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Off-Ramp exclusive: Tom Hanks and George Takei on "Larry Crowne"

Tom Hanks on the Larry Crowne Set
Tom Hanks on the Larry Crowne Set
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Off-Ramp exclusive: Tom Hanks and George Takei on "Larry Crowne"
Normally, the studios don't want journalists anywhere around a movie set, or embargo any info gathered there, but Tom Hanks allowed Off-Ramp exclusive access to the set of the new movie he's written, directed, and starred in -- "Larry Crowne" -- which was entirely shot in the LA area, including a K-Mart in Long Beach, which is where John Rabe found the cast and crew.

6/21/11 -- UPDATE: "Larry Crowne" hits theatres July 1st. Here's our piece from the set of the movie while it was filming last summer.

Normally, the studios don't want journalists anywhere around a movie set (the Pentagon might want to follow this example), or they embargo any info gathered there, but Tom Hanks allowed Off-Ramp exclusive access to the set of the new movie he's written, directed, and starred in -- "Larry Crowne" -- which was entirely shot in the LA area, including a K-Mart in Long Beach.