Every Time We Say Goodbye, 1986

Tom Hanks plays David Bradley

An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit family originally came from Spain. The two are attracted to each other but she is convinced their diverse backgrounds mean it could never work; not only is he a gentile, his father is a protestant minister. So though they keep running into each other in the small community, they find themselves just as frequently parting again.

Nothing in Common, 1986

Tom Hanks plays David Basner.

David Basner(Tom Hanks) is a successful advertising executive who has it all: Money, happiness, and women who want him. Then one day his world falls apart when his mother leaves his father. Now, he must balance his life between his mother, who is happy with her newfound independence, and his father, a recently laid off salesman who is hard-headed, stubborn, and hides a lot from David. Now David must cope with the downfall of his family and his life.

The Money Pit, 1986

Tom Hanks plays Walter Fielding, Jr.

Walter(Tom Hanks) and Anna(Shelley Long) want a home of their own. When Walter’s real estate agent friend offers him what looks like the perfect home, Anna and Walter buy it. The house has many problems; structural, plumbing, electrical. These problems only come to light after they’ve moved in. Hence, the house is a ‘money pit’.

Volunteers, 1985

Tom Hanks plays Lawrence Whatley Bourne III; Tom Hanks wife Rita Wilson plays Beth Wexler

Lawrence(Tom Hanks) is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle(John Candy) and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler(Rita Wilson). What they don’t realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon(Gedde Watanabe), the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.

The Man with One Red Shoe, 1985

Tom Hanks plays Richard Drew

In order to send the CIA on a wild goose chase, Richard(Tom Hanks) is picked out of an airport crowd because of his distinctive odd shoes (one red). With the CIA following every move he makes, the bad guys get some breathing space. One of his CIA followers is the beautiful Maddy(Lori Singer). She uses all the tricks to try to get information out of him, but she doesn’t count on falling for him.

Bachelor Party, 1984

Tom Hanks plays Rick Gassko

Rick Gassko(Tom Hanks) is about to marry Debbie Thompson(Tawny Kitaen). Her parents hate him. Her old boyfriend hates him. They all have money and he gets a cut of the crap games on the catholic school bus he drives. His friends decide to give him the bachelor party of all bachelor parties with an expensive hotel, booze, movies and hookers. As the players catch wind of the elements of the party, each adds a little monkey wrench so that one set of hookers ends up giving demos at the bride’s shower, the brides friends end up dressed as hookers in a room with a number of non English speaking Japanese business men, and so on as things get out of hand.

Splash, 1984

Tom Hanks plays Allen Bauer

Alan Bauer(Tom Hanks) nearly drowned as a child but has memories of being saved by a young mermaid(Daryl Hannah). When he is jilted as an adult and loses his wallet in the surf, the young mermaid tries to return it. They are soulmates who have been meant for each other, but Madison(Daryl Hannah) fears how he will react when he finds out she is not human.

Mazes and Monsters, 1982

Tom Hanks plays Robbie Wheeling.

Bound together by a desire to play “Mazes and Monsters,” Robbie(Tom Hanks) and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern. Robbie starts having visions for real, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing adventure.

He Knows You’re Alone, 1980

Tom Hanks’ first film. He plays Elliot.

A reluctant bride to be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt him down before it is too late. Meanwhile, the bride has to figure out if it is all in her imagination or not, aided by her ex-boyfriend.