Tom Everett Scott
Guy "Skitch" "Shades" Patterson
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That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut. The film is set in 1960s rock and roll culture. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional one-hit wonder pop band, and stars Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn ...
- $26 million
- Howard Shore
- October 4, 1996
Oct 4, 1996 · That Thing You Do!: Directed by Tom Hanks. With Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn. A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.
- Tom Hanks
- 265
- 3 min
A light, sweet, and thoroughly entertaining debut for director Tom Hanks, That Thing You Do! makes up in charm what it lacks in complexity. Wily band manager Mr. White helps a small town...
- (3.4K)
- Tom Hanks
- PG
- Tom Everett Scott
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Oct 4, 1996 · “That Thing You Do!” is a rags-to-riches-to-oblivion story, the saga of the kind of band known in the industry as one-hit wonders. Appropriately enough, the name of the band is the Wonders, although it starts out as the One-ders and the name gets changed only because so many fans insist on pronouncing it “oh-need-ers.”
That Thing You Do! 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.
- 103 min
The film follows the career of the Erie, Pennsylvania, rock band that formed just prior to the British Invasion following the Beatles success. Guy Patterson, son of a local appliance store owner and a good drummer who idolizes jazz, is involved in a shallow relationship with Tina Powers.
That Thing You Do! Director Tom Hanks turns back the clock to the rock 'n' rolling 1960s for this story of a small Pennsylvania rock band's climb to fame.
