Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ron Howard's third theatrical feature as a director was also Tom Hanks' first starring movie role. Hanks attempted to put in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was 1983, and a 26-year-old producer named Brian Grazer was sitting across from the most feared man in Hollywood. Ray Stark had ...

Daryl Hannah had been preparing all her life for her role in Splash. The 1984 romantic comedy that elevated Tom Hanks to stardom had a rocky road to release, but despite its rough beginnings, casting ...

The 1984 blockbuster launched both of their careers into the stratosphere. Ron Howard’s third theatrical feature as a director was also Tom Hanks’ first starring movie role. Hanks attempted to put in ...

So with Splash, Howard had a chance to crest into the mainstream, and Hanks had his first starring role in a movie. The stakes were high. “Tom was pushing ... that was it, he was just reaching, he was ...