20 Things You Didn't Know About Tom Hanks
17. His First Role Upset The Dungeons And Dragons Community
Tom's first lead in a film role came in 1982's TV movie, Mazes and Monsters. It is a cautionary tale about the supposed real life dangers of RPG games like Dungeons and Dragons. The film is so "legendary" you will be hard pressed to find even one word uttered out of Tom Hank's mouth about it, anywhere.
While from a masterpiece, it did cause a stir within the D&D community when first broadcast, has gained a cult following over the years, and is better than its Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores would indicate.