That Thing You Do!

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$34.6M

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.

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Music

Director

Tom Hanks

Cast

Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron

Released

4 October 1996

Runtime

1h 48m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

7 / 10

Votes

77,145

Metascore

71

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Box office

$25,857,416

Budget

$26,000,000

Edition

Base