That Thing You Do!

Name: That Thing You Do!
Released: 1996-10-4
Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Jonathan Demme, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn

That Thing You Do!

PG
1h 48m
1996

94%

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Set in 1964, the film stars a talented group of newcomers as The Wonders, a fictional rock band that embarks on a humorous journey when its hit song rockets to the top of the charts. Traveling cross country from spaghetti joints to state fairs, The Wonders land a record deal, a manager, a trip to Hollywood and an extraordinary look at the halcyon days of rock and roll.

Director:

Tom Hanks

Producer:

Gary Goetzman, Edward Saxon

Writer:

Tom Hanks

Cast:

Tom Everett Scott, Jonathan Demme, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, Ethan Embry

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

94%

Critics Consensus: A light, sweet, and thoroughly entertaining debut for director Tom Hanks, That Thing You Do! makes up in charm what it lacks in complexity.

Reviews

Cinema Sight

Wesley Lovell

For a film about rivalry, recriminations, and the allure of success, That Thing You Do! is a sweet, charming, humorous look at how far people are willing to go for success and how difficult it is to attain while maintaining the purity of your true self.

A nostalgic, whistle-clean comedy about a (fictional) band like the dozens of other nice-boy bands that cropped up after The Beatles.

...a persistently entertaining endeavor that's been suffused with a whole host of appealing, captivating elements...

April 13, 2021

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