This Early ‘80s Tom Hanks Movie Had Its Own Disney Theme Park Ride…Sort Of

Collider ^ | 6/8/24 | Aidan Kelley

[DallasBiff]

Splash Mountain was originally based on Song of the South , but also took surprising inspiration from Ron Howard's Splash .

[DallasBiff]

When are Tom Hanks and Ron Howard going to be canceled by leftist elite?

Tom Hanks sang "Zippity Doo-DaH" in the Ron Howard directed Disney movie, "Splash", released in 1984

[Tell It Right]

I’ve always been uncomfortable by the sex scene in the early Tom Hanks movie Big.

[z3n]

Splash was not a very good movie. I only watched it for Daryl Hannah. 🙃

[null and void]

Uncomfortable? Big? That's quite a stretch...

I never saw the movie...

[zeestephen]

Re: "Tom Hanks theme park ride"

If it is a "Saving Private Ryan" ride, I am going to pass.

[nickcarraway]

Mid 80’s?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

In Big, since Tom Hanks is really still a boy who looks like a man, any sex scene involving him could be considered pedophilia.

I generally liked the movie and wish that Hanks had stuck with comedies. Could never view him as a serious dramatic actor.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Splash was the first Touchstone movie. They created a new spin-off company so that any racy material couldn't be directly tied back to Disney.

I still remember the first scene where John Candy is running up excitedly to tell Hanks that his Penthouse Letter got published: I was a Teenage Lesbian.

Truly silly.

[Yo-Yo]

I still remember the first scene where John Candy is running up excitedly to tell Hanks that his Penthouse Letter got published: I was a Teenage Lesbian.

"Dear Penthouse Forum. I never thought this would happen to me, but..."

[null and void]

-oh-

[TheThirdRuffian]

Splash Mountain has been cancelled.

It’s been replaced by the Tiana Ride, which is basically a dark flume ride done on the cheap, with no theme and few of the charming animatronics that made Splash Mountain so good. A handful of TV screens showing scenes. No discernible plot.

I was on there on the soft opening day, quite by accident.

Even putting aside the wokeness of it all, it just sucked.

[desertsolitaire]

I liken that scene in BIG to the age inappropriate scene in Stephen King’s IT involving all the your protagonist cast. Would not be made today.

[Organic Panic]

Tom Hanks got his indulgences when he allowed himself to be beat down as a racist white man, who needs to “just shut up,” by Oprah. I don’t think he has done much since that.

Ron Howard. That’s an enigma. I don’t know how he stays out of the woke cross hairs. Maybe he has enough allies in Hollywood that he can destroy entire studios and careers if they go after him.

[rx]

The movie Big is partly biographical of Michael Rockefeller/Tom Hanks

Think:
  - Zoltar (ancient mystic age-change-wish facilitator, adrenochrome)
  - Hanks (7/9/56) - Michael Rockefeller (5/18/38) = 18 years
  - back and forth between a 12 year-old > 30 year-old > 12 year-old
  - coincidence of pedophilic (age-inappropriate) inclinations (uncomfortable sex scene Tell It Right noted)

Hanks could readily seem himself in both younger and older roles, 18 years apart.

Earlier in 2024, Hanks' son Chet confided to a group of acquaintances that his dad is actually a lot older than he supposedly is.

[Dr. Sivana]

In Big, since Tom Hanks is really still a boy who looks like a man, any sex scene involving him could be considered pedophilia.

I had the same feeling with the original "Back to the Future" when the teenage future Mrs. McFly had a crush on her own son, and was being too friendly (at first) in the car with him.

[tet68]

“Dear Penthouse Forum. I never thought this would happen to me, but...”

Dear Mr.Candy,
Next time, please LICK the envelope closed.
Signed the Editors.

[Keyhopper]

Check out,”dancing at the blue igania”.

[jmcenanly]

Apollo 13 might also be a problem. Although the start might be thrilling, most people would probably not want to spend more than half the ride sitting in a cold, dark car.