was great in Bachelor Party . In fact almost everyone was great in Bachelor Party. It was a fun movie .
The Burbs was Tom's best movie. EVER!
Love Tom Hanks, but...Pinocchio remake :)
Wasn't that terrible, or am I thinking of Gepetto?
Tom Hanks is makes funny look easy. So good.
Joe Versus The Volcano was one that I rediscovered a few years ago and was blown away by. Probably my favorite movie he made now
This was such a great podcast :D
Since Mr Hanks brought up Bosom Buddies, I saw a rerun about a year ago, flash back to their high school dance, and on the hall way wall, had a list of the football players, and I know I saw t Hanks, as QB, I then looked back on my rewind, Scolari was another player, and then I did further research on the names of the team, I found most names were in the credits at the end of the different players..
This team coco stuff has me by the balls.....I need it all....all the time.
I recently discovered there's a Director's Cut of That Thing You Do! And I immediately bought it!
Theres nothing better then 80s Hanks. I enjoy most of his flicks but 80s Hanks is my favorite. I say it everywhere but I'll say it here, The Burbs is my favorite movie hands down.
VHS changed the filmgoing experience radically. Movies once screened, originally vanished. If you did a remake 10 years later no one had the original to compare it to. And if you made a bad film, well, more than likely it vanished in your past.
At the time of their release, I think we tend to compare movies as a competition between what else is released that year. When we watch an old movie, we weigh it on its own stand-alone merits.
That Thing You Do is one of my favourite movies ever, one of a handful of movies I own on physical media, and one of the most Beatle-like non-Beatles tune.
No career lows? The Money Pit with Shelley Long was one. It was so bad I walked out.
that remains to this day one of my favourite movies he ever did. You clearly left too early
Great movie. You are a terrible judge of movies.
Tom hanks is great at improvising... or as he calls it, the school of "This horse is not dead."
for the love of god, POST THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW!!!!
So many great movies Splash, The Burbs,Nothing in Common,Saving Private Ryan, Road To Perdition he hasn't done a bad movie.
Polar Express wasn't good but he was a cartoon so that doesn't count.
I would think his lowest point was that movie "mazes and monsters"... That was pretty much his first film though lol
I just went through Tom's 101 films, I say about 25 are really excellent films, and of the remaining, almost all are watchable. Look thru the catalog of almost any other movie star, I can't think of any with a better success rate. Two Oscars doesn't hurt either, well done Tom! My favorites: Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan and Forest Gump, and also, not the best film, but still one of my favorites to watch is Charlie Wilson's War.
Tommy! Oooohhh tommy boy..the pipes...
I'm pretty sure an English person saying "not half bad" is expressing wild enthusiasm.
If Tom's career did have a low point it was "Mazes & Monsters" but that was very early on.
So he didn't watch Pinocchio,
The first Toy Story came out when I was 3 years old. Tom Hanks is responsible for so many childhood memories. Woody!!!
Best episode ever
"The Money Pit" is pretty great!
This is gold!
My Uncle took Tom on a sail boat in Maui in the 80s and the conversation came up if he had any upcoming projects. Tom replied, "Well I can't tell you anything about the movie, all I know is it's gonna be really big."
This is great 😂😂😂
The best movie Tom Hanks ever did was The Burbs. Nothing's topped it since then.
"I want to kill... everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal"
I absolutely love that movie!
@TheWriterNW so... klopek... What is that slavic?
@@i.am.not.herbert NO!
@@reptomicus whooaaa there rube, bout a 9 on the old tension scale there.
i saw that thing you do back when it came out and i thought it was really good, tbh i forgot about it but i watched it a few times back then, i need to rewatch that one and joe vs the volcano
I had NO idea Tom was so funny and such a talker! 😂
tom hanks may be conans favorite guest
I’m watching the burbs tonight…
Watching and waiting to hear if he mentions Mazes & Monsters, will update if he says it or references it.
I am sorry, I saw That Thing you Do in 1997 and it was nothing to write home about.
But Turner and Hooch did speak to me. That's a joke, I haven't seen it.
What is true is that I cried my eyes out when I saw Castaway.
I saw him on a show that had Michael J Fox in it...cant recall the name, but because of that, i watch some other show he was in, and then i watched his movies. It was how he acted...or whatever, that got my attention. Didn't think he was cute either. (Although he was and is) Geena Davis was in same show, watched her films for same reasons. Some people catch your eye. I dint watch much TV and haven't been to a movie for awhile...i think it is because he seems like a nuce guy. Ive been watching this particular podcast of this conversation and ..I eant to be both Conan's and Tom's friend. Seriously. (Dont worry guys, im harmless) but i want to move into this neighborhood and maybe pal around. I want funny, nice, polite people for neighbors. Im the girl that says hi when passing by, and its like everyone is cranky. Im happy when they say hi back. So California, here i come. Castaway is one of my favorites. I put off watching it because i thought, Oh Tom ...how boring this will be...thought ya made a mistake. But, i loved it. But....i haven't watched all of your movies. I just know that when tom hanks is in it...its probably good. Thanks for entertaining me. You too Conan❤❤
They all can't be winners, but that's out of the actor's hands. Hanks has a pretty good batting average and he's always interesting even in bad movies.
If you dislike That Thing You Do, I think it's safe to say that you're just a bad person.
I haven't watched any Hanks movies outside of Toy Story, so hearing him say CS was pretty shocking. 😅
That wtiter was trying to right his past wrongdoings 🤣😂🤣😂💜💜
That Thing You Do being called a "cult classic" is decidedly weird and I question if that's the case. PS I really liked the film and it's not a comment on the film itself...I simply don't think the film is quirky enough to be a "cult classic." The label simply makes no sense. It is a testament to Hanks' talent, however. He even wrote/co-wrote some of the songs, which are quite good. What can't this guy do?
Tom Hanks makes everything better.
My favorite Tom Hanks movie is Dragnet lol
Tom Hanks' recent flops have been the graphic novel adaptation Here (2024), and Pinocchio, so time will tell if they eventually find an audience regardless of the reviews.
That Movie I'll Never See!
Bachelor Party had some hilarious scenes but the Cole character deserved better. He might not have been the nicest person but he didn’t deserve to be put in a situation in which he only survived because of a highly improbable instance of good luck in the form of a car being under his naked, falling ass.
When I was a child, I wanted an autograph on my toy story dvd, his wife slipped and he freaked out told everyone to back the f’ off”
Beautiful mind😢
Punchline, The 'Burbs, Turner and Hooch, Joe vs the Volcano, and Bonfire of the Vanities, between 1988 and 1992 was a career low. Basically, everything between Big and A League of their Own was m'eh or just plain bad. Then he really takes off after that.
“Road to Perdition” and “Saving Private Ryan”
I thought That Thing You Do had been a success at the time, maybe because I liked it when it came out.
Bachelor Party is pretty rough
He was the uncle on Family ties getting ripped off vanilla extract. Thats pretty low.
Cloud Atlas is bad though, let’s all agree on that.
I was sure Conan was talking to Tim Allen
One word. Pinocchio.
It's both ironic and refreshing to hear America's most wholesome actor use a word that got Lenny Bruce arrested.
Conan's never seen Bonfire of the Vanities
no one's ever seen Bonfire Of The Vanities.lol
lol true
Bonfire of the Vanities.
He should have put his foot down and stopped Toy Story 4 from being made. It's not at all a bad film, but its existence is just wrong after how well Toy Story 3 resolved the story.
THANK YOU! I pretend it doesn’t exist and the series ended with the third movie 😆
ive not seen every single movie but majority, id say his worst movies are after 2000 ... and some of the best are not critically acclaimed.... some that are thought of as great, are not that good.. but he has a catalog of funny and serious... and hes a great actor cause some of his films you forget its tom.. not every actor does that
Jin of BTS just released a song called "I'll Be There" and I posted on social media that all my many followers who are fans of That Thing You Do will love this! (and they did)
Cloud Atlas was terrible. Absolutely loved Punchline with Hanks and Sally Field.
Is that includes the movie 1988 "Big".
One minute in & gonna have to disagree with Conan & agree with Tom. He was the biggest movie star in the world in the 80s but then he had a few flops & he was kinda considered, if not a has-been, then let's say a well-trodden known commodity. And his big comeback was the baseball movie where he coached girls (can't think of the name of it off the top of my head). It kinda put him back on top & then not long after that he did Forest Gump. He's been a world wide legendary symbol of iconic goodness ever since.
Pretty easy to guess what the word on his calendar was today
Where were Mr. White and Howie Long going? What was the portrait in the Pattersons’ house? Why is Mr. White a Freemason?
sure he does his recent movie Here was a bomb both critically and in the box office and those Da Vinci Code sequels were a disaster