That Thing You Do! Poster

That Thing You Do! (1996)

PG 10/04/1996 Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music 1h 48m
69%
User
Score
7.0/10
93%
71/100

The Fab Four without the Mop Tops

Overview

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Tom Hanks

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Mr. White

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Guy Patterson

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Faye Dolan

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

Jimmy Mattingly

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Lenny Haise

Ethan Embry

Ethan Embry

T.B. Player

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Tina

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Lamarr

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Chad

Full Cast & Crew →

Media

Press Conference (1996) | TIFF REWIND

Press Conference (1996) | TIFF REWIND

Official Teaser Trailer

Official Teaser Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Tom Everett Scott On Tom Hanks And THAT THING YOU DO

Tom Everett Scott On Tom Hanks And THAT THING YOU DO

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on May 14, 2023

**Tom Hanks gave life and affection to this project, which easily reminds us of the golden years of rock-and-roll.**

The film is a very nice story that revolves around the world of ephemeral "rock and roll" stars. In 1964, a group of youngsters from Pennsylvania suddenly emerge from obscurity when their garage band, the Wonders, achieve fame and success on the back of a single song, "That Thing You Do". Believing in a potential that might not exist, the scouts of the music world waste no time and the boys get a contract with a major label, which is waiting expectantly for equally good songs. However, sudden fame will test the strength of the group, the maturity and responsibility of that guys and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

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