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The 1985 movie Tom Hanks admitted might be the worst of his career: “It made no money at all”
Tom Hanks reportedly described the 1985 comedy *The Man with One Red Shoe* as potentially the worst film of his career, criticising its lack of focus and commercial failure. The article argues that the poorly received film stands apart from the acclaimed work that later established Hanks as one of Hollywood’s leading actors.
Directed by Stan Dragoti, the film follows an ordinary man mistakenly drawn into a CIA operation after being confused with a spy. Hanks told *Playboy* in 1989 that it was “not a very good movie” and said it “made no money at all”; critic Roger Ebert also gave it one star, chiefly faulting its lack of humour.
In short
- Hanks dismissed *The Man with One Red Shoe* as unfocused and unsuccessful.
- The 1985 CIA comedy was a box-office and critical disappointment.
- Its failure did not impede Hanks’ later career.
Explained simply
Tom Hanks is one of the world's most successful actors, with an acclaimed career spanning several decades. Early in his career, however, he appeared in films that did not achieve commercial or critical success.
The Man with One Red Shoe is a 1985 comedy directed by Stan Dragoti about an ordinary man who becomes mistakenly drawn into a CIA operation after being confused with a spy. The film was poorly received both critically and commercially.
The film is notable largely for the contrast between this unsuccessful early project and the acclaimed work that would come to define his career. It stands as a significant career failure from someone whose subsequent work would achieve major commercial and critical success.