Tom Hanks put 'Band of Brothers' stars in their place during boot camp 'mutiny', Neal McDonough reveals

"Band of Brothers" star Neal McDonough recalled how Tom Hanks put the show's cast in their place during the grueling boot camp that they underwent prior to filming.

McDonough, 60, co-starred in the hit 2001 HBO war drama miniseries, which was executive produced by Hanks, 70, and Steven Spielberg , 79.

"Band of Brothers" told the story of the real-life soldiers of Easy Company , part of the U.S.

Army’s 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as they fought their way across Europe during World War II.

NEAL MCDONOUGH SAYS HOLLYWOOD LABELED HIM A ‘RELIGIOUS NUT,’ COST HIM HIS CAREER AND HOME During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, McDonough recalled how the actors rebelled during the production's intense boot camp before Hanks arrived by helicopter and delivered a powerful message that they "never forgot." "About five days into boot camp, there was a mutiny," McDonough said on the red carpet at Televerse 26 in Los Angeles.

"All of a sudden, my teeth are knocked out by a .30 cal and I broke my toe, and a slew of other guys was getting tortured," he continued.

"The American guys really loved it," he added with a laugh.

"But, there was this mutiny going on.

They were like, 'This isn't what we signed up for.'" TOM HANKS JOKINGLY SWIPES MS NOW'S VIEWERSHIP WHILE APPEARING LIVE ON-AIR WITH REPORTER "All of a sudden, this helicopter shows up in the middle of our Army base and out walks Tom Hanks with his beard down here and his ‘Cast Away’ hair," McDonough recalled, referencing Hanks' starring role in the survival drama "Cast Away." WATCH: Tom Hanks arrived by helicopter to confront ‘Band of Brothers’ boot camp ‘mutiny,’ co-star says "And he got us all attention, and he says, ‘Look, we all owe it to everyone in Easy Company, and everyone in World War II, to work our hardest because they gave their lives for our freedoms.

The least we can do is work our tails off to tell the truth as hard as we can so we give honor to those men and women,'" McDonough remembered of Hanks.

McDonough told Fox News Digital that the two-time Oscar winner's words completely shifted the cast's mindset toward portraying "Band of Brothers'" real-life heroes.

"Telling you after that, we were all brainwashed," he said before clarifying, "I'm not sure brainwashed is the right word." STEVEN SPIELBERG ADMITS HE'S BEEN CONVERTED ON UFOS, SAYS HE BELIEVES THE BELIEVERS "Where we all realized Tom was right," McDonough continued.

"They lived, breathed, and died for what we have this day, freedom.

None of us forgot about that, and as soon as the show came out, we realized Tom was right the whole time." "He knew it was going to be a massive hit.