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- “That Thing You Do!” is the first film written and directed by Tom Hanks, and not surprisingly it is as sunny and guileless as many of the characters he's played: 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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Oct 4, 1996 · “That Thing You Do!” is the first film written and directed by Tom Hanks, and not surprisingly it is as sunny and guileless as many of the characters he's played: The movie may be inconsequential, but in some ways that's a strength.
- The Characters Are Better Developed
- The Humor Is More Adult
- Certain Scenes Make More Sense
- It's A More Complete Story
A huge portion of the cut footage from That Thing You Do! is a lot of deleted and extended moments with the film's characters, especially our lead protagonist, Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott). While the existing cut does a fine job of showing the friction Guy has with both his family and Tina (Charlize Theron), his girlfriend at the beginning of ...
In its theatrical incarnation, That Thing You Do! is as harmless as the 60's pop music it crafted a full soundtrack's worth of material mimicking. While the extended cut doesn't go full R-rated with its humor, there is more of a mature bent on the material, and in a couple instances, the love lives of our characters are given more detail. For insta...
Much like the cherry popping gag previously mentioned, there are other scenes in That Thing You Do'sextended cut that make much more sense after being extended. A perfect example lies in Kevin Pollak's cameo as Victor "Boss Vic Koss" Kozlovich, which is a quick in-and-out affair in the theatrical cut. If you're looking for redemption for the Boss a...
Put everything we've told you together, and what do you get? A film that's not just a story of a young band's rise and fall to one hit wonder-dom, but also a time capsule of living as a teen in the 60's. If That Thing You Do!was a really good hamburger and fries in its theatrical cut, then the extended cut is a prime rib with whipped potatoes, and ...
Plenty of films have been made about the grueling climb to rock-and-roll fame, but few carry the effortless charm that That Thing You Do! has. Written and directed by Tom Hanks, the film is as cookie-cutter as it gets, dodging the dark depths that typically haunt rock biopics.
- Alex Rocco
- Tom Hanks
Brilliantly acted by a still maturing cast ensemble, witty dialogue, it's got it all. If you want to see something that with touch you and give you a buzz but you don't want to be assailed by profanity, violence, or sexuality - That Thing You Do! is the movie for you.
That Thing You Do! Wily band manager Mr. White helps a small town band achieve big time success when they release a Beatles-style pop song in 1964. Pennsylvania band the "Oneders" become a...
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- Tom Hanks
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- Tom Everett Scott
What's remarkable about That Thing You Do! is that this unremarkable remake of the Beatles story is what writer and director Tom Hanks chose to do with the political capital he amassed in blockbusters like Apollo 13 and Forrest Gump. It's an oddly wholesome and lackluster choice.
Sep 23, 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...
