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The zippy, nostalgic comedy "That Thing You Do!" marks not only Tom Hanks' feature film directing debut. It's also his on-screen reunion with actor Peter Scolari.
Hanks and Scolari got their big breaks 16 years ago starring in the ABC comedy series "Bosom Buddies." Scolari's Henry Desmond and Hanks' Kip Wilson were junior copywriters at a New York ad agency who dressed in drag in order to get a room in a women's-only hotel.
Hanks, 40, of course, went on to become one of the most popular film actors around, winning back-to-back best actor Oscars for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." Scolari, 42, has appeared in numerous sitcoms and TV movies and is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the fast-talking yuppie TV producer Michael Harris on "Newhart."
Throughout the years, Scolari says, he and Hanks have remained bosom buddies.
"I can't begin to tell you," Scolari says. "It's a distant second to me to talk about our professional relationship and what we do as actors to where we are as...