Henry Winkler Reveals Where He Stands With Tom Hanks After Decades of Feud Rumors
Winkler said the firing stemmed from a working-style mismatch after 13 days of filming, not a personal rift with Hanks.
- During an In Depth With Graham Bensinger interview published Sept. 9, Happy Days actor Henry Winkler clarified his relationship with Tom Hanks, dismissing rumors of a decades-long feud stemming from his 1989 firing as director of Turner & Hooch.
- Winkler was fired from directing Turner & Hooch after 13 days, later recalling he was "insecure" and "talked too much" while attempting to provide direction to the Oscar winner on set.
- "I was directing that movie for 13 days and then I was called into producer Jeff Katzenberg's office," Winkler recalled, adding he felt "devastated" by being replaced with director Roger Spottiswoode.
- Tensions surfaced when Winkler was denied permission to use 60 seconds of Hanks footage in a Happy Days retrospective, illustrating the professional strain between the two men.
- Winkler told TMZ he does not "have a feud with Tom Hanks," emphasizing that public perception differs from reality: "But it doesn't matter, because what everybody says and what is true are two different things.
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