That Thing You Do! (1996)

PG10/04/1996Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music1h 48m
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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. 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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Tom Hanks

    Mr. White

  2. Cast 1

    Tom Everett Scott

    Guy Patterson

  3. Cast 1

    Liv Tyler

    Faye Dolan

  4. Cast 1

    Johnathon Schaech

    Jimmy Mattingly

  5. Cast 1

    Steve Zahn

    Lenny Haise

  6. Cast 1

    Ethan Embry

    T.B. Player

  7. Cast 1

    Charlize Theron

    Tina

  8. Cast 1

    Obba Babatundé

    Lamarr

  9. Cast 1

    Giovanni Ribisi

    Chad

**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...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$26,000,000.00

Revenue $34,585,416.00

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