Henry Winkler Revisits Being Fired From 'Turner & Hooch,' Strained Relationship With Tom Hanks Today

Henry Winkler Revisits Being Fired From 'Turner & Hooch,' Strained Relationship With Tom Hanks Today

Henry Winkler says he’s still working through his feelings about Tom Hanks, decades after being fired from directing Turner & Hooch, describing the experience as “devastating.” Winkler said he had a bad feeling about taking the job after then-Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg approached him. Winkler worked closely with Hanks during casting, and Hanks chose Mare Winningham for the film. He said insecurity led him to “talk too much” and offer per…

Henry Winkler Finally Explains The Tom Hanks Fallout That Began With A 13-Day Directing Stint

Henry Winkler still does not seem entirely sure what went wrong between him and Tom Hanks nearly four decades ago. The Happy Days legend recently revisited the tension surrounding 1989’s Turner & Hooch, a movie he originally signed on to direct before leaving the production only 13 days into filming. According to Fox News, the […] The post Henry Winkler Finally Explains The Tom Hanks Fallout That Began With A 13-Day Directing Stint appeared firs…

Henry Winkler reveals Tom Hanks had him fired from directing Turner & Hooch after 13 days

Happy Days for You and I? There’s an episode of Happy Days when Tom Hanks guest-starred as a character who wanted to fight Fonzie. It would seem that life had started to imitate art. Both Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler are known as the nicest guys in Hollywood, but somehow, there would be some bad blood between them that even bewilders Winkler to this day. What happened? Winkler recently revealed that he had originally been tapped to direct the cop…