Tom Hanks Back the Fuck Off viral video and meme.

Tom Hanks "Back the Fuck Off"

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Updated Jun 17, 2022 at 03:06PM EDT by Zach.

Added Jun 16, 2022 at 04:10PM EDT by Owen.

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Tom Hanks "Back the Fuck Off" is a viral video from paparazzi showing Tom Hanks yelling at a group of fans and photographers who accidentally pushed his wife Rita Wilson while trying to ask them questions and take photos in mid-June 2022. After the clip landed on Twitter, the video inspired multiple reactions and memes using the quote as a soundbite or reference, particularly with Hanks' character Woody from Toy Story.

Origin

On June 16th, 2022, the Daily Mail[1] shared a video taken by paparazzi agency Splash News that showed actor Tom Hanks yelling at a group of fans who accidentally knocked into his wife Rita Wilson, causing her to trip. On the same day, Twitter[2] user MikeSington reposted the video, earning roughly 2.5 million views and 21,500 likes in one day (shown below).


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Multiple reactions and memes surfaced on social media following the aforementioned tweet, mostly in the form of replies and quote retweets. For instance, on June 16th, 2022, Twitter[3] user LilRevive added the audio to a Toy Story clip where Hanks' character Woody is yelling at Buzz Lightyear, earning roughly 32,600 views and 2,800 likes in one day (shown below).


Also on June 16th, Twitter[4] user ScrubUnoriginal reposted the Daily Mail's video, earning roughly 3.1 million views and 39,000 likes in one day. Twitter users beneath both viral reposts had similar reactions.

One trend, in particular, was screenshotting one of the fans seen in the video, a skinny white kid who looked shocked at what Hanks yelled. For instance, on June 16th, Twitter[5] user FanGrodin simply tweeted the screenshot, earning roughly 2,700 likes in one day (shown below, left). Twitter[6] user gazebospills tweeted a similar reply, captioning the screenshot with, "This is a joker origin moment," and earning roughly 1,800 likes in the same amount of time (shown below, right).



Others tried to pinpoint who was to blame for tripping Rita Wilson. For instance, Twitter[7] user nnocera2580 highlighted a man wearing a baseball cap as the primary offender in a tweet that joked about him blaming the people behind him. The tweet received roughly 1,900 likes in one day (shown below, left). Twitter[8] user hankhillwbeard argued against claims that the skinny kid was to blame in a reply that received roughly 2,100 likes in one day (shown below, right).


Nick Nocera @nnocera2580 - 8h Replying to @Chinchillazilla This guy being the one to bump into Rita and immediately blaming everyone else and saying "sorry Tom what's wrong with all these people" REAAALLY pisses me off SplachN : Balls Aldrin @hankhillwbeard I GET MAD SOMETIMES Replying to @NotRoary and @Chinchillazllla Yeah sure ok definitely his fault 6:52 PM Jun 16, 2022. Twitter for Android M. Anche in pac 212 190 ...

Overall, many internet users believed Hanks was not overreacting to the crowd that pushed Wilson. For instance, Twitter[9] user TINOTONITINl posted a quote tweet on June 16th reading, "BREAKING: tom hanks reacts like a normal human being," earning roughly 8,600 likes in one day (shown below).


cute bag of rice @TINOTONITINI BREAKING: tom hanks reacts like a normal human being DOG NEWS O BBC News (World) @BBCWorld 22h Tom Hanks shouts at fans after causing wife to trip bbc.in/30mhPpJ 11:25 AM Jun 16, 2022 Twitter for iPhone 625 Retweets 9 Quote Tweets 8,656 Likes

Various Reactions


DumbCrow @Jesus_Crow_ Replying to @ScrubUnoriginal Paparazzi: "What are y'all doing?” 7:49 PM Jun 16, 2022 Twitter for iPhone . wiki How "BACK THE F--- OFF!"

Search Interest

External References

[1] Daily Mail – Video

[2] Twitter – @MikeSington

[3] Twitter – @LilRevive

[4] Twitter – @ScrubUnoriginal

[5] Twitter – @FanGrodin

[6] Twitter – @gazebospills

[7] Twitter – @nnocera2580

[8] Twitter – @hankhillwbeard

[9] Twitter – @TINOTONITINl

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