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That Thing You Do!(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-10-04
69%
895 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
The Fab Four without the Mop Tops
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $26,000,000.00
Revenue: $34,585,416.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Clavius Base
Movie: That Thing You Do!
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tom Hanks
Mr. White
Tom Everett Scott
Guy Patterson
Liv Tyler
Faye Dolan
Johnathon Schaech
Jimmy Mattingly
Steve Zahn
Lenny Haise
Ethan Embry
T.B. Player
Charlize Theron
Tina
Obba Babatundé
Lamarr
Giovanni Ribisi
Chad
Chris Ellis
Phil Horace
Video Trailer That Thing You Do!
Video: Official Teaser Trailer
Official Teaser Trailer
Trailer
Press Conference (1996) | TIFF REWIND
Tom Everett Scott On Tom Hanks And THAT THING YOU DO
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Official Teaser Trailer - Trailer
Trailer - Trailer
Press Conference (1996) | TIFF REWIND - Featurette
Tom Everett Scott On Tom Hanks And THAT THING YOU DO - Featurette
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