It’s pretty much impossible not to love actor Tom Hanks. Here’s just one more reason to adore him: his affinity for dogs.
The Toy Story and Forrest Gump star plays the titular role in a new Apple TV+ movie called Finch. Hanks’ character spends his days in a post-apocalyptic world building a robot that will take care of his dog when he’s no longer able to.
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Obviously, the actor’s actual love of dogs helps his performance feel more genuine. In a Zoom interview, Hanks described what it was like working with co-star Seamus the rescue dog:
“No one I have worked with has more deep, welcoming, emotive, loved-filled eyes than Seamus. Big, big, big brown orbs. When you’re just hanging around the set waiting for a shot, and you’re sitting on the couch in the RV and you might take a nap or you might lean your head back, and Seamus is there, he’s got his head on my thigh, and I can start rubbing his belly and scratching his ears and grabbing his snout and talking to him, the connection I had with those eyes then was just worth its weight in gold.”
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As some will remember, Hanks has worked with canine co-stars before in films like 1989’s Turner & Hooch (there’s currently a series version of the story on Disney+ starring Josh Peck) and technically a digital pooch in Toy Story 2 and 3.
Hanks Gives Props To The Film’s Real Star
In developing this film, producers knew Hanks would make the perfect dog-loving “Finch.” Hanks admits that the dog is the real star of the film though. In a film promo the actor smartly says: “Who doesn’t love a good dog?”
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Seamus plays “Goodyear,” the canine companion that keeps Finch sane in apocalyptic times. When Finch begins programming a robot, he teaches it Isaac Asimov’s three protective laws of robotics and then teaches it a fourth rule: protect Goodyear above all else.
This is obviously a very relatable theme from the film. If it was just me and my dog living in an apocalyptic world and I somehow could build robots, I’d do the same.
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Watch the film’s trailer below:
Finch has been streaming on Apple TV since November 5th, so if you don’t already have an account there’s no better time to use your free trial.
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The film currently has a 73% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. I think more dog lovers and Tom Hanks lovers should give it a watch.
H/T: K5
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