Tom Hanks Made a 'Splash,' Thanks to This Bill Murray Bomb

It can be downright dizzying to look back at your life and think about the countless decisions you have made that may have altered the course of your future. As they say, hindsight is 20/20, but that doesn't erase the fact that those choices have made you who you are today. This "sliding doors" scenario doubles endless life paths when you think about how other people's decisions may have affected your course, as well. These are choices that, despite you having no say in the decision at all, still launch you in an unforeseen direction. That's exactly what happened to Tom Hanks when he booked his first leading character role in the 1984 comedy film Splash. That's because without Bill Murray making a certain choice, Hanks was sent on a career path that would alter the rest of his life.