That Thing You Do! [Blu-ray]

Director: Tom Hanks

Overview

During the 1960s in Erie, Pennsylvania, some young men start a rock group. Soon their dreams come true when one of their songs becomes a big hit, but the pressures of success bring the members of the band into conflict. Tom Hanks wrote, directed, and starred in this nostalgic drama.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2013
UPC:	0024543861102
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	PG
Source:	20th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	9,956

Special Features

Feel Alright" music video; The Wonders! Big In Japan!; The story of The Wonders; Making That Thing You Do!; That Thing You Do! reunion; HBO First Look: The Making Of That Thing You Do!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Johnathon Schaech	Jimmy
Liv Tyler	Faye Dolan
Steve Zahn	Lenny
Ethan Embry	Bass Player
Charlize Theron	Tina
Tom Hanks	Mr. White,Male Page,Bored Girl in Dress Shop
Giovanni Ribisi	Chad
Chris Ellis	Phil Horace
Alex Rocco	Sol Siler
Bill Cobbs	Del Paxton
Peter Scolari	Troy Chesterfield
Rita Wilson	Marguerite,Saturn 5 Member
Chris Isaak	Uncle Bob
Robert Torti	Freddy Fredrickson
Kevin Pollak	Boss Vic Koss
Chaille Percival	Diane Dane
Holmes Osborne Jr.	Mr. Patterson
Claudia Stedelin	Mrs. Patterson
Dawn Maxey	Darlene Patterson
Jack Milo	Villapiano
Keith Neubert	Dentist
Lee Everett	Kitty
Sean Whalen	Heckler
Clint Howard	KJZZ Disc Jockey
Sarah Koskoff	Chrissy Thompkins
Mark Brettschneider	Talent Show M.C.
Kathleen Kinmont	Koss's Secretary
Warren Berlinger	Polaroid T.V. Host
Clive Rosengren	Wisconsin Cop
Brittney Powell	Shades Fan
Jonathan Demme	Major Motion Picture Director
Erika Greene	Major Motion Picture A.D.
Dave Oliver	Rick
Tracy Reiner	Anita
Barry Sobel	Goofball
Paul Feig	KMPC D.J.
Gedde Watanabe	Play-Tone Photographer
Michael P. Byrne	Play-Tone Reporter
Dick Corman	Play-Tone Reporter
Diane McGee	Play-Tone Reporter
Randy Fechter	Play-Tone Tour Manager
Mars Callahan	Disc Master Engineer
Benjamin John Parrillo	Marine Sergeant
Robert Ridgely	Hollywood Showcase Announcer
Marc McClure	Hollywood Showcase Director
Karen Praxel	Hollywood Showcase Script Supervisor
Paulie DiCocco	Hollywood Showcase Floor Manager
Bryan Cranston	Virgil `Gus' Grissom
Charlie Frye	Plate Spinner
Bill Wiley	Pageant Helper
Cheryl L. Bruton	Pageant Helper
Heather Hewitt	Sales Lady
Renee Lippin	Beautician
Carol Androsky	Diner Waitress
Ginger Slaughter	Ambassador Waitress
Robert Wisdom	Bobby Washington
Larry Antoinio	Scott `Wolfman' Pell
Kennya J. Ramsey	Chantrelline
Julie L. Harkness	Chantrelline
Darlene Dillinger	Chantrelline
Jennifer York	Folk Girl
Bethany Hartf	Folk Girl
Kathy Stuber	Folk Girl
Cathryne Senescu	Folk Girl
Steve Billington	Legends of Brass Member
Andy Duncan	Legends of Brass Member
Dave Ryan	Legends of Brass Member
Todd Simon	Legends of Brass Member
Mike Uhler	Legends of Brass Member
Marco Villanova	Legends of Brass Member
Rick Elias	Play-Tone Band Member
Ted Kramer	Play-Tone Band Member
Howard Locke	Play-Tone Band Member
Don Markese	Play-Tone Band Member
Paula Nichols	Play-Tone Band Member
Scott Rogness	Play-Tone Band Member
Angel Sheppard	Play-Tone Band Member
Wade Short	Play-Tone Band Member
Scott Strecker	Play-Tone Band Member
Jimmy Willis	Play-Tone Band Member
Thomas Cleo	Saturn 5 Member
Ken Empie	Saturn 5 Member
Ron Jeffrey	Saturn 5 Member
Mike Piccirillo	Saturn 5 Member
Barth Beasley	Blue Spot Trio Member
James Leary	Blue Spot Trio Member
Alphonse Mouzon	Blue Spot Trio Member
Kristie J. Canavan	Wisconsin Dancer
Bethany Chesser	Wisconsin Dancer
Tara Schwartz	Wisconsin Dancer
Melissa Hurley	Wisconsin Dancer
Cherie Hill	Wisconsin Dancer
Robin Lindsley Allen	Wisconsin Dancer
Tom Everett Scott	Guy Patterson
Obba Babatund?	Lamarr
Ethan Randall	The Bass Player
Howie Long	Actor
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks	Screenwriter
Jonathan Demme	Producer,Producer
Howard Feuer	Casting
Gary Goetzman	Producer
Steve Rundell	Special Effects
Edward Saxon	Producer
Tom Ward	Special Effects
John Pritchett	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Tom Hanks was arguably the most beloved American actor of the '90s. He usually played likable characters, and for his directorial debut, Hanks created a film that is like his performances. The cast of That Thing You Do ingratiates themselves to the audience with ease. Thomas Everett Scott (who physically resembles the director) invests Guy with such a sense of amazement at his own success that the audience can't help but be brought along for the ride. Jonathan Schaech gives Jimmy a cold, calculating quality that makes it easy to believe he would be capable of writing something as aggressively catchy as the title tune. Hanks himself plays a seen-it-all-before record company executive who, though all business, hasn't lost his heart. Written by Adam Schlesinger, the fiendishly catchy title tune evokes the British invasion of the early '60s without sounding like a retread of any particular song. Even if one doesn't like the song, it is impossible to deny that it sounds like a hit record. The verisimilitude of the music, the charm of the performers, and the attention to detail outweigh the more clichéd aspects of the story just enough to make That Thing You Do an enjoyable tale of rock & roll success, like an episode of Behind the Music without the debauchery.