That Thing You Do!
1996 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Recounts a fable of a pop rock band formed a year after the Beatles took America by storm in early 1964. Jazz aficionado Guy Patterson, unhappily toiling in the family appliance store, is recruited into the band the Oneders (later renamed the Wonders) after regular drummer Chad breaks his arm. After Guy injects a four/four rock beat into lead singer Jimmy's ballad, the song's undeniable pop power flings the Wonders into a brief whirlwind of success, telling the tale of many American bands who attempted to grab the brass ring of rock and roll in the wake of the British Invasion.
Direction Tom Hanks
Cast Tom Everett Scott · Liv Tyler · Johnathon Schaech · Steve Zahn · Ethan Embry · Tom Hanks · Rita Wilson · Charlize Theron · Chris Isaak · Holmes Osborne · Bryan Cranston
Soundtrack Howard Shore
Screenplay Tom Hanks
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Original title That Thing You Do!
5.7
12K votes (FilmAffinity)
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