Nearly 30 years after his screenwriting and directorial debut,Tom HanksappreciatesThat Thing You Do!
(1996) for its cult status.
And thats always up, down: We hate it, we like it.
Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Hanks, Steve Zahn and Ethan Embry in ‘That Thing You Do’ (1996).20th Century Fox Film Corp.
This is the worst thing.
… Oh hey, Tom, I saw you in a movie.
Can I say that?
Director Tom Hanks on the set ofThat Thing You Do!(1996). (20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection)
That same person then wrote about the cult classicThat Thing You Do!.
But thats the thing we all signed up for.
Thats the carnival, thats the contest.
I got faith in that.
The films title song was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars and Golden Globes.
