That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Hanks
Written by	Tom Hanks
Produced by	Gary Goetzman Jonathan Demme Edward Saxon
Starring	Tom Everett Scott Liv Tyler Johnathon Schaech Steve Zahn Ethan Embry Tom Hanks
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Richard Chew
Music by	Howard Shore
Production companies	Clinica Estetico Clavius Base
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
Running time	108 minutes 148 minutes (extended cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$26 million
Box office	$35 million[1]

That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut.

The film is set in 1960s rock and roll culture. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional one-hit wonder pop band, and stars Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Hanks. Its production and music are key to its narrative, with original scores by a collaboration of artists including Hanks, Adam Schlesinger, and Howard Shore. The soundtrack peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, featuring a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic tracks. The cast practiced for weeks to perform convincingly on camera, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

The film was well-received, critically and at the box office. It has an approval rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and received several accolades. The film resulted in a musical hit with the titular song of the same title, which was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.^[2]