That Thing You Do!
About That Thing You Do!
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.
That Thing You Do! is a 1996 comedy music film directed by Tom Hanks. At 108 minutes long, it arrived in October 1996.
The film is filed under rock 'n' roll, pop star, teen drama, and recording studio.
Tom Hanks takes the lead as Mr. White, Tom Everett Scott as Guy Patterson, Liv Tyler as Faye Dolan, and Johnathon Schaech as Jimmy Mattingly. The screenplay is by Tom Hanks. Produced by Clinica Estetico.
Love & Mercy, The Irishman, and Rocketman make useful companions to That Thing You Do!, all filed under 1960s. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 953 votes and it carries a PG rating.