That Thing You Do!

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Music
10/4/1996
108
PG

The Fab Four without the Mop Tops

A 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.

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Revenue:
$34,585,416
Budget:
$26,000,000

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  • FilipeManuelNeto

    Tom Hanks gave life and affection to this project, which easily reminds us of the golden years of rock-and-roll.

    The film is a very nice story that revolves around the world of ephemeral "rock and roll" stars. In 1964, a group of youngsters from Pennsylvania suddenly emerge from obscurity when their garage band, the Wonders, achieve fame and success on the back of a single song, "That Thing You Do". Believing in a potential that might not exist, the scouts of the music world waste no time and the boys get a contract with a major label, which is waiting expectantly for equally good songs. However, sudden fame will test the strength of the group, the maturity and responsibility of that guys and their ability to resist the temptations t...

    May 14, 2023

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