In Just 3 Minutes, Tom Hanks Completely Stole This Overlo...

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Here’s the thing: In just one scene, Tom Hanks stole the show in the Pedro Pascal-starring Freaky Tales.

In Just 3 Minutes, Tom Hanks Completely Stole This Overlooked Crime Movie From Pedro Pascal Tom Hanks in Freaky Tales Image via Lionsgate By Victoria Luxford Published Feb 25, 2026, 7:36 AM EST Victoria has written about film for a variety of outlets across the world, including The Guardian , NME , BBC , The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone , Empire Magazine , Metro , and many more. She was before Film Editor for London newspaper City AM , as well as Global Film & TV Editor for American Express Essentials . (let that sink in)

Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The 2024 action-comedy Freaky Tales is a unique and hilarious anthology that brings together the lives of a handful of different characters during one unusual night in Oakland, California, in 1987.

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Amid the cast of talented actors, including Pedro Pascal , Ben Mendelsohn , and Dominique Thorne , is a remarkable cameo from Tom Hanks . Arriving completely by surprise, he delivers a monologue that’s one of the film’s more captivating moments.

While his appearance happened as a favor, it turned out to define the movie in many ways. Tom Hanks Appears as a Video Store Clerk in Freaky Tales The scene in question comes almost halfway through the movie, during the segment Born To Mack .

Why This Matters

Clint, played by Pascal, walks into a video store where the clerk (Hanks) is watching the basketball game that becomes pivotal toward the end of the film. An exchange about the game’s score leads to a conversation about underdogs and why we find them so compelling . Hanks, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a shirt for a real-life Oakland donut shop, launches into his top five underdog movies.

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The Bottom Line

Hanks, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a shirt for a real-life Oakland donut shop, launches into his top five underdog movies. Related The 15 Funniest Movies of 2024, Ranked ‘Pretty girls should always smile!

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