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That Thing You Do!
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That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film directed by and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, and Steve Zahn. Produced by Jonathan Demme, Gary Goetzman, and Edward Saxon, the movie was filmed in Malibu and set in Pennsylvania. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+ in various formats, including video on demand.
The film has a runtime of 108 minutes and features a score by composer Howard Shore. It was released on October 4, 1996. The production had a budget of 26,000,000 and grossed 34,585,416 at the box office. Critical reception includes a 93% rating, a 7.2 out of 10 score, and a 71 out of 100 assessment. The soundtrack album was first released in 1996.
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6.9A 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.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Mr. White
- Tom Everett Scott as Guy Patterson
- Liv Tyler as Faye Dolan
- Johnathon Schaech as Jimmy Mattingly
- Steve Zahn as Lenny Haise
- Ethan Embry as T.B. Player
Themes
- pop star
- pennsylvania, usa
- record label
- recording studio
- battle of the bands
- teen drama
- 1960s
- one hit wonder
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Tom Hanks
- Screenwriter
- Tom Hanks
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- Edward Saxon
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Tak Fujimoto
- Narrative location
- Pennsylvania
- Filming location
- Malibu
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 857422
- Performer
- Tom Hanks
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Richard Chew
- title
- That Thing You Do!
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71/100
- capital cost
- 26000000
- box office
- 34585416
- publication date
- 1997-01-23
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