Random Tom Hanks Roles When He Wasn't Nicest Guy (11 items)

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  (#9) Turner & Hooch

  • Tom Hanks, Craig T. Nelson, Mare Winningham, Reginald VelJohnson, John McIntire, Scott Paulin, J. C. Quinn, Beasley

  The most important thing to come out of the 1989 movie Turner & Hooch is that it inspired Tom Hanks to reevaluate the direction of his career and instead take the types of roles that have catapulted him to becoming an Oscar winner. However, before Hanks could plot a course to glory, he still needed to act opposite a Bullmastiff. 

  Police officer Scott Turner is all set to move to a big city to fight real bad guys when his friend Amos Reed (John McIntire) is offed, and the only witness is his drooling beast of a dog, Hooch. With Turner now on the case, he is forced to protect the dog. Turner, a bit of a neat freak, soon loses his composure with Hooch, and even resorts to chasing him with his side arm.

  Although Hooch is instrumental in Turner solving the case, you'll never hear Hanks scream at a dog quite the way he does in this film. 
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  (#2) Cloud Atlas

  • Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Keith David, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, Bae Doona, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, David Gyasi, Raevan Lee Hanan

  Cloud Atlas is a film that put Tom Hanks's acting chops to the test. The Wachowskis' sci-fi epic takes place over different eras and casts Hanks in various roles, including a grotesque British mobster/author named Dermot Hoggins, complete with a goatee and a shaved head. During a party at a high-rise, Hoggins calls out a critic that gave his novel Knuckle Sandwich a poor review, throwing the reviewer off the roof. In Hoggins's warped mind, he believes this action will bring his book positive attention. 

  As the partygoers stand stunned, Hoggins exclaims, "Now that's an ending that is flat and inane beyond belief!"
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  (#6) A League of Their Own

  • Madonna, Tom Hanks, Rosie O'Donnell, Geena Davis, Téa Leoni, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Bill Pullman, Harry Shearer, Garry Marshall, Janet Jones, Lori Petty, David Lander, Eddie Jones, Don S. Davis, Bitty Schram, Megan Cavanagh, Joey Slotnick, Ann Cusack, Eddie Mekka, Rae Allen, Robert Stanton, Lynn Cartwright, Anne Ramsay, Gregory Sporleder, Tracy Reiner, Gary Houston, Kathleen Marshall, Stephen Mailer, Mark Holton, Keith Schrader, Michael Haley, Alan Wilder, Pauline Brailsford, Renée Coleman, Barbara Pilavin, Betty Miller, Ray Toler, Ellie Weingardt, Laurel Cronin, Eunice Anderson, Cris Cunningham, Freddie Simpson, Kelli Simpkins, Blaire Baron, Douglas Blakeslee, Patricia Wilson, K.C. Carr, Kindra Marra, Patti Pelton, Shirley Burkovich, Julie Croteau, Dolores Lee, Stephen Feagley, Marvin Einhorn, Barbara Erwin, Brian Boru Gleeson, Joe Krowka, Wantland L. Sandel Jr., Shelly Adlard, Stacey Gustaferro, Kirsten Gretick, Vera Johnson, Tonya Gilles Koch, Ryan Howell, Justin Scheller, Joette Hodgen, David Franks, Ed Quinn, Ryan Olsen, Cheryl Jones, Brian Flannery, Sharon Szmidt, Raymond L. Chapman, Sally Rutherford, Connie Pounds-Taylor, Brenda Ferrari, Amanda Walker, Brenda Watson, Andrea Helene, Neezer Tarleton, Lita Schmitt, Eugenia McLin, Larissa Collins, Shelly Niemeyer, Kathleen Butler, Vickie Buse, Sarah Cosgrove-Gaumond, Lisa Hand, Robin Knight

  In A League of Their Own, Tom Hanks portrays Jimmy Dugan, a former major leaguer player turned heavy-drinking manager of a WWII-era women's baseball team. In the role, Hanks delivers a memorable performance as a washed-up ballplayer on the brink of a nervous breakdown, dripping with sarcasm and no hint of likability.

  Using a quote still muttered by baseball analysts and fans alike, Hanks yells at sobbing rightfielder Evelyn Gardner (Bitty Schram), "Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!"

  From telling an umpire that he looks like genitalia with a little hat on, to throwing a glove at Evelyn's son Stilwell, to signing a baseball for a young fan with the message, "Avoid the clap," Hanks's Dugan is a cranky caricature we don't often get to see him play. 
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  (#5) Catch Me If You Can

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Jennifer Garner, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Ellen Pompeo, Amy Acker, James Brolin, Kaitlin Doubleday, James Morrison, Nick Zano, Chris Ellis, Nathalie Baye, John Finn, Frank John Hughes, Steve Eastin, Nancy Lenehan, Candice Azzara, Brian Howe

  It's difficult not to root for Tom Hanks in any movie. However, even though his portrayal of FBI Agent Carl Hanratty technically puts him on the right side of the law, Leonardo DiCaprio's debonair turn as con man Frank Abagnale Jr. is who audiences want to succeed - even if he does go on to pass millions in bad checks. Hanratty, on the other hand, is dull and by the book to a fault.

  During a scene where Hanratty is being harassed by two fellow agents for being mundane, Hanratty asks if the two would like to hear a knock-knock joke. Surprised, the FBI agents accept. Hanratty responds with a simple, “Go f*ck yourselves.”
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  (#1) Road to Perdition

  • Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Tyler Hoechlin, Ciarán Hinds, Liam Aiken, Anthony LaPaglia, Dylan Baker, Richard Dunn, Harry Groener, Kevin Chamberlin, Christian Stolte, Mark Morettini, David Darlow, James Greene, Peggy Roeder, Reese Foster, Kurt Naebig, Doug Spinuzza, Gene Janson, JoBe Cerny, I.N. Sierros, Mina Badie, Duane Sharp, Cory James Krueckeberg, Jackie Moran, Keith Kupferer, Ian Barford, Michael Brockman, Phil Ridarelli, Michael Sassone, John Judd, Marty Higginbotham, Martin Murphy, George Manisco, Stephen P. Dunn, Diane Dorsey, Jack Callahan, Robert Jones, Lance Baker, Timothy Hendrickson, Paul Turner, Lara Phillips, Rob Maxey, Roderick Peeples, Joe Fontana, Lee Roy Rogers, Lawrence MacGowan, John M. Williams, Craig Spidle, Maureen Gallagher, James Currie, Ed Kross, Jon Sattler, Brendan McKinney, Kelly Hill, Monte, Heidi Jayne Netzley, Kieran O'Hare, Kathleen Keane, Juanita Wilson, Nicolas Cade, John Sterchi

  In Road to Perdition, Tom Hanks plays Michael Sullivan, a hitman working for the Irish mob in Chicago. As Sullivan, Hanks turns in a performance unlike any before. Protecting his young son after he witnesses a crime, Sullivan is calculating and lethal as he goes on a tireless spree fueled by revenge.   

  As Sullivan looks to flush out his former employer John Rooney (Paul Newman), he holds a side arm to the head of mob lackey Jack Kelly (David Darlow). Kelly tells Sullivan not to be stupid - that he's only the messenger. Sullivan pauses before saying, "Then give Mr. Rooney a message for me." Sullivan then fires.
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  (#7) That Thing You Do!

  • Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Bryan Cranston, Clint Howard, Rita Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Isaak, Kevin Pollak, Colin Hanks, Steve Zahn, Jonathan Demme, Alex Rocco, Peter Scolari, Ethan Embry, Bill Cobbs, Obba Babatunde, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Ellis, Holmes Osborne, Robert Torti, Claudia Stedelin, Chaille Percival

  In Tom Hanks's directorial debut That Thing You Do!, the actor plays Mr. White, the manager of a 1960s rock 'n' roll band named The Wonders. A stern but fair representation of the record label he works for, White herds the band from coast to coast, making sure they achieve maximum fame in the shortest amount of time. Sadly, White does little to ensure any sense of longevity or inner cohesion within the band.

  While White is quick to put his foot down to sort out any confusion among the quartet, his temper often takes charge. For example, in a scene where White is all business, he wakes up drummer Guy (Tom Everett Scott) with a phone call. White chastises the young man by yelling, "Good morning, Guy. We have a crisis here - your bass player has disappeared, and you are still in bed! Just calling to tell you to get your patootie down to the television studio! You're gonna be on TV tonight!"

  Sadly, when the band is on its last leg, White offers only a few words of advice to Guy and soon disappears, on to the next musical group of which he can benefit. 

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