Yellowstone creator “can’t stand” this classic Tom Hanks movie

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan isn’t known for mincing his words – and there’s one beloved Tom Hanks movie he “can’t stand.”

Sheridan is one of the most formidable creatives in modern pop culture. Yellowstone is comfortably the biggest show on television in the US, and its suite of spinoffs (1883, 1923, and more to come) have all been acclaimed and well-watched across the world.

He’s also a talented feature director, having garnered praise for his work on the likes of Wind River, Hell or High Water, and Those Who Wish Me Dead – the latter of which recently topped the Netflix chart years after its pandemic-affected release.

So, he’s earned the right to strong opinions on what he watches – and one Tom Hanks movie grinds his gears.

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan hates this Tom Hanks movie

In an interview with Joe Rogan, Taylor Sheridan admitted that he hates Forrest Gump.

You can listen to Sheridan’s thoughts on the film in the video below, starting at 4:19:

“For me, the holy grail as a storyteller is entertain, educate, and enlighten. Don’t give anybody answers, just lots of questions to think about – that’s my job. Because I can’t stand to pay money to have someone preach to me their ideas,” he explained.

“That’s the reason I hated Forrest Gump… this doddering f**king idiot is the only guy who can figure out the world? Everybody else around him… he’s just gonna go on a f**king run across America and everyone’s gonna follow him and that’s gonna heal the country? I just was like, ‘What is this sh*t?'”

Rogan suggested it was such a “novel” idea when the movie was originally released – and it’s worth remembering that it won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Hanks. “The irony is you couldn’t make that movie today because someone would be too offended at the portrayal of Forrest’s character,” Sheridan replied.

Forrest Gump is available to stream on Prime Video and Paramount Plus now.

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