The first time Colin Hanks and his father played in the same movie was in 1996 in That Thing You Do! which was Tom Hanks' directorial debut and Colin's first role in a movie. The Great Buck Howard also had Tom Hanks' touch as he was the producer and this time Colin had a leading role. Another project on which the Hanks men worked on was Parkland (2013). Tom was one of the producers of the drama and Colin was portraying a surgeon. Colin said in the podcast Armchair Expert that being the son of a famous actor can help to move your career forward, but that also means that people can have really high expectations that are not always easy to meet.