Chet Hanks is stepping into his father’s shoes in a new music video, recreating several scenes from Forrest Gump, dressing as the character, and even inviting Tom Hanks for a cameo.
Like many men before him, Chet Hanks has made the pivot from hip-hop to country music, and he’s teamed up with singer-songwriter Drew Arthur for the new duo Something Out West. They made their debut with “Leaving Hollywood” last month, and now, they’re back with the country rock track “You Better Run.”
Though the song doesn’t reference the 1994 film beyond the playful title, the music video goes full Forrest Gump parody, with Hanks donning the character’s blue and grey suit and reprising the iconic bench scene from the movie. Hanks also appears on a boat inspired by Gump’s shrimping vessel and recreates the film’s “run across America” sequence.
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Around the minute-and-a-half mark, Tom Hanks shows up on the park bench seated next to his son, who is still dressed as Gump. He tilts his sunglasses down, looks at the camera in disbelief, and shakes his head. At the end of the video, Chet gives his dad a big hug and a thumbs up to the camera. Watch the video for “You Better Run” below.
Chet Hanks and Arthur formed Something Out West in California, where they were roommates. Finding sobriety and moving out to Nashville, the duo signed with the country giant Big Machine Records and are currently in the studio with producer Julian Raymond working on their debut album. It’s Chet’s latest foray into music, following his derided debut hip-hop single in 2021 “White Boy Summer.” He also signed to Soulja Boy’s record label and released the collab “I FUX WITCHA,” but never released any more hip-hop tunes on the label.
Meanwhile, he returned to acting this year with Netflix’s Running Point, and you know what? He was actually pretty good in it!
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