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It’s called “That Thing You Do!,” and it’s a good thing it’s a good song (written by Adam Schlesinger) because boy, are we familiar with it by the time the movie is over.
Oct 5, 2023 · That Thing You Do! is a charming and upbeat movie that captured the hearts of audiences when it was released in 1996. Directed by Tom Hanks, this musical comedy-drama takes us back to the 1960s and follows the rise and fall of a fictional one-hit wonder band called The Wonders.
Oct 1, 2021 · Released 25 years ago this week, the movie remains an enduring, feel-good entertainment, supplying the period detail, joyful nostalgia, and musical spirit of 1964. Specifically, it follows the...
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"That Thing You Do" is a movie with no antagonist, no good guys and yet it's a great movie. It follows the story of the Wonders, a band Eerie, Pennsylvania who make it big with their hit single, "That Thing You Do!"
Oct 4, 1996 · Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks follows the path of other accomplished actors of his generation as debutant filmmaker of “That Thing You Do,” an immensely likable, sweet-natured tale of the quick rise to fame, and just as quick demise, of a small-town rock band.
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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.
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That Thing You Do! is a 1996 comedy movie written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also appears in a starring role. The story is set in 1964 in Erie, Pennsylvania, not long after The British Invasion.