That Thing You Do!

Starring: Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Clint Howard, Colin Hanks, Ethan Embry, Tom Everett Scott, Steve Zahn, Peter Scolari, Alex Rocco

Director: Tom Hanks
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Synopsis: It's the summer of 1964, and Guy Patterson is a salesman at his father's appliance store in Erie, PA. By day, he sells toasters and transistor radios. But at night, he retreats to the basement, sits down at a set of drums, and disappears into a cloud of jazz percussion. In other words, he's ready to roll when a local rock band loses its drummer and asks him to sit in at a college talent show. One month later, The Wonders are shooting stars in the Play-Tone galaxy--with a recording contract, a state fair tour and a trip to Hollywood. As their signature song, That Thing You Do!, rockets to the top of the charts, The Wonders embark on a humorous and surprising journey where they not only get a taste of fame, but an extraordinary look at the halcyon days of rock and roll.