Tom Hanks and his son Chet have joined forces to recreate an iconic scene from Forrest Gump.
Because the youngster of actors Hanks and Rita Wilson, Chet isn’t any stranger to the limelight, with the 34-year-old beforehand making an attempt his hand at each performing and modelling through the years.
Chet has additionally dabbled on the planet of music, famously going viral for his track ‘White Boy Summer time’ in 2021.
4 years later and Chet has as soon as once more returned to the world of music, this time with country-rock band One thing Out West.
The group has now launched their newest track ‘You Higher Run’ and, because the son of Hanks, Chet determined to attract inspiration from his father’s work when capturing the video.
Since you could not have a member of the Hanks household singing a track about operating with out referencing the 1994 Oscar-winning traditional. I imply, come on, it is actually arrange for you on a plate.
The video sees Chet tackle his father’s well-known function as Forrest Gump, together with reeling off his life story to anybody who sits down on a bench subsequent to him, his stint on a shrimping boat – which doubles up as a spot for the remainder of the band to carry out – and, in fact, a number of operating scenes.
The references do not finish there both, as a bemused Hanks himself then reveals up within the video and taking part in an ‘Uno reverse’ on the stereotype of youngsters being embarrassed by their mother and father’ actions.
We will solely marvel how the dialog to persuade Hanks to participate within the video went down.
Though initially confused by the concept of his son dressed as Forrest Gump and singing about operating whereas operating. Hanks finally comes round to the relatively tongue-in-cheek music video and could be seen laughing and embracing his son within the closing scenes.
‘You Higher Run’ is One thing Out West’s second single, following the discharge of their debut observe ‘Leaving Hollywood’ earlier this month.
The group is made up of Chet and bandmate Drew Arthur, with the pair beforehand assembly whereas dwelling collectively in California.
In the meantime, Forrest Gump would go on to be remembered as one of many greatest roles of Hanks’ profession, with the actor beating each John Travolta (Pulp Fiction) and Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption) to the Academy Award for ‘Finest Actor’.
The movie has additionally earned him hundreds of thousands, due to a reasonably intelligent clause which the star inserted into his contract.
