That Thing You Do! (1996)
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.
That Thing You Do! (1996)
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Released Year: 1996
Runtime: 108 minutes
Directors: Tom Hanks
Casts: Giovanni Ribisi, Paul Feig, Bryan Cranston, Clint Howard, Holmes Osborne, Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Chris Ellis, Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Charlize Theron, Kevin Pollak, Steve Zahn, Sean Whalen, Tom Everett Scott, Obba Babatundé, Peter Scolari, Jonathan Demme, Bill Cobbs, Rita Wilson, Alex Rocco, Colin Hanks, Marc McClure, Sarah Koskoff, Robert Torti, Chris Isaak, Dawn Maxey, Claudia Stedelin
Storyline
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.
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Reviews
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The New York Times -
Mr. Hanks's debut feature, written and directed with delightful good cheer, is rock-and-roll nostalgia presented as pure fizz.
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Washington Post -
It doesn't overreach, doesn't cannibalize some obvious predecessors and doesn't try to drown its story about innocent music of the early '60s in the troubled waters of music in the '90s.
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Austin Chronicle -
In his first effort at directing a feature film, Hanks chooses his material wisely and writes it with witty, beguiling charm.
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Chicago Sun-Times -
The movie may be inconsequential, but in some ways that's a strength. Without hauling in a lot of deep meanings, it remembers with great warmth a time and a place.
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Rolling Stone -
Hanks works like a sketch artist feeling his way before attempting a large canvas. His material is slight, but his writing and directing have an unforced humor and an unhurried grace that suggest he may be a natural.
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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.
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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.
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