Those Films He Did
Hanks played an American lawyer helping a suspected Soviet spy in the film Bridge of Spies set during this war in which there wasn't actual fighting
Cold War
Grosse Point Blank
Set in the Middle East, this highest grossing film of 1992, has an amazing, if problematic, soundtrack
Aladdin
Edward Herrmann played this American president twice, once in a 1976 TV miniseries and later in the 1982 film adaptation of Annie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This state was the scene for the conclusion of the 2000 election
Florida
After making Saving Private Ryan in 1998 Hanks became interested in World War II and produced the miniseries Band of Brothers in 2001. Similarly, he produced the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon in 1998 after this 1995 film got him interested in space.
Apollo 13
This song from Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse is a question and features the lyrics, 'He's not falling, he's rising'
What's Up, Danger
'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston was the #1 song in the world in 1992 but it's actually a cover by this country artist.
Dolly Parton
Mia tells Lorelai and Rory that Luke wore this shirt everyday as a kid
Star Trek
This was Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016
Tim Kaine - Senator from Virginia
Hanks lost 35 lbs for this 1993 movie to play an AIDS patient and later lost 50 lbs in this 2000 film to play a FedEx employee
Philadelphia / Cast Away
The Immigrant Song, a heavy rock ballad, plays twice in this Marvel movie featuring Thor
Thor Ragnarok
In Seinfeld Season 4, episode 11, 'The Contest', Elaine loses said contest after becoming infatuated with this person who is asking about her at her gym.
John F. Kennedy Jr
In “The Lorelais’ First Day at Chilton,” Lorelai oversleeps because the furry clock doesn't what?
Purr on time
Donald Trump's running mate in 2024, JD Vance, was a senator from this state
Ohio
This woman directed Tom Hanks in both Big and A League of Their Own
Penny Marshall
Twist and Shout
He ran for President as a third party candidate against Bill Clinton and George HW Bush
Ross Perot
Paris' mother paints her house this color after her divorce.
Angel's Kiss
In the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, this Democrat may turn Texas blue
James Talarico
In You've Got Mail, Joe Fox closes a door on some balloons. Tom Hanks then ad-libbed this line and it was kept in the movie.
'Good thing it wasn't the fish.'
This song by Bonnie Tyler, is featured in movies as diverse as Shrek 2, Footloose, and Short Circuit 2
Holding out for a Hero
This pope issued an official apology for the Inquisition of the Catholic Church against Galileo Galilei in 1633
John Paul II
Lorelai refers to Headmaster Charleston as this, a reference to Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator from 1921-1944.
Il Duce
He ran for President in the Democratic 2020 elections and even won the Iowa Caucasus before dropping out to endorse Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg