Tom Hanks Salutes George Lucas at the AFI Life Achievement Award

Tom Hanks recalls how the first Star Wars film was not released in Ohio until two weeks after the national release date at the 33rd AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas (2005).
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[@bonvivantinsf]

Hanks nails the awkwardness so perfectly. I love it.

[@dreezaayy]

I bow to George Lucas for making the greatest movie saga/franchise ever. A True Legend.

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

Carries smile is the best.

[@NirvanaWarhols]

2:13

[@kingwoods385]

I thought you meant jim Carrey

[@mrmakerGD]

The excitement George gets when he sees Tom enter the stage is priceless!!!

[@toddgrogg2810]

George's, reaction to seeing mr. Hank's, was magical. Tom, has that special thing about him to make people happy.

[@dwrabauke]

When you really get to the basics, this was a fun speech full of Star Wars references. :P Therefore it was not useless, since it was intended to honor George Lucas.

[@darththreepio6204]

dwrabauke I absolutely loved this speech, you're totally right. He made some awesome references.

[@LiamRedmondVideo]

I love how everyone laughs when he says the name Jar Jar even though he's just listing the names of characters from the prequels lol

[@rofyle]

Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Mark Hammill, audience and stage - 6 things George digitally inserted into this video.

[@Theguitardude30]

Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas; 4 of the greatest actors and filmmakers of all time

[@lenircotia]

I am still waiting for Tom Hanks saluting George Lucas after he retold story of a few episodes. Well, I will do it for him. THANK YOU GEORGE LUCAS I-VI !!!

[@lonnie727]

true becuase he knows that Tom hanks isnt only arguably the greatest actor of all time. But also has his hand in much more. He wanted to hear what he had to say about him

[@Voltrix03]

Tom Hanks is a fricking legend love that man :D

[@rockndude87]

Star Wars was the definitive saga of my childhood and honestly I still love Star Wars, only a brilliant mind like Lucas could have brought it to the world as it was!

[@dustybunny82]

Not really a burn. Harrison has more history with George than Mark does, having worked with George in American Graffiti, Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

[@uzielis]

Tom Hanks saluting George Lucas? Wow... interesting how these two never worked together. Good for them.

[@Ethan-yj3qh]

Hanks is good friends with Spielberg, he probably knows Lucas very well.

[@ferdinandwang1165]

@@Ethan-yj3qh True, come to think of it! But I can't imagine Tom in a Star Wars film. Nevertheless, I'd like to see him play a villain for once. Kevin Bacon is good at doing that.

[@Sarasdad91]

Tom Hanks one of the greatest actors PERIOD? YES, I DO AGREE

[@NickB1967]

Apparently, Hanks was working at the Great Lakes Theatre company in Cleveland back in 1977. And then "Bosom Buddies" after that. Who would have thunk he would become such a star?

[@brandonm090]

so many awesome refrences he made there i loved it

[@utedass1313]

Gotta love his salute in the beginning!

[@thealaskan1635]

People of Juneau Alaska couldn't see STAR WARS until late October.The copy of the movie was a mix of separate films and it was heavily edited with scenes missing and you could see the tape holding the different rolls of film

[@Digenis80]

00:56 - 01:04 3 AFI Life achievement award winners listening to a 4th winner. Epic!

[@jadoremcfly]

am i the only one who thinks george lucas looks like santa claus?

[@IVIargerineEclipse]

He kind of is when u think about it cuz 90% of the toys I got on Christmas morning where from him indirectly.

[@aurorauplinks]

he is a santa clause

[@Eddiespice509]

i never thought mr. hanks was a fan! heck yeah!

[@AndycorpPro]

He's talking about the original Star Wars which came out in 1977. That was the "first" Star Wars movie but "fourth" in the timeline of the six movies.

[@Bribickhed6]

Lol did Tom just say quee gon jinn? 🤣

[@Jefugo]

as a fan, I dig his knowledge of those little details in the series...

[@Hootshot112]

Three of my favorite people on Earth in the same video (with Harrison Ford). If you put in this video Batman, Marie Curie and Ellen Ripley, my head would explode.

[@gustavouchida1]

What a surprising and pleasant appearance! And suited for the Da Vinci Code film, I presume..?

[@YoshuaTMusic]

The way he said qui gon lol

[@KeladryL]

Good thing Tom isn't holding a grudge about having to wait two weeks.

[@marvel65]

awesome!

[@RobertaTMS_]

Great! Great, George!

[@cameronwick]

I love watching harrison ford rly laugh at another top grade actor like tom hanks

[@ERRIN2000]

Did you know that Tom Hanks is a self confessed Trekkie.

[@gittes98]

at least you didn't have to wait a full month to see it like we did here in Canada. How I hated/envied co-workers who went down to Seattle to see it in the first week (and again in the second).

[@angelSarcastico]

THANK YOU...GEORGE .

[@TommyKay]

omg they got so old :D

[@Tsokon]

TommyKay Just like you Tommy

[@RomanRodri23]

bro never thought I'd find TommyKay here lmao

[@lunamoona89]

I love you Tom Hanks

[@blackmii]

Tom RockZ! And Star Wars Movies are CooL!

[@freakwave003]

Hilarious. I love Tom Hanks.

[@lonnie727]

George Lucas and Tom hanks are just major sucess story's

[@burgers8]

@HittokiriBattousai17 i don't think so....Darth Maul was played by Ray Park and I don't believe that is him

[@TheDissident77]

At 2:00 Thats Michael something from Sixteen Candles, Edward Scissorhands, Weird Science also the news reporter from The Dark Knight. I forget his name.

[@HJR8581]

damn...we will never get another movie...so sad....

[@itsjackchase]

Amen to that!

[@ngendron]

So he made a good movie over 30 years ago... why are we still thanking him? That's like Spielberg making Jaws and then nothing else... It was awesome, but the mark of a true filmmaker is someone who can keep it coming

[@PaulWilliems]

I like how George perks up when Hanks waslk in.

[@tyruk]

I can't imagine seeing the opening shot of Star Wars -- that Blockade Runner pursued by the endless Star Destroyer... All I got was Jar Jar...

[@tmuxvim]

It's the fourth chronologically, as in it was episode IV.

[@normalguycap]

Ok we get it Tom, you had to wait awhile to see the movie. In Cleveland Ohio.

[@HJR8581]

u found my comment from 2 years ago...good for you

[@77legocreator]

I've would've wanted to go so bad had I known about this

[@Cml725]

Most of these LOL

[@Petrophski]

Somewhere ablove hahah

[@filmhunter1]

tom hanks almost cried when he recalled it was know the 1:48

[@tarikkovacevic6103]

1:48

[@ipwnssbm]

Look who wants to be a film maker. I'm sure if he reads this it will ruin his day.

[@Oops2277-e4s]

George is the Best

[@bourbon0781]

Talk smack to a heavy breather nailed it hahhaa

[@joevictor53]

@MoultonProductions That was back when the Original Trilogy was being made. It's never going to happen now. George Lucas himself has said that was an idea he had back then but then the story was changed so it was Anakin's story or something

[@c0p13dn4m3]

@WildWest1122 Since they are the same exact series, yes, they do. And don't try to tell me who to hate. Thanks.

[@Pinkranger87]

I love how tom hanks makes star wars sound like a jerry springer episode

[@etheangel2220]

@zahuulon95 cool! I didnt know eating pizza next to Lucas gave you total knowledge and expertise on the man...I cant even imagine what you would have happened if you guys were eating spagetti

[@NickB1967]

@Mann1979HH Yes, it is. When Tom Hanks started out in goofy television comedies, who would have thought he would become a serious dramatic actor.

[@bamm343]

I bow to george lucas for making the best saga/franchise ever.

[@2007tatto]

es necesaria toda la basura antes del video?

[@thereaIkatsketch]

Who the fuck is qiee con Jin?

[@mk9zs]

Some one from star wars dumbass

[@baboom007]

He is your father

[@wiskyr6510]

+Sohan Brar Watching a conversation between you two kids is hilarious.

[@StarWarsUnited123]

best actor

[@MoultonProductions]

@BrockL191 There was a rumor that George wanted to do a 7 8 9 if he found a producer who wanted to produce lol.Rumors I think.

[@Ma_Ba]

2019 sees you were hearing correctly 8 years a priori. The internet kept you on record.

[@ntfc2008]

George Lucas looks like rolf harris

[@krutarthmankar]

Tom got AFI in 2002 already wtf !!

[@EphemeralProductions]

2:01. ??? Who is that? The first thing that came to mind was Anthony Michael Hall.

[@patrii9100]

Were any of the cast of EP 3 invited?

[@EP1CNELSON]

patrii9100 Of course they were.

[@FleaIsMyHero]

I think comparing Lord of the Rings and Star Wars is a waste They're both incredible and you don't need to say one sucks just to make the other look better.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

I miss the time when Return of the Jedi was indeed the last movie in the Star Wars Saga.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Same here man.

[@bourbon0781]

This speech was before the new str wars continuation

[@MrNic]

by 'eck. these AFI award ceremonies should feature under the dictionary explanation of the word sycophantic.

[@zahuulon95]

I know everything about George Lucas, I ate pizza next to him.

[@vintagevhstreasures4058]

2:02 Anthony Michael Hall. That is all.

[@c0p13dn4m3]

@WildWest1122 Have you ever heard the expression: don't feed the trolls?

[@ForceMaximus84]

First time we ever saw his Robert Langdon hair.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

His Da Vinci Code Robert Langdon hairdo. I prefer his Angels and Demons Robert Lagdon hairdo.

[@vettafaene]

Lol, yeah! And he also mentioned how long time it took. " 14 Godforsaken days went by." Now, is it me, or was he referring to his movie cast away?..

[@Tygerhart]

Before the dark times. Before Disney.

[@Wh3nYour3Strang3]

Somewhere ablove.

[@holjoust]

@FleaIsMyHero hear hear!!

[@iBlah6666]

@bamm343 Me too. What a legend.

[@JM4EDR]

@bamm343m well, the original three were the best ever that's for sure.

[@archameer66]

@KayWildcat Woah!They were great not as good as the first 3 I might add but you NEVER ever say that about a George Lucas film unless its Indiana Jones film

[@MrMrmike5]

@Theguitardude30 Don't forget John Williams to make the music for the greatest actors and filmmakers of all time

[@DarthEliphas]

oops my bad, didnt see the date, no hard feelings ;)

[@thedirtyroom_3564]

“The final one in the saga” Umm yeah about that...

[@jamesgravil]

Has Tom Hanks actually ever worked or collaborated with George Lucas? Sorry, I'm just wondering why they had him deliver a tribute to GL...

[@ade8182]

Tom hanks should teach a speech class

[@stormhawk3319]

Bet the audience was expecting Hanks to say “And he’s gay”

[@Nightyknight2001]

It is qui (cry) gon (gone) jinn (jin)

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Yeah but it's Tom freakin' Hanks so he's allowed to say it wrong.

[@WildWest1122]

@c0p13dn4m3 Then how can you hate him? It's his movies. If you don't like the prequels, don't watch em. But their existence takes nothing away from the originals.

[@hieuto5183]

Yeah! Cantina Band!

[@GMMReviews]

"somewhere 'ablove' the planet tatooine"

[@lukeskywalker6809]

It's amazing he didn't screw up "Rebel Blockade Runner" and "Planet Tatooine".

[@ScrubmanLowell]

@FleaIsMyHero I agree. I do believe that, in many ways, Lord of the Rings is better. It's better acted, better written, and it has better visuals. But I love Star Wars a tiny bit more. I don't know. Maybe it's because my Dad went to the same college as George Lucas, so I feel I was born to be a Star Wars fan. I don't know. But you know what? I don't care. Movies were not created to be compared, they were created to be enjoyed. Farewell wherever you Fare... and May the Force be with you...

[@michaelcain9324]

Well said, geek.

[@krutarthmankar]

Tom Hanks in Star Wars is a fucking missed opportunity !!

[@MichaelSTaylor]

1:08 "Ablove," lol

[@c0p13dn4m3]

@WildWest1122 Have we really been arguing for 2 weeks now? Dude, let's just put an end to this already.