7.5
“The Fab Four without the Mop Tops”
That Thing You Do! (1996)
October 4, 19961h 48mEN
6.9
913 votes
Overview
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. 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.
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$26.0M
Revenue
$34.6M
Production Companies
Clinica EsteticoClavius Base20th Century Fox
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User Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
8.0**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…
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