The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

"Yes, this is a love letter to the movies. More to the point, it’s a love letter to the people who make movies. Tom Hanks is at his best when he’s breathing life into characters who, with a few exceptions, toil behind the camera: producers and assistants, drivers and hair stylists. There’s a humanity to this book that has always been Hanks’ greatest gift as an actor. Remember that scene in “The Money Pit” when a baby-faced Hanks is trapped in the carpet of his collapsing life? This book is like that: hilarious and tragic, ridiculous and heartbreakingly sincere all at once."