
Hanks was reunited with Ron Howard in his next roleas the Commander and Astronaut Jim Lovell in Apollo 13 (1995). Many critics praised the film as well as the performances by the entire cast that included actors Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan. The film garnered nine Academy Award nominations and won two. Hanks was later seen as Sheriff Woody in Disney/Pixar's computer-animated animated film Toy Story (1995). He made his directorial debut a year later with The Thing You Do! (1996) about the rise and fall of a 1960s music group. Hanks also played the role as a music producer. Time magazine's Richard Schickel called it "charming" and the majority of critics agree that Hanks' performances earned him a place in the top romantic comedy stars of the current generation.
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