Happy Days for You and I?
There’s an episode of Happy Days when Tom Hanks guest-starred as a character who wanted to fight Fonzie. It would seem that life had started to imitate art. Both Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler are known as the nicest guys in Hollywood, but somehow, there would be some bad blood between them that even bewilders Winkler to this day. What happened? Winkler recently revealed that he had originally been tapped to direct the cop comedy, Turner & Hooch. Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was the chairman of Walt Disney Studios around the time of the project, called Winkler up personally to offer him the chance to direct. But the collaboration was never meant to be.
Hooch is crazy
Ok, that sub-headline is a Scrubs quote, but it kind of applies here — maybe more so for Turner in this situation. Winkler recently appeared on In Depth with Graham Bensinger and addressed this situation. When talking with Katzenberg, Winkler says he was more interested in another project, but went ahead with Turner & Hooch anyway. He explained, “Here’s a lesson. When your instinct says, ‘Uh oh! Danger! Warning sign!’ you do not question your tummy. You can question your brain, but never your tummy. I...