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That Thing You Do!

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The Wonders: That Thing You Do! (Music Video)

Original title

That Thing You Do!

Year

1996

Running time

108 min.

Country

United States

Director

Tom Hanks

Screenwriter

Tom Hanks

Cast

Music

Howard Shore

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Musical. Comedy. Drama | Music. 1960s

Synopsis

Recounts a fable of a pop rock band formed a year after the Beatles took America by storm in early 1964. Jazz aficionado Guy Patterson, unhappily toiling in the family appliance store, is recruited into the band the Oneders (later renamed the Wonders) after regular drummer Chad breaks his arm. After Guy injects a four/four rock beat into lead singer Jimmy's ballad, the song's undeniable pop power flings the Wonders into a brief whirlwind of success, telling the tale of many American bands who attempted to grab the brass ring of rock and roll in the wake of the British Invasion.

Awards: 1996: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Song

1996: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Original Song

1996: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Original Song

1996: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Original Score

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Critics' reviews

"It's upbeat and utterly predictable (in a positive way) but it's also a bit pat and elemental, in large part owing to Hanks' bland-band characters"

The Hollywood Reporter
"The movie may be inconsequential, but in some ways that's a strength. Without hauling in a lot of deep meanings, it remembers with great warmth a time and a place (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A brightly entertaining blend of humor and heartbreak2

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"A top-notch production, exuberant period music and Hanks the actor in an important role cunningly disguise a rather slight and inconsequential narrative."

Emanuel Levy: Variety
"This is a lightweight but utterly loveable affair which proves Hanks is as assured behind the camera as in front of it."

Mark Salisbury: Empire

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That Thing You Do!

1996

Tom Hanks

5.7

(11,980)