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Finally, Something Nice: Tom Hanks Playing Mr. Rogers May Save Us All (11.18.19)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood isn’t a movie about Mr. Rogers. It’s a movie about us. Technically, it’s about Tom Junod, a journalist who profiled Fred Rogers for Esquire in 1998. The resulting article, “Can You Say...Hero?” chronicles the litany of good deeds Junod witnesses Rogers perform throughout their day, often simple acts with seismic effects on the people he encounters.
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By The Daily BeastA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood isn’t a movie about Mr. Rogers. It’s a movie about us. Technically, it’s about Tom Junod, a journalist who profiled Fred Rogers for Esquire in 1998. The resulting article, “Can You Say...Hero?” chronicles the litany of good deeds Junod witnesses Rogers perform throughout their day, often simple acts with seismic effects on the people he encounters.