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That Thing You Do!
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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.
Released: 1996-10-04108 minDir: Tom HanksComedy, Drama, MusicBudget: $26.0MBox office: $34.6M
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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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