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That Thing You Do! (1996)

Film · 1996 · 108 min · PG · Comedy · Drama · Music

The Fab Four without the Mop Tops

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.

Directed by Tom Hanks

Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Charlize Theron, Obba Babatundé

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In cinemas4 October 1996
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First release anywhere4 October 1996

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