Nothing in Common is a 1986 comedy-drama film, directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in what would prove to be Gleason's final film role; he was suffering from terminal cancer.
The film, released in 1986, was not a great financial success, but it became more popular as Hanks' fame grew. It is considered by some to be a pivotal role in Hanks' career because it marked his transition from less developed comedic roles to leads in more serious stories, while many critics also praised Gleason's performance.
The original music score was composed by Patrick Leonard. The title song, performed by the Thompson Twins, peaked at number 54 on the US Pop Charts. The film was marketed with the tagline "On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father."
This was Gleason's last film. The actor-comedian was suffering from terminal colon cancer, which had metastasized to his liver. He died in June 1987.
Nothing in Common is a 1986 comedy-drama film, directed by Garry Marshall.
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"Nothing In Common" is a Thompson Twins' single from 1986 taken from the soundtrack to the movie Nothing In Common. It was written by the duo, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. The single peaked at #54 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The single had a promo video to support it featuring Tom Hanks and various clips from the movie. The video's producer was Jon Small for the production company Picture Vision, whilst the director was Meiert Avis.
In both a late August and September 1986 issue of the Billboard magazine, "Nothing in Common" was listed in 'MTV Programming' list. The music video aired on the MTV Network, where the video was listed as receiving active rotation both times. Upon the clip's release, Billboard listed the new clip in an early August 1986 issue, where it had just had 'breakout rotation' on the MTV Network.
Thompson Twins were a British music group that formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the globe.
The band was named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin. At various stages, the band had up to seven members though their best known incarnation was as a trio between 1982–86. They became a prominent act in the Second British Invasion, and in 1985, the band performed at Live Aid where they were joined onstage by Madonna.
In 1977, the original Thompson Twins line-up consisted of Tom Bailey (born 18 January 1954, Halifax, Yorkshire) on bass and vocals, Pete Dodd on guitar and vocals, John Roog on guitar, and Jon Podgorski (known as "Pod") on drums. Dodd and Roog first met when they were both 13 years old.
Take my hand
Rob me for a while of my sight
Don't let me stand
Here underneath the red light
Oh touch my face
Feel the fascination as love grows
Your embrace
Eases the pain that only Tokyo knows
Where were you when I was cold
And all the world was out to get me
(Chorus)
Tokyo
Why can't I ever say no
Tokyo
Sense the chill
Of silent nights on my skin
Feel the thrill
As these four walls just cave in
Taste the rain
Splashes down on my roof
Seek in vain
For you will never know the real truth
This human heart beats much too fast
For comfort or for love in Tokyo
(Repeat Chorus)
Elvis Presley
Me and Yoko
Keo Plazo
Pepsi Cola
Wax Tempura
Yamamoto
Sayonara
Where were you when I was cold