04 Oct 1996
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.
Bandwagon
Finally, a movie about a band.
Tony gets fired from his job. He's not really sad about this because he prefers writing songs and playing the guitar. He meets the drummer Charlie and they decide to start a band, although Tony is afraid of playing in front of other people. He can't even play in front of Charlie. They find another guitarist, Wynn, who enjoys fishing if he's not playing the guitar. The final member of the band is Eric, the bass-player who is often unpredictable in his actions. They name the band Circus Monkey and want to get famous and rich. However, after some successful gigs, they begin to realize what all the big music and show business is about
Top Billed Cast
Kevin Corrigan Wynn Knapp
Steve Parlavecchio Eric Ellwood
Lee Holmes Tony Ridge
Matthew Hennessey Charlie Flagg
Doug MacMillan Linus Tate
Steph Robinson Dizz
Mary Ellen Williams Helen
Jeffrey Pillars Trumholdt
Lisa Keller Ann Halen
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