Tom Hanks

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Tom Hanks is an actor that needs no introduction. He made his film debut in the 80's and has since cemented himself as a cultural icon. Films like Castaway and Forrest Gump have earned Hanks many accolades. His two consecutive Academy Award wins and many nominations speak for themselves. But, his films have done so much more. They've transformed pop culture, earning him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Tom Hanks joins the show to talk about the limits of charm, shares driving etiquette tips and tells us about his new role in A Man Called Otto.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:15.0	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:23.0	My guess this week is Tom Hanks.
0:25.8	I mean, that's about all you need here, right?
0:29.0	I mean, sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, saving private Ryan, Joe versus the volcano.
0:35.4	Those are movies that Tom Hanks starred in.
0:38.5	His newest film is A Man Called Auto, based on the book A Man Called Ove.
0:44.7	Hanks plays the title character, Otto Anderson.
0:47.9	When the movie starts, Otto is mourning the loss of his wife, Sonya.
0:52.3	He's not sure how he'll move on with his life, or even whether he wants to live.
0:56.8	A man called Otto revolves around Otto's relationship with his neighbors, specifically Marisol and
1:04.1	Tommy.
1:05.1	They just moved into the neighborhood with their two daughters.
1:08.5	Despite Otto's demeanor, one that you might charitably call grouchy, Marisol and Tommy
1:15.4	are determined to make friends with him.
1:18.2	In this scene, they show up at Otto's door with a peace offering, some food.
1:23.2	Hi, we wanted to properly introduce ourselves because you know we're going to be neighbors
1:28.6	and everything, so...
1:30.6	Okay, bye.
1:32.6	Are you always disenfranchised?
1:39.1	I'm not unfriendly.
1:40.4	Okay, you're not.
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