That Thing You Do!

In the summer of 1964, in Erie, Pennsylvania, aspiring jazz drummer Guy Patterson is asked by his friends Jimmy Mattingly and Lenny Haise to sit in with their band at an annual talent show after their regular drummer Chad breaks his arm trying to jump over a parking meter. The band adopts the name "The Oneders" (pronounced "wonders", but often mispronounced "oh-NEE-ders") because of Jimmy's predilection for misspelled names. At the talent show, Guy launches into a faster tempo than intended for Jimmy's ballad, "That Thing You Do" to Jimmy's initial dismay – but they win the talent show. The Oneders' performance at the talent show earns them a paying gig at a local restaurant, after which they make a recording of "That Thing You Do" and Guy's uncle, a church music producer, presses it into 45 rpm records they sell at their gigs. They are noticed by talent promoter Phil Horace, who promises to get their record played on the radio; they sign with him as their manager. Guy's shallow hometown girlfriend, Tina, had shown no interest in the band and its rising success while falling for her handsome dentist, ending her relationship with Guy.

MPAA Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Music
Country:United States
Produced By:Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Gary Goetzman, Terry Odem
Directed By:Tom Hanks
Written By:Tom Hanks
Cast:Stephanie Heredia, Andy Duncan, Dana Walsh, Ryan O'Quinn, Sarah Koskoff, Alex Rocco, Sean Whalen, Rita Wilson, Mike Piccirillo, Johnathon Schaech, Rick Elias, Jonathan Adler, Renée Lippin, Mike Boss, Warren Berlinger, Chaille Percival, Paula Nichols, Diane McGee, Lee Everett, Bill Cobbs, Holmes Osborne, Mars Callahan, Paulie DiCocco, Barry Sobel, K.C. Brooks, Scott McKinley, Marc McClure, Phillip V. Caruso, Colin Hanks, Clive Rosengren, Keith Neubert, Robert Ridgely, Benjamin John Parrillo, Robert Wisdom, Greg Bronson, Dawn Maxey, Julie L. Harkness, Gedde Watanabe, Chris Isaak, Obba Babatundé, Tom Everett Scott, Bryan Cranston, Tara Nicole Hughes, Gina Aponte, Peter Scolari, Alphonse Mouzon, Howard Lockie, Chris Ellis, Steve Zahn, Tracy Reiner, Todd Simon, Elizabeth Hanks, Elina Madison, Jack Milo, Melissa Hurley, Tom Hanks, Lindsley Allen, Claudia Stedelin, Brittney Powell, Kathleen Kinmont, Karen Praxel, Monica Huntington, Carole Androsky, Ethan Embry, Michael P. Byrne, Charlize Theron, Kacee DeMasi, Liv Tyler, Robert Torti, Paul Feig, Ralph Moratz, Bill Wiley, Giovanni Ribisi, Jonathan Demme, Derik Wingo, Heather Marie Marsden, Kevin Pollak, Heather Hewitt, Dayna Price, Dave Oliver
In Theaters:Oct 04, 1996
Runtime:1 hour 48 minutes
Production:20th Century Fox, Clavius Base, Clinica Estetico
Budget:$26,000,000
Box Office:$25,809,813
Available On:Amazon, Itunes, Vudu
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