That Thing You Do!
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. From TMDB
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60 of 142 · most liked firstThat Thing You Do! (1996) is the first film written and directed by Tom Hanks. The movie may be frivolous, but in some ways that’s a strength. Without hauling in a lot of deep meanings, it remembers with great warmth a time and a place.
positive · AI labelView post →At @crooked-marquee.bsky.social, I wrote about That Thing You Do! on its 30th anniversary, and how badly the Oscars biffed it by failing to award the title song. crookedmarquee.com/that-thing-y...
neutral · AI labelView post →This week is the 30th anniversary of THAT THING YOU DO. I’m reposting my tribute to it, which includes a deep dive about how contrasting the bloat of the extended cut with the theatrical is a great lesson in editing and efficiency thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →“I Would Do Anything For Love But I Won’t Do That Thing You Do”
neutral · AI labelView post →In the spirit of the phrase "resident alien for tax purposes" and me thinking Resident Alien sounds like a movie, add "for tax purposes" to the end of a movie title: That Thing You Do For Tax Purposes!
unlabelledView post →Laura Nyro was asked to write a song for it but she declined the offer, which is too bad. But the songs in the film are great. That Thing You Do is a good movie but I don’t think it holds a candle to Grace Of My Heart.
positive · AI labelView post →Writer/Director/Co-Star Tom Hanks’s ‘That Thing You Do!’ starring Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Bill Cobbs, and Charlize Theron rose to the top of the charts 30 years ago this week (October 1996) 🎭 📻 🎶 #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →#BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge Day 2 - Song written or co-written by a deceased artist That Thing You Do The Wonders Written by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains Of Wayne. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajNT...
neutral · AI labelView post →There's only one thing I don't like about THAT THING YOU DO: Lamarr, the hotel doorman's ability to break the 4th wall. It's an ability no other character in the movie has, and since he isn't introduced until after an hour into the movie, it messes with the logic of THAT THING YOU DO's universe.
neutral · AI labelView post →#OTD in 1996, "That Thing You Do" from the 1996 Tom Hanks-written & directed comedy-drama That Thing You Do!, was released… Written by Adam Schlesinger, the song is performed by the fictional ‘60s group the Oneders, who are the focus of the film. #TheOneders #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
neutral · AI labelView post →#LitHodgepodge 2 Meshing well: Almost Famous, Mad Men, or That Thing You Do! #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Wonders - That Thing You Do! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).   There he goes, off to write his hit song, “alone in my principles”
neutral · AI labelView post →This week is the 30th anniversary of THAT THING YOU DO. I’m reposting my tribute to it, which includes a deep dive about how contrasting the bloat of the extended cut with the theatrical is a great lesson in editing and efficiency thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →That Thing You Do! [Director's Cut], Tom Hanks (1996). A middle-aged man in a white shirt & tie outside a shoe shop, carrying over his shoulder a comically large fake stick of dynamite. Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon
neutral · AI labelView post →I talked to three of the four "O-Neders," and the set decorator, for this oral history of 30 years of THAT THING YOU DO! We talked about filming the song on the radio scene, finding that Patterson standee and so much more. I don't know if I can top this one. www.goldderby.com/film/2026/th...
neutral · AI labelView post →#LitHodgepodge 9 The songs for Silence Is Golden have already been recorded. Except for my band's. Unfortunately, my 1st choice, Adam Schlesinger, who wrote the theme for That Thing You Do! passed away in 2020. While I ponder, here's the theme song: youtu.be/k0D8yH_EvwM?...
neutral · AI labelView post →In college, a friend said to me, "If there's one movie that best represents you as a person, it's THAT THING YOU DO." And meant it as a compliment. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tom Hanks's directorial debut by streaming it for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/movies/61...
positive · AI labelView post →I said two things about this song in my review of THAT THING YOU DO: 1. I've heard it so many times that I never want to hear it again 2. It BETTER win the Oscar, because it does what so many best song winners never do--it's essential to the damn movie!
neutral · AI labelView post →1. Moonstruck 2. Eternal Sunshine 3. A League of Their Own 4. Rocky 5. Kiki’s Delivery Service 6. That Thing You Do 7. EEAAO 8. Pokémon The First Movie 9. Project Hail Mary 10. Monty Python Holy Grail
positive · AI labelView post →“This ‘Oneders,’ with the o-n-e, it doesn't work. It's confusing. From now on, you boys will just simply be The Wonders.” “As in, I wonder what happened to the Oh-Needers?” Happy 30th Anniversary to a fun little flick I enjoy with no shame, THAT THING YOU DO! It hit theaters on October 4th, 1996.
positive · AI labelView post →#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9: By a fictual or virtual band Who else? The WONDERS with "That Thing You Do!" (actually written by Adam Schlesinger, fuck Covid, he should still be around to write my soundtrack!!!) youtu.be/epoFFtQ3qVk?...
neutral · AI labelView post →That Thing You Do The Right Thing
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neutral · AI labelView post →#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9- Song by a fictional band That Thing You Do! The Oneders (Wonders) youtu.be/BJn-Jl2ZeQU?...
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neutral · AI labelView post →I'm reposting my THAT THING YOU DO tribute for its 30th anniversary. It includes a deep dive about how contrasting the bloat of the extended cut with the theatrical is a great lesson in editing and efficiency thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: That Thing You Do For Tax Purposes!
unlabelledView post →Disney History 10/4/1996 That Thing You Do! starring, written and directed by Tom Hanks is released through 20th Century Fox. The story of a fictional one-hit wonder 1960s rock band from Pennsylvania - the movie features scenes shot at Disneyland. youtu.be/ajNTIklt8do?...
neutral · AI labelView post →396.) That Thing You Do! (1996) An enjoyable little movie about being a one-hit wonder in the 60s where a band can go through a complete rise and fall over the course of a single summer. Tom Hanks is so funny when he's not forced to do schmaltz.
positive · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: Ethan Embry’s character in ‘That Thing You Do!’ is never given a name and is only referred to in the credits and end title cards as “T.B. Player” - a reference to him being the bass player for The Wonders. (Wikipedia) 🖤
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unlabelledView post →Sometimes my brain wants to be sexy and flirty, but what comes out is "want to watch That Thing You Do! and make out, but I'm gonna be singing along to the songs while we're making out?"
positive · AI labelView post →#MusicChallenge #DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 9 - By a fictional or virtual band. The Wonders – That Thing You Do youtu.be/ajNTIklt8do?...
neutral · AI labelView post →30 yrs ago That Thing You Do! 4 Oct 1996 #FilmSky🎞️
neutral · AI labelView post →That Thing You Do (The entire movie hinges on how perfect the song is. If the audience gets sick of the song, nothing else about the movie works. RIP Adam Schlesinger.)
positive · AI labelView post →when Hanks directed his first movie (THAT THING YOU DO!), he gave Scolari a small role as the host of the (fictional) TV show 'Hollywood Showcase'
neutral · AI labelView post →One is the best movie moment of the year, and the other is a perfect pop song, and the only rival to "That Thing You Do" as the best fake pop song from a movie.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Two blog posts this week! First, a 30th anniversary tribute to THAT THING YOU DO, with a look at the editing lessons you can learn by comparing the Extended Edition to the significantly better-paced theatrical release thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →That Thing You Do! I like how Hanks plays a record company type who can be ruthless but isn't totally bad, as shown toward the end of the movie when he encourages Tom Everett Scott's character to pursue a romance with Liv Tyler's character.
positive · AI labelView post →Posters for “The Thing You Do!” (1996) from The USA, South Korea and Spain #SundayFunnies #ThatThingYouDo #90smovies #TomHanks
neutral · AI labelView post →#BilliesMusicMonth: Day 18 A song that makes you clap 👏 “That Thing You Do” by Adam Schlesinger for the movie of the same title. Tom Hanks’ screenwriting & directorial debut is lovely & Adam’s song remains a standout in it. Such a big COVID loss 😢 #MusicChallenge #musicsky #nowplaying
positive · AI labelView post →Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters. Day 7 of 20 #FilmSky #FilmChallenge #Films #Cinema #Movies That Thing You Do! (1996)
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unlabelledView post →I Will Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That Thing You Do!)
neutral · AI labelView post →You've Got Another That Thing You Do Coming
neutral · AI labelView post →There's Something About Mary Poppins She's All That Thing You Do Perfect Blue Velvet Mulholland Baby Driver Twin Peaks Fire Walk Hard
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neutral · AI labelView post →Why did I read a novel by Tom Hanks? Because if you wrote the screenplay to That Thing You Do!, then you have a Respectable Writing Credential.
positive · AI labelView post →I try to post this every time I see something about THAT THING YOU DO: I’ve never seen a film that captured the joy & one-der (🤗) of witnessing something you had a hand in creating go out into the world as perfectly as this scene did. Also, I can’t think of a catchier movie song ❤️
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neutral · AI labelView post →For #JuneMovieChallenge by @omacolt.bsky.social #Filmsky #Moviesky... Day 18 Concert movie... That Thing You Do... The Oneders have just one hit, but it's infectiously good, leading to concerts etc etc weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/f...
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neutral · AI labelView post →I try to post this every time I see something about THAT THING YOU DO: I’ve never seen a film that captured the joy & one-der (🤗) of witnessing something you had a hand in creating go out into the world as perfectly as this scene did. Also, I can’t think of a catchier movie song ❤️
positive · AI labelView post →"And so it goes for “That Thing You Do!,” a song all but embedded permanently on the DNA of anyone who saw the film in the fall of 1996 and fell hard for this enjoyable tale of underdogs who get a taste of fame before moving on with their lives."
neutral · AI labelView post →30 years ago: That Thing You Do! (US) A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making ... 1996-10-04 #Movies #TomHanks #TomHanks #TomEverettScott #LivTyler https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9591
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neutral · AI labelView post →I was planning to stream That Thing You Do tonight because I’m a dork, but I’d rather watch some crazy ass movie with an insane cast that I’ve never seen 
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