Tom Hanks describes film critics using an expletive

That’s the carnival! … Tom Hanks at the Here premiere last week. Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Tom Hanks has described film critics as “cocksuckers” in a jokey rant during an interview with Conan O’Brien.

Hanks was appearing on O’Brien’s podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend to promote his new film Here, and was asked about his directorial debut That Thing You Do!, which was released in 1996 – which is now, according to O’Brien, considered a “cult classic” after an initially disappointing reception.