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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, English, French, Spanish, Dubbed, Sensormatic
Editor's Note
A cautionary pop fable following the meteoritic rise of "The Wonders," a fictitious foursome during the early days of pop-rock fandom. When jazz drummer Guy Patterson fills in for a session with a friend's band, a hit single is born and the smalltown boys find themselves riding a rollercoaster of success, guided by the opportunistic hand of a smooth-talking record label agent. Fun, cheerful, and innocent. Hanks' directorial debut. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Song ("That Thing You Do").
Plot Summary
Set in the 1964 and steeped in Americana, this film chronicles the meteoric rise -- and equally quick demise -- of a music group called The Wonders. The talented musicians start out playing in neighborhood joints. That changes after they meet a shrewd record executive, who advises the boys on how to dress, act and sing. Soon their song, "That Thing You Do," hits #1, and the group is on top of the world. Unfortunately, the song is The Wonders's only hit. And that's just one reason why the group's collapse happens so quickly...|
| Features | 2-Disc Set | | Keep Case | | Director's Cut | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Disc 1: THAT THING YOU DO! - Director's Cut | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English | | Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround - English | | Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish | | Additional Release Material:
| Audio Commentary: Tom Everett Scott, Jonathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Liv Tyler - Stars |
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| | Disc 2: Extras | | Additional Release Material:
| Music Video: Josh Clayton - "Feel Alright" | | Featurette:
| 1. Making THAT THING YOU DO! | | 2. THE STORY OF THE WONDER | | 3. THAT THING YOU DO! REUNION | | 4. THE WONDERS - BIG IN JAPAN | | 5. HBO First Look: The Making of THAT THING YOU DO! | | Trailers:
| 1. Theatrical Trailer | | 2. TV Spots |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 5/8/2007 |
| Running Time: 155 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 2238165 | | UPC: 00024543381648 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...A brightly entertaining blend of humor and heartbreak..." 10/17/1996 p.141-2Entertainment Weekly
"...Lovingly crafted....Sly irony..." -- Rating: A- 11/01/1996 p.49 Variety
"...An immensely likable, sweet-natured tale....The quartet of band members is credibly and winsomely played with standout work from the handsome Scott..." 09/23/1996 Los Angeles Times
"...Tom Hanks understands likable....Everett Scott is appropriately handsome and charming....Hanks and company allow us to dream..." 10/04/1996 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...It remembers with great warmth a time and a place..." 10/04/1996 p.31 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "A real feelgood movie..." 08/01/2007 p.111 |
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