The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks: 1. Uncle Bob

1. Uncle Bob

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A WWII veteran's meeting with his nephew, Robby, begins a motion picture masterpiece.

WWII veteran Bobby, Uncle Bob, visits his sister Lulu, meets his nephew Robby and unwittingly begins a major motion picture masterpiece.

WWII veteran Bobby, Uncle Bob, is lost. Riding on his motorcycle and maybe drinking a little too much he decides to pay a visit to his sister Lulu in the small town of Lone Butte. He meets his nephew and namesake Robby for the first time and is determined to show the young boy some fun. An adventure on the motorcycle ends in chaos and Uncle Bob never returns. Robby holds onto the memories and a comic that depicts a flame-throwing marine, Uncle Bob.  

The events in Lone Butte that day spark the beginning of a story that will take 75 years to get to the screen. 

The debut novel by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks is a love letter to movie making and the people who make them. 

Read by Tom Hanks

Written by Tom Hanks.  
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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