A star of one of Tom Hanks’ biggest 1980s hits explains why the movie never got a sequel. He’s still a big box office name to this day, as proven by 2023’s sleeper hit A Man Called Otto, but in the '80s and '90s Hanks was on the top of the heap when it came to Hollywood bankability. Hanks’ great run as a box office monster may have reached its zenith with a string of blockbusters including Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13 and Toy Story, but it actually began back in 1988 with his first-ever $100+ million hit, a coming-of-age fantasy that took full advantage of his combination of winning charm, comedic chops and budding dramatic skills.
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