That Thing You Do!(1996)

Poster of That Thing You Do!

Synopsis

It's the summer of 1964, and Guy Patterson is a salesman at his father's appliance store in Erie, PA. By day, he sells toasters and transistor radios. But at night, he retreats to the basement, sits down at a set of drums, and disappears into a cloud of jazz percussion. In other words, he's ready to roll when a local rock band loses its drummer and asks him to sit in at a college talent show. One month later, The Wonders are shooting stars in the Play-Tone galaxy--with a recording contract, a state fair tour and a trip to Hollywood. As their signature song, That Thing You Do!, rockets to the top of the charts, The Wonders embark on a humorous and surprising journey where they not only get a taste of fame, but an extraordinary look at the halcyon days of rock and roll.
It's the summer of 1964, and Guy Patterson is a salesman at his father's appliance store in Erie, PA. By day, he sells toasters and transistor radios. But at night, he retreats to the basement, sits down at a set of …
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In Theaters

  • October 4, 1996

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Comedy, Period, Drama, Romance, Music

Run Time

1 hour 50 minutes

Distributors

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Box Office

$25,854,118

Director

Tom Hanks

Director
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