--- product_id: 65042952 title: "That Thing You Do! [1997]" price: "HK$144" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/65042952-that-thing-you-do-1997 store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # That Thing You Do! [1997] **Price:** HK$144 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** That Thing You Do! [1997] - **How much does it cost?** HK$144 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/65042952-that-thing-you-do-1997) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In 1964, Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) joins his friends Jimmy and Lenny in their beat group, the Wonders. After playing at a pasta joint, they garner a local following, and are eventually offered a contract for a record and tour by Play-Tone Records' Mr White (Tom Hanks, who also writes and directs). As the band achieve pop stardom with their single, 'That Thing You Do', the pressures of success begin to take their toll. Review: I LOVE this film so much! - I've watched this film so many times over the years, it doesn't get old. Tom Hanks acting, writing, directing and song writing too - it couldn't get better. That Thing You Do is a brilliant look at the way fame can change you, or not - depending on what you do with it. The cast is engaging and believable, they all learned to play their instruments especially for the film, and it shows (not like the ham fisted playing of Tia Carrere in Wayne's World (ouch!). The supporting cast is wonderful, the sets, costume and styling is all perfection - every detail is captured magnificently. I never noticed until I watched the DVD extras, that The Wonders bass player is never named in the film - just like Joan Fontaine's character in 'Rebecca'. The sound track is genius! I have it saved on Spotify and listen to it a lot. It has a genuine feel to it, and I can imagine that if these songs were released in the mid-1960's they would definitely have topped the charts. The jazz is very cool too. Best line of the film... A drunken Guy Patterson talking excitedly to his Jazz hero Del Paxton - "...but I listened to all your records (long meaningful pause) YOU... are my biggest fan!" <3 Review: Great family film - Great and fun film that takes you back to the 60s and shows how some ordinary kids that form a band end up having a nr. one hit on the billboard charts. The story is how they got up there and what life and all the excitement is like for these young band members. Very entertaining, funny and moving. Would recommend for music fans. Everything was fine with the DVD and the delivery. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00005UWTD | | Actors | Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn, Tom Everett Scott | | Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 1.85:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | 39,362 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 990 in DVD-VCR Combinations | | Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,881) | | Director | Tom Hanks | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 04141DVD | | Language | English (Dolby Digital 5.0) | | Media Format | PAL | | Number of discs | 1 | | Producers | Edward Saxon, Gary Goetzman, Jonathan Demme | | Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 90 g | | Rated | Parental Guidance | | Release date | 30 Jun. 2003 | | Run time | 1 hour and 43 minutes | | Studio | Twentieth Century Fox | | Subtitles: | Czech, Danish, English, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish | | Writers | Tom Hanks | ## Product Details - **Format:** PAL - **Genre:** Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 43 minutes ## Images ![That Thing You Do! [1997] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7184FZ9vWBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I LOVE this film so much! *by P***I on 6 August 2019* I've watched this film so many times over the years, it doesn't get old. Tom Hanks acting, writing, directing and song writing too - it couldn't get better. That Thing You Do is a brilliant look at the way fame can change you, or not - depending on what you do with it. The cast is engaging and believable, they all learned to play their instruments especially for the film, and it shows (not like the ham fisted playing of Tia Carrere in Wayne's World (ouch!). The supporting cast is wonderful, the sets, costume and styling is all perfection - every detail is captured magnificently. I never noticed until I watched the DVD extras, that The Wonders bass player is never named in the film - just like Joan Fontaine's character in 'Rebecca'. The sound track is genius! I have it saved on Spotify and listen to it a lot. It has a genuine feel to it, and I can imagine that if these songs were released in the mid-1960's they would definitely have topped the charts. The jazz is very cool too. Best line of the film... A drunken Guy Patterson talking excitedly to his Jazz hero Del Paxton - "...but I listened to all your records (long meaningful pause) YOU... are my biggest fan!" <3 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great family film *by M***E on 12 February 2021* Great and fun film that takes you back to the 60s and shows how some ordinary kids that form a band end up having a nr. one hit on the billboard charts. The story is how they got up there and what life and all the excitement is like for these young band members. Very entertaining, funny and moving. Would recommend for music fans. Everything was fine with the DVD and the delivery. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watchable *by F***. on 27 March 2025* I do not know if this was Tom Hanks intention, apart from a bit of nostalgia (he is a big Beatles fan), but this film explains well why American bands tend to last a lot less than the British bands. The people over there, who get into this business do it for very different reasons from those of their British counterparts. The real purpose there seems to be limited to fame and fortune and, when that is over, they see no reason to stay together. There is the ego aspect related to the same. Conversely, you get British bands, even from that era, that have been through the worst of times and they decided to stick together and come back with force. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/65042952-that-thing-you-do-1997](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/65042952-that-thing-you-do-1997) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*