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That Thing You Do!

  • 7.0 /10

  • 909

  • 93%

Plot

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. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

Cast

Tom Hanks as Mr. White
Tom Hanks

as Mr. White

Tom Everett Scott as Guy Patterson
Tom Everett Scott

as Guy Patterson

Liv Tyler as Faye Dolan
Liv Tyler

as Faye Dolan

Johnathon Schaech as Jimmy Mattingly
Johnathon Schaech

as Jimmy Mattingly

Steve Zahn as Lenny Haise
Steve Zahn

as Lenny Haise

Ethan Embry as T.B. Player
Ethan Embry

as T.B. Player

Charlize Theron as Tina
Obba Babatundé as Lamarr
Obba Babatundé

as Lamarr

Giovanni Ribisi as Chad
Chris Ellis as Phil Horace
Chris Ellis

as Phil Horace

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 4, 1996

Production Companies

  • Clinica Estetico

  • Clavius Base

  • 20th Century Fox

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $26,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $34,585,416.00

Runtime

  • 1.80 hrs

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Reviews

**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 Thin…