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♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HAY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK WITH TOM HANKS.
NOW, YOU'RE GIVING US A NEW MOVIE FOR CHRISTMAS, "NEWS OF
THE WORLD."
AND IT'S SET FIVE YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, AND YOU PLAY
SOMEONE NAMED CAPTAIN KIDD.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOVIE.
IT'S SO RESONANT IN SOME WAYS OF OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT CAPTAIN KIDD DID.
WHAT'S HIS JOB?
>> CAPTAIN KIDD WAS THE ORIGINAL PODCASTER.
HE-- HE READS THE NEWS IN TOWNS THAT DO NOT HAVE NEWSPAPERS, NO
CONNECTION WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
SO IN A PLACE LIKE DALLAS OR SAN ANTONIO OR NEW ORLEANS, HE BUYS
ALL THE NEWSPAPERS THAT CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD--
"THE LONDON TIMES" THE "BOSTON HERALD," AS WELL AS LOCAL PAPERS
AND HE TELLS PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, RIGHT DOWN TO
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEAD OF RUBELLA OR SCARLET FEVER.
WHETHER THE RIVER IS RISING.
WHETHER THE FERRIES ARE OUT.
BUT, ALSO, HE TALKS ABOUT A NEW BASEBALL ORGANIZATION THAT IS
NOW PAYING ITS PLAYERS IN THE-- IN THE GRAND METROPOLIS OF
CINCINNATI.
A TEAM CALLED THE RED STOCKINGS ARE GOING TO BE PROFESSIONAL
PLAYERS OF THE GAME OF BASEBALL.
AND THERE'S NOW AN EIGHT-STORY BRICK BUILDING IN BOSTON THAT
HAS A THING IN IT CALLED AN ELEVATOR, WHICH IS AN AUTOMATED
LITTLE PORTICO THAT TAKES YOU UP INSTEAD OF MAKING YOU WALK THE
STAIRS.
IT IS-- IT'S-- THERE ACTUALLY WERE THESE GUYS THAT DID THIS,
AND FOR 10 CENTS, YOU COULD SIT AND LISTEN TO FABULOUS TELLS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
AND EXPERIENCE A SHOW AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.
THAT'S WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING.
AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE MOVIE, HE COMES ACROSS A YOUNG GIRL WHO
HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY THE KIOWA TRIBE OF INDIANS AND RAISED AND
HE HAS FOUND HER AND HE NEEDS TO TAKE HER HOME TO WHATEVER FAMILY
SHE HAS.
>> Stephen: ACROSS SOME PRETTY ROUGH PARTS OF TEXAS AND THE
THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN TOM HANKS ON
HORSEBACK BEFORE.
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A TOM HANKS WESTERN BEFORE.
WHY DID IT TAKE THIS LONG TO GET YOU WITH A PISTOL?
>> BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE WESTERNS, SIMPLE AS-- SIMPLE AS
THAT.
>> Stephen: THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERY ACTOR HAD TO DO A
WESTERN.
EVERYONE DID WESTERNS.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SO MANY WESTERNS WERE MADE
THAT ACTORS ALWAYS RODE THE SAME HORSE IN EVERY WESTERN THEY
MADE.
YOU WANT TO HEAR A SHOW BIZ STORY, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: I ALWAYS DO, I ALWAYS DO.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO THROW OUT A NAME.
I'M GOING TO DROP A NAME NOW.
YOU TELL ME IF YOU RECOGNIZE IT OR NOT.
JIMMY STEWART.
YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME?
>> Stephen: I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE WORK.
>> THROUGH A FATE THAT IS GRANDER THAN ANYTHING I EVER
COULD HAVE IMAGINED IN MY LIFE, I'M IN JIMMY STEWART'S HOUSE
GETTING MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIM FOR ONE OF THE MANY
INCARNATIONS OF "LIFE" MAGAZINE.
YEAH, I JUST DROPPED THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> SO HE'S SHOWING ME-- HE'S SHOWING ME AROUND HIS-- HIS
LIVING ROOM, HIS PARLOR.
AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF JIMMY STEWART THE MOVIE STAR ANYWHERE
IN THIS THING.
ACTUALLY, THERE IS-- THERE'S SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF A MAN, A
WOMAN, AND A DAUGHTER IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE WORLD IN
PICTURE FRAMES, AND IT'S-- IT'S AN ELDERLY, BALDING MAN, AND--
AND A WOMAN AND-- SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ANSWER THAT!
( PHONE RINGING ).
>> Stephen: DO YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT?
WE'LL WAIT.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, IT'S THE...
HOLD ON.
>> Stephen: HELLO, HELLO?
>> HI.
>> Stephen: YUP.
>> OKAY, FINE, THANKS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE WELCOME.
( LAUGHING ) GOT IT.
>> WHERE WAS I?
THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF JIMMY STEWART.
EXCEPT HIM WITHOUT HIS PIECE.
>> Stephen: NO, I DID NOT KNOW HE HAD A PIECE.
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
>> JOHN WAYNE DID.
SO HE'S SHOWING ME THROUGH-- AND THERE IS NO SIGN-- THERE'S MAYBE
A LITTLE FIGURINE OF HARVEY THE RABBIT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
THERE'S NOTHING FROM A CAREER.
THERE'S NOTHING FROM A MOVIE.
THERE'S NOTHING FROM-- NOTHING FROM "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" OR
WHATEVER.
BUT THERE'S A PICTURE-- THERE'S A PAINTING OF A HORSE.
IT'S NOT BIG.
AND IT'S ABOUT THAT BIG.
AND I SAY, "OH, HERE'S A PAINTING OF A HORSE."
AND JIMMY-- I CAN'T DO A GOOD JIMMY STEWART, BUT HE SAID,
"YEAH, YEAH, HENRY-- HANK FONDA PAINTED THAT FOR ME.
HE PAINT, YOU KNOW.
HANK LIKES TO PAINT AND FANCIES HIMSELF AS A PAINTER.
AND WE MADE A COUPLE OF PICTURES TOGETHER.
WE MADE A WESTERN."
AND I SAID, "THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB?"
AND HE SAID, "YES, IT WAS THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB."
AND THAT'S THE PICTURE OF MY HORSE.
AND I RODE THAT HORSE IN ALL MY WESTERNS."
I SAID, "REALLY, YOU RODE THE SAME."
AND HE SAID, "YES, WE KEPT IT BY GRIFFITH PARK.
AND I RODE HIM IN ALL MY WESTERNS.
AND HENGRY WANTED TO GIVE ME SOMETHING.
HE JUST STARTED PAINTING.
AND HE SAID, "JIMMY, I PAINTED A PICTURE OF YOUR HORSE FOR YOU.
I SAID, THANK YOU, THAT'S LOVELY OF YOU.
WE WERE ROOMMATES IN NEW YORK, BACK IN THE DAY.
HERE WE WERE.
GAVE ME A WATERCOLOR.
AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, A WEEK AFTER HE GAVE ME THE PICTURE,
THE HORSE DIED."
NOW, I'M SLAPPING MYSELF ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD FOR GETTING
THIS STORY FROM-- FROM THE GUY.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> AND OF COURSE I THOUGHT OF-- MY HORSE IN THIS MOVIE WAS NAMED
WIMPY.
HE WAS A VERY GOOD HORSE.
BUT HAVE-- DO YOU RIDE, STEPHEN?
>> Stephen: WHEN I WAS A KID.
I CAN-- I CAN GET-- I CAN PASS, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE
I'VE RIDDEN, YEAH.
>> RIGHT, OKAY.
I THOUGHT I COULD PASS AS WELL.
I COULD CLIMB UP ON A HORSE.
THE THING YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW IS IF THEY WANT TO, HORSES CAN
KILL YOU.
YOU KNOW -- >> Stephen: I AM AWARE.
I HAVE BEEN DRAGGED BY A HORSE.
SO I UNDERSTAND.
>> THEY CAN KNOCK YOU OFF.
THEY CAN DO ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.
SO WIMPY-- I WAS TOLD WIMPY WAS A LOVER.
HE LIKED INFECTION.
SO I'D THROW MY ARMS AROUND HIM EVERY MORNING AND SAY, "WHO'S A
BIG WIMPY?
WHO IS A GOOD HORSE?" I WOULD KISS HIM.
AND THEY HAVE THE EYES ON THE SIDE OF THEIR HEAD, AND THEY
WOULD JUST KIND OF LOOK AT YOU LIKE THIS...
YOU KNOW, THOSE BIG, DEEP BROWN EYES.
AND I GOT THE DISTINCT FEELING THAT WIMPY WAS DECIDE WHROOG TO
PUT UP WITH ME TODAY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> YOU KNOW.
AND BY AND LARGE HE DID.
BY AND LARGE.
AND I ACTED LIKE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING.
I LEARNED HOW TO RIDE, WHICH IS GREAT.
WIMPY WAS A REAL HORSE.
BUT IT ADDS-- IT AS A WHOLE DIFFERENT-- DIFFERENT THING TO
THE DAY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WIMPY'S GOT TO BE INTO IT A
LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'VE GOT TO MATCH THE RHYTHM OF THAT HORSE.
WHATEVER THE HORSE'S RHYTHM IS THAT DAY, THAT'S YOUR RHYTHM.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
AND WIMPY-- HE DOESN'T LIKE WALKING IN FAKE RAIN.
HE DOESN'T LIKE WALKING IN FAKE MUD.
BUT HE DOES, YOU KNOW.
BUT YOU JUST GOTTA COAX HIM ALONG A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU GUYS STAYED IN TOUCH?
>> WIMPY AND I FACETIMED JUST EARLIER TODAY.
>> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.
>> HE'S GOT THAT-- HE GOT THAT BIG HOOK --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ON ZOOM.
YOU'RE ON MUTE!
WIMPY, YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> HE DOES THAT ALL THE TIME.
"WIMPY, WIMPY, WIMPY."
I POINT ON THE MICROPHONE.
>> Stephen: TOM, I AM TOLD WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
>> THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CLIP.
THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE SOME EXTREMELY BAD GUYS ARE
THREATENING MYSELF AND MY CHARGE, WHO IS PLAYED BY HELENA
ZENGEL, A FABULOUS YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ACTRESS
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THIS IS US DEALING WITH A PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> YOU'RE GOOD FOR A MAN OF YEARS!
MAKES YOU SO DAMN TIRED!
FOR IT TO END LIKE THIS WHEN YOU CAN JUST JOIN US!
RICH PICKINGS FOR SOME.
SLIM PICKINGS FOR THE REST OF US.
>> YOU GO.
TAKE THE HORSES AND GO!
I SHOOT, YOU GO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW IT'S A WESTERN WHEN ONE OF THE LINES OF DIALOGUE IS,
"YOU TAKE THE HORSES AND GO."
THAT'S-- THAT'S-- YOU'RE MAKING-- YOU'RE MAKING A
WESTERN.
UN, I WILL TELL YOU THIS.
I'VE NEVER MET AN OLDER ACTOR WHO MADE-- WHO HAD BEEN IN THE
BUSINESS FOR A WHILE THAT WOULD NOT WALK THROUGH HELL-- WALK
THROUGH HELL IN A GASOLINE SUIT TO MAKE A WESTERN.
YOU ARE OUTSIDE ALL DAY LONG.
YOU'RE IN THE ELEMENTS.
THE WARDROBE IS FANTASTIC.
THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT.
AND YOU-- I MEAN, WE SHOT THAT UP ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF THAT
WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO.
AND THEN WE DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED, AND TALKED ABOUT
HORSES.
>> Stephen: TOM, WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK FOR THIS WORD FROM
OUR SPONSORS, BUT STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE TOM HANKS.
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