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  • Actors: Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech
  • Directors: Tom Hanks
  • Writers: Tom Hanks
  • Producers: Edward Saxon, Gary Goetzman, Jonathan Demme, Terry Odem
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWTD
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,731 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Tom Hanks's debut as a writer and director is a lively, affectionate account of the shooting-star career of a forgotten (fictional) 1960s pop-rock band called The Wonders--as in "one-hit wonders". Hanks plays the manager of the group, which includes drummer Guy "Sticks" Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) who works the floor at his parents' appliance store in Erie, Pennsylvania; Jimmy (Johnathon Schaech), the talented and temperamental lead singer and songwriter; Lenny (Steve Zahn), the goofy guitarist; and Ethan Embry as a geeky little fellow identified in the cast list only as "The Bass Player". The movie traces their meteoric rise and fall, from cutting their first record, to going on tour with a Phil Spector/Motown-type revue, to the internal tensions that lead to the band's disintegration, which comes when they fail to follow up their smash hit single, "That Thing You Do!" And that song, by the way, is so catchy it would definitely have been a hit in 1964--and deserves to be one today. This delightful movie would make a great double-bill with Allison Anders's wonderful Grace of My Heart. --Jim Emerson

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.0 English
Dolby Digital 5.0
Featurette
2 Music Videos
6 International Trailers
Croatian\Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars this thing is good, 7 Jun 2001
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This review is from: That Thing You Do! [VHS] [1997] (VHS Tape)
Imagine you wish you were a rock and pop star and wanted to have fame,fortune,success and gained it all from just one record making it in the charts. Imagine being a touring member of a band that came from a small town and made it big and appeared on tv too. What a dream come too?That thing You Do does all of this and captures the moments brilliantly.Set in the late 50s early 60s Tom Hanks directorial debut and writing project brings these dreams come to true for a small band in a samll town who win a local talent contest and go on to achieve short lived success in the American Top 100 with a song that has you singing it constantly long after the end credits have finished.The casting of all the band memebers is excellent with the drummer Tom Everett -Scott a sort of Tom Hanks lookalike, taking centre stage in the movie with great acting, and if he isnt a drummer he sure knows how to play like one too. Great movie, great fun and great music capturing the roadshow tours of the time. Even the Beatles worked like this too!!!!!!!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable - fun - not one to strain the brain!!!!, 28 April 2002
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Tom Hanks doesn't have as a large a role as expected but worth every screen second - Liv Tyler as the girl who helps the band get organised but can't recognise a jerk when she see's one and Tom Everett Scott just being cute but slightly dumb not realising a good thing when its there in front of him. One of those films for a Friday night in with a bottle of wine and box of choccies either on your own or with the girls. Music is catchy - bet the main song (penned by Hanks himself apparently) will keep going round in your head for days. Good Clean Family Fun!!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ONEDERS ROCK!!!!, 5 Feb 2004
By C. Leenhouwers "claireann82" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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I saw this film quite by accident. I was just flicking through the sky channels a few years ago and this film popped up. I was hooked after a few minutes. What is great about this film is the colour of the film. You really feel like you're being transported into the sixties. The story is simple, a group of guys from Eerie, PA have a hit record and become teen sensations. The trouble is that as their fame grows the band slowly falls apart as does the romance between the lead singer and his girlfriend. Most of the music was actually written by Tom Hanks and the main song 'THAT THING YOU DO' does exactly what it's supposed to. It gets into your head like any one hit song. It's played continuously throughout the movie and by the end you irritatingly know all the lyrics. For any die hard fans of this film watch MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING also produced by Hanks. At the wedding reception the band plays one of the songs from THAT THING YOU DO. Great performances all round particularly Lennie and 'the Bass player'. I fell in love with 'SHADES'. Go watch it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Bit Of Nonsense.
I bought this film when I heard Tom Hanks wrote/directed it, basically out of curiosity. I didn't really expect to love it quite as much as I did! Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. K. Carnan

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Entertainment
Well..... I watched this movie around 6 years back the first time and I enjoyed every bit of it. The songs in it take you back down memory lane when Rock n Roll was a craze... Read more
Published on 27 Jul 2006 by Les T

4.0 out of 5 stars That Thing Is good
This film is an intresting/entertaining piece of cinema. Written and directed by 'Tom Hanks' the film follows 4 young lads on there journey from group struggle to group stardom... Read more
Published on 13 May 2005 by A. M. Bennett

3.0 out of 5 stars the buisness
yea i totaly agree with german dude, this is a most exalent film and a must see, espesualy for 60's fans
Published on 26 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars the stuff.
man this film is the stuff, for any music or movie fan with any taste gives a "refreshing change" it has it, good lookin girl (lyv) and good music,
a must buy , and a... Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant for a reason unknown to me!
This is a great film, but I really don't know why I like it so much as there's not really a very strong plot. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite!
I saw this on TV and missed the first 15 mins but even then, I loved it! I'm still not quite sure why but it has become my favourite movie of all time! Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars so cool
This is a great movie directed and stared Tom Hanks. The first time I saw this movie I only saw the last 20min but from that I knew it was good. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2000 by loads_of_beer@budweiser.com

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