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re: Greyhound question for Navy folks - no real spoilers
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:42 pm to Jack Ruby
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:42 pm to Jack Ruby
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t Tom Hanks is Sixty-f-ing-Four... Let's say 63 when Greyhound was shot.
I know it's WWII and stuff was very different then, especially in wartime, but how does a Navy man at that age get his first command?
Hollywood putting an actor they think fit the roll nothing more. At 63 he would be a Captain on his last look at Admiral or an Admiral. He would have had several commands at that age. Even in WWII that would be highly unlikely. He probably would have been forced retired by 60. Even joining in his 30's that's a 30 year career and unlikely except for the most senior officers and enlisted.
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Posted on 8/10/20 at 10:48 am to Navtiger1
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Hollywood putting an actor they think fit the roll nothing more. At 63 he would be a Captain on his last look at Admiral or an Admiral.
Tom Hanks wrote and produced the movie. For himself. Hollywood decided nothing.
Tom Hanks was clearly playing younger than his real-life age. The Elizabeth Shue scene in the intro establishes that he's more middle aged. But of course, if he hasn't included that useless scene, we wouldn't have found out this was his first command, and the questions in this thread wouldn't have come up. Cut that scene and we assume he's a weathered vet who might be close to retirement but has stayed on because of the strong need for experienced captains.
Know nothing about the navy. Only answering from the perspective of storytelling.
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