# That Thing You Do! (1996)

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**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
**Directed by**: Tom Hanks
**Written by**: Tom Hanks
**Starring**: Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry

> *The Fab Four without the Mop Tops*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Erie, Pennsylvania, summer, a drumbeat in a garage. A small-town band shoots to fame, touring in a crowded van, performing on a chaotic television stage. Tom Hanks affectionately satirizes the music industry's excesses.

**Mood tags**: cozy, uplifting

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