They say you should never work with animals or kids in Hollywood, and there's a reason for it—these furry and/or young stars have strict shooting schedules and can be tough to wrangle, often making your days very long and stressful.Actor Tom Hanks learned this the hard way.In 2023, while doing press for A Man Called Otto, Hanks spoke with Collider about his toughest scene he's ever had to pull off. Hanks recalled one of his early scenes with Beasley the dog, who was his costar in Turner & Hooch. Specifically, it was when he collared the dog and tried to get him in his car. - YouTube www.youtube.com "Just go back and look at it," Hanks said. "It was the most physical, exhausting, time-consuming thing. And because it could only happen in the real world, this is not a moment of CGI to it, there's not a moment of a stuntman being involved in it. It was just me and Beasley, who was the dog who was playing Hooch at the time, and it was Steadicams, multiple, multiple versions of it."It was a slightly complicated scene with lots of movement, and Hanks had to play a character who didn't like the dog while also (as a handler) being in complete control of him. "The thing that was exhausting about it was, it was just me and that dog every step of the way. It happened in real-time, and it happened over a number of hours, and my body was beaten...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 8 September