You would think that being the son of America’s dad Tom Hanks would equate to hitting the parental jackpot. In theory, Colin Hanks should be chomping at the bit to pay tribute to the most beloved man in entertainment on Father’s Day (though getting a decent gift for him each year must be its own special hell). Instead, Colin Hanks took the opportunity to pay the warmest respects to his dream dad, Michael Keaton.
Hanks paid homage to Keaton – specifically the Gung Ho iteration of said legend circa 1986 – in a very heartfelt Instagram post:
“Happy Fathers Day, to all the dads out there but specifically to my dad,” Hanks wrote. “He’s a good man and always lead by example. Like that time he rallied the guys to try and make that 15,000 cars per month quota to impress the big wigs at Assan Motors. He lead by example and gave his all. Of course, they didn’t make the quota but it was the effort that counts! Way to go Dad!”
This is apparently an ongoing tradition stemming from 2016, when Hanks posted an image of Keaton from Night Shift. The following year he actually did wish his real father a very loving “Happy Father’s Day” while using a shot of Keaton from 1983's Mr. Mom. Given the trajectory, can we expect Hanks to extend his kindest wishes to Beetlejuice next year? More importantly, when the hell is Keaton going to finally acknowledge his very faithful son?!
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As a kid I aspired to grow up to be Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom. Im happy to announce that I’ve succeeded. My fake kids are adjusting just fine, though Kenny is still too attached to his woobie for my comfort.
What’s Ann Jillian like?
Tempting!
Cool.Are you gonna put your head through the TV again?
220?
I love Tom Hanks as much as the next person, but he’s far too good of a guy to be America’s dad. We need somebody more mercurial, a little less amiable and a little more likely to fly off the handle, someone just as comfortable making a fool of himself as he is making charismatic speeches.You know who we need:
Look, we all want Michael Keaton to be our dad, but there’s a process. You enter your name in the lottery and then Keaton picks out a random name. No special treatment because you’re in Hollywood, Hanks!
Not sure I’d want to date his daughter though.
The Pressure just really ups the Sexual Tension! I’m all in. I mean, phrasing, but seriously…
So weird… when I was a kid, I would think of some celebrities in terms of pairs, like “celebrity cousins”, i.e., celebrities that had comparable careers and/or looks; think Thomas Jane & Aaron Eckhart, Elton John & Phil Collins (again, when I was a kid), etc. And in my mind, Michael Keaton was the celebrity cousin of Tom Hanks (especially in the 80s when they were both doing broad comedies). This article reminded me of that 😀
In a dingy basement somewhere, Tom Hanks is burning Keaton’s son with typewriter keys heated by a blowtorch.