That Thing You Do!
Dr Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Tom Hanks took his Hollywood career in an unexpectedly groovy direction in 1996 by writing and directing That Thing You Do! Can his Play-Tone Records rock promoter sell Tom Everett Scott (American Werewolf in Paris), Jonathan Schaech (Doom Generation), Steve Zahn (Reality Bites), and Ethan Embrey (Empire Records) as America’s answer to The Beatles? Or will the garage band crack under the pressures placed on them by family, touring, and girlfriends Liv Tyler (Armageddon) and Charlize Theron (Monster)? Donate to hear this Gold Record and find out!
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