That Thing You Do!
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.
Plot
In 1964, Guy Patterson, an aspiring jazz drummer, is working in his family's appliance store in Erie, Pennsylvania, when he is asked by friends Jimmy and Lenny to perform a song Jimmy wrote at a talent show with their band to cover for their regular drummer Chad, who broke his arm. Prior to the talent show, they rehearse the song, a slow-tempo ballad called "That Thing You Do!", in Jimmy's garage. Needing a name for the band, Jimmy's girlfriend Faye proposes "The Oneders", a play on the Beatles.
Cast
- Alex Rocco
- Bill Cobbs
- Brittney Powell
- Bryan Cranston
- Carole Androsky
- Charlize Theron
- Chris Ellis
- Chris Isaak
- Clint Howard
- Colin Hanks
- Ethan Embry
- Gedde Watanabe
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Holmes Osborne
- Johnathon Schaech
- Jonathan Demme
- Kathleen Kinmont
- Kevin Pollak
- Liv Tyler
- Marc McClure
- Mars Callahan
- Obba Babatundé
- Paul Feig
- Peter Scolari
- Rita Wilson
- Robert Ridgely
- Robert Torti
- Robert Wisdom
- Sean Whalen
- Steve Zahn
- Tom Everett Scott
- Tom Hanks
- Tracy Reiner
- Warren Berlinger
More details
| author | Tom Hanks |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pennsylvania |
| director | Tom Hanks |
| editor | Richard Chew |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | 45-rpm 45s a&r artists and repertoire beatles billboard hot 100 disillusion dressing room engage girl group las vegas los angeles marine corps married meet music industry nothing one-hit wonder orlando florida purple heart record producer recording session recording studio serve state fair talent show television show united states marine corps variety show vietnam vietnam war vomit wash |
| musicBy | Howard Shore |
| producer | Edward Saxon Gary Goetzman Jonathan Demme |
| productionCompany | Clavius Base Clinica Estetico |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Malibu |
| theme | romantic comedy romantic musical |