Adorable Throwback Video Shows Tom Hanks and 5-Year-Old Haley Joel Osment Bonding Over Disney Cartoons

A video of Tom Hanks and a 5-year-old Haley Joel Osment that has been circulating on social media recently shows the adorable chemistry the Forrest Gump actors had behind-the-scenes.

The clip, posted to TikTok account EpicScreenShots, captures a sweet moment from a screen test with Oscar winner Hanks and the young actor who would play his son in 1994’s Forrest Gump.

The then-38-year-old Hanks sits next to the tiny Osment against a gray backdrop. Off screen, someone calls “action!” and rather than reading lines, the two just start chit-chatting.

“I don’t even know how old you are,” Hanks says. “How old are you?”

Osment replies that he’s 5 and will be 6 on April 10.

“So, you had a birthday just last April? What’d you get? Get any chocolates?” Hanks asks.

Tragically, Osment says he did not receive any chocolates for his 5th birthday.

Hanks then pivots to Osment’s favorite cartoons, and the pint-size star rattles off a list of shows from the ’90s Disney Afternoon syndicated block, including Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck.

“Is Darwing Duck like Batman?” Hanks asks.

“Uh-huh,” Osment says. “Kinda.”

Hanks then entertains the 5-year-old by pointing out someone’s “bony old hand” off camera and someone else’s “ugly shirt,” as Osment giggles.

Another clip from the same screen test on YouTube sees Osment reading to Hanks from a children’s book. At one point, Hanks whispers, “What am I supposed to say?” and Osment whispers his line to him.

Forrest Gump marked Osment’s film debut, and the movie went on to receive 13 Academy Award nominations, winning six, including one for Best Picture and a Best Actor award for Hanks (his second).

Osment went on to star opposite Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, winning a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as a young boy who could “see dead people” in the 1999 blockbuster.