"I have spells" is going to be my go-to line whenever I attempt to do something stupid from now on.

It's like Tom Hanks doing a bad impression of Tom Hanks

"Jay Jay what am I doing here?" It is as if Tom Hanks finally realizes that he is starring in a bad movie.

“Let’s all promise each other that we will all meet here on this same spot on the morning of September 11, 2001 to celebrate our friendship.”

"You don't have enough points. I am the maze controller." (Robby rolls a natural 20) "Aw sh*t"

All goofs aside isn't it weird that Tom Hanks voice _never_ changes despite his age or anything

Hard to believe this guy went on to be one of the greatest actors of his generation.

"Maze co--maze controller?" Academy Award level performance

If you are a cleric and you're trying to fly, you're not clericing right

I've played tabletop RPGs and this RARELY happens.

Is it just me, or does "I have spells! I'm goin' to fly!" TOTALLY sound like something Forrest Gump would say?

"You can only fly 3+your intelligence modifier times per day you idiot!" "Stop rules lawyering me! I'm a great holy man!"

Ah ha ha ha. I wish the technical jargon to prevent Hanks' suicide went on for another ten minutes: "You told me last time I had to points and spells to fly! You're railroading this experience, man!"

This man is an Academy Award winning actor, folks. Let that sink in a moment

Game? Game! ....game. Give these people all the awards!

This movie doesn't even need RiffTrax, it's already hilarious on its own.

JJ, what am I doin' here?!

Without a context it is a perfect trainwreck of comedy gold.

"Forrest it's just a game!" "Game? Jenny what am I doing here?"

This man now lives in a house made from melted down oscars, just as a reminder. Also, thanks Egg for bringing me here.

I remember when this Mazes and Monsters TV movie when it came out - I was in jr. high. All us D&D geeks were appalled at the way they tried to make the kids with the highest GPAs in school look like gullible idiots. It took nearly another 10 years before I could take Tom Hanks seriously.

I hope when he gets his life time achievement award, this is the clip played🤣

Tom Hanks is the best cryer in the movie business. It's kind of ironic that one of his most famous lines is, "There's no crying in baseball!!" 😭😭😭😭

JJ WHUT AM I DOIN HERE

Dungeons and Dragons has it's own Reefer Madness, it's called Mazes and Monsters.

A hint at a future acting powerhouse begins at 0:51. What a masterclass!

When he starts bawling, I couldn't help but laugh; this is one of those Hanks would likely like to keep at the back of the junk drawer.

For anyone looking for context as to the intent of this movie. It was a movie meant to insight fear about table top games like Dungeon and Dragons. While Tom Hank's character does have mental problems, it's not the movies reason for WHY he is the only one that loses it. It's because the game literally warped his ability to tell fantasy from reality. However, this was made my people who only feared D&D, they had no idea HOW the game worked or WHY one would play it. It was based/inspired by a comic series made by "christians" that was intended to scare the literal HELL out of people from playing, where DM's were not only cult leaders, but they also had batman style secret doors in their parents houses leading to underground labyrinths where they did CULTY things. You don't go into a room with only sparse candle lighting, you can't see what you're rolling. Playing the game isn't a archaic method of group therapy, you play for the same reason "normal" people watch the football game. You play to hang out with your friends and unwind. Not all people who play are dysfunctional misfits. If your character dies, it doesn't take that long to literally "roll" up another character of the same level. OR you can pull a long lost twin sibling and keep the same character sheet. But even if you did start over at level one, you WILL get mad experience points quickly because of what everyone else is doing. They start by playing a table top game, they end LARPING! there is a difference! LARPING is the dark side of the force and a destroyer of ones wallet. Standard Tabletop, I got my dice and paper and pencil and that's all i need. I only spend what i need to. My character, here this quarter sized washer with a small print out of a face on top of it is my character.

@MrAda5tra He's going to join the Great Hall!

Who else got this recommended to them from NeoCranium's new video XXD

wow, he sounds the same 30 years later

That moment when you realise they're on the World Trade Centre and you can hear planes in the background...

GAME?... gayme..... GAYUME.... GAIM.....

0:47 And I thought the ending of Captain Philips was good. This is better by far.

Wasnt this his first Oscar?

as a child of the 80's .. i was taught that this is what happens when you play D&D. I'm 46 and playing Divinity 2 right now and not jumping off buildings so....

Haha Tom Hanks really improved a lot since then.

This Tom Hanks was a great actor. I wonder if he’s done anything since then.

DnD is one hell of a drug..

Maze Controller doesn't have the same ring to it as Dungeon Master.

Mazes and Monsters is a far out game.

The "Maze Controller" looks like a poor man's Sean Astin. This clip is golden.

Well to be fair to them, it was originally meant to BE an anti-D&D movie. This was based on the book based on the stories of kids killing themselves over D&D and stuff, and came out at a time when media and parents were in a frenzy about the 'dangers' of it.

Clerics don't even get Fly. That's a lvl 3 Sor/Wiz spell. How is it he's played this game for years and doesn't know that? God damn.

Good that his acting skills has improved a LOT after this 😄🤩🤩🤗

this was the most emotional scene of my childhood

Thankfully they made it so nobody can ever try this ever again.

The Mindflayers first victim.

Also a stupid line: Robbie realizes he's a "Holy Man" class of character so he shouldn't have a girlfriend, so he breaks up with her. "A Holy Man walks alone!" thunders the Great Hall, a mysterious figure in a ball of light, chiding Robbie and the Dungeons & Dragons-players of the world for even presuming they should have girlfriends..."Play with your Dragon, instead!" thunders the Great Hall. No, just kidding about the last part.

"I have spells, I'm going to fly."

*Wow.*

Reefer madness of DnD:D

Most friends would have left them in the dirt despite his mental illness… but these friends actually care and utilize the tools that he is familiar with to help bring him back to reality. There is so many statistical moves in DND or any tabletop game. It’s crazy but I still like listening to it and watching it.

This scene always makes me weep like a little bitty baby.

Amazing.... His voice is exactly the same as its always been.

BEST .. DM .. EVER!

They need to remake this movie but the plot twist is that he isn't crazy. ITS ALL REAL AND DOES WIND UP HAVING SPELLS. I WANT A TRILOGY!!! LOL🧙🌟

0:47-0:54 Me everyday at work after clocking in

I have to hand it to him, he’s doing his best.

“Wiilllsoooon” got nothing on this scene 😢 😭 Gets me every time

This was a big thing back then. I played D&D at school. They had this on as an after school special to *warn* parents how dangerous, devil worshipping blah blah blah it was. Same with heavy metal albums.

"Con...Controller?" Next level acting...The fake tears were more real than real tears! I can't believe they didn't elect him President Of Acting after this. I still cry today when I think of this legendary scene.

This movie was to D&D what Reefer Madness was to weed.

Yeah... that's how my first Pathfinder session turned out.

"G A M E"

I came here because of NEO

"And where the hell is Meg Ryan?"

Watched in my gaming history class and it’s now one of my all time fav scenes

Thank you.

This IS the best scene ever !!!

Tom Hanks used summon aircraft! Critical hit!

All in the game homie

The great Tom Hanks plays SPECIAL ED lmao

Paladins can't use the Helm of Distintegration, Peter.

Hanks should've won an Oscar for this.

LIGHTNING BOLT!!!

And to think, this was one of the things Tom Hanks was known for before *Toy Story* was even a thing.

6x Academy Award nominations

I can't believe this only has 3,000 hits. Usually something like this gets a million hits easy. It's short. It's embarrassing for Tom Hanks. It's all those perfect things.

Man i loved that movie

This is a two-time Academy Award winner.

This scene reminds me of that tragedy...

Right. I actually thought that the movie was far more critical of the police and Robbie's relatives, who were extremely quick to jump to outrageous conclusions about the game (and got nowhere) instead of dealing with the obvious truth: that Robbie was a deeply sad person. In the end I think the people who label this an "anti dnd" movie haven't really watched it.

I see where he drew inspiration from for Forest Gump...

I didn't just cry, my eyes fucking exploded.

JJ What am I doing here, this building could blow at any second. (deleted scene)

"JJ...whut am I doing here?" I'd like to think he was looking for Snake Plissken's glider...

@Northernlion Thanks for commenting on the vid, I was looking everywhere for it after you said it! lol...

IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME

Is that the WTC?

He can't fly! He's just gonna fall with style!

I keeping hearing Tom yelling "Wilson!!!"

Casting him as Forrest Gump is making a lot of sense right now.

A friend you can turn to...... when cold winds blow.......

Actually the best scene is at the end where Robbie refers to his parents as the innkeeper and his wife and asks the other three to go on a magical quest searching for golf balls or something. This movie really foreshadowed gen z.

lol amazing, thanks northernlion

Best line of this scene: :Mazka. . .?"

ITS A TRAP He was actually earlier than the admiral

There are many movie scenes that could have this video's title non-ironically.

D&D gives you amnesia!