Tom Hanks Jokingly Calls ‘That Thing You Do!’ Critics “C—Suckers”

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Nearly 30 years after his screenwriting and directorial debut, Tom Hanks appreciates That Thing You Do! (1996) for its cult status.

But the 2x Oscar winner jokingly used some colorful language to describe critics of the film about a 1960s small-town boy band who makes it big with an uptempo pop song that draws the attention of music manager Mr.

White (portrayed by Hanks). “Then the critics weigh in,” said Hanks of his general experience making movies on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. “And that’s always up, down: ‘We hate it, we like it.

This is the worst thing. … Oh hey, Tom, I saw you in a movie.’ ‘Oh did you?’ ‘It was cute. That’s when you ask the wife, ‘Hey, honey, could you take the revolver out of the glove box and hide it somewhere, because I think…'” He continued, “But then, this other thing is how it does at the box office.