AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Henry Winkler opens up about his firing from 'Turner & Hooch' and decades of reported tension with Tom Hanks
Henry Winkler is revisiting the story behind his 1989 firing as director of "Turner & Hooch", and the long-simmering friction with Tom Hanks that followed it for more than three decades. In a sit-down with Graham Bensinger on his interview show "In Depth," Winkler walked through the chain of events that cost him the directing […] The post Henry Winkler opens up about his firing from 'Turner & Hooch' and decades of reported tension with Tom Hanks appeared first on American Almanac .
Henry Winkler is revisiting the story behind his 1989 firing as director of "Turner & Hooch", and the long-simmering friction with Tom Hanks that followed it for more than three decades. In a sit-down with Graham Bensinger on his interview show "In Depth," Winkler walked through the chain of events that cost him the directing job after just 13 days of filming, a sequence he says left him "devastated" and still colors his view of one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Fox News Digital reported on Winkler's candid account, which included details about his own insecurity on set, the Disney executive who pulled the plug, and a denied request for a clip that kept the reported rift alive years later. Winkler, best known for playing the Fonz…Open