Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) works as a salesman at his father's appliance store and plays the drums in his spare time, fancying himself a jazz musician. One day, a buddy of Guy's tells him a local rock band, The One- Ders (it's pronounced . Guy agrees to sit in, but when it's time to play their best original, a love ballad called . Lead singer Jimmy (Johnathon Schaech) isn't happy at first, but guitarist Lenny (Steve Zahn) and the nameless Bass Player (Ethan Embry) think the song sounds better that way - - and they notice the girls like it just fine. Soon people are actually requesting the song at their shows, and the One- Ders scrape together some money to press a single of . A DJ puts the song on the radio, and opportunity knocks in the form of Mr. White (Tom Hanks), who works for the very major Play- Tone Records label. Play- Tone buys the rights to . But what can The Wonders (as Play- Tone have re- named them) do for an encore? And what should Guy do about his infatuation with Jimmy's girlfriend, Faye (Liv Tyler)? Real- life 6. 0's obsessed rocker Chris Isaak has a small part as a recording engineer, and fans of real 6. Set in the summer of 1. The film also resulted in a musical hit with the song . The band, which also includes a bass player (Ethan Embry), adopts the name . At the talent show, Guy launches into a faster tempo than intended for Jimmy's ballad, . The Oneders' performance at the talent show earns them a paying gig at a local restaurant, where they begin to sell recordings of . The Wonders: That Thing You Do! Music / One-Hit Wonders of 1996 (US, Clips). One Click Wonders 128; Billboard's Greatest Adult Pop Songs Artists 10; US Billboard #2 Hits 6; US One Hit Wonders. The Wonders are a fictional one-hit wonder rock band from the 1996 film 'That Thing You Do!' which was written and directed by Tom Hanks. It shows their rise to near. Natural Wonders 1996 Music Sampler, a Various Artists Compilation. Natural Wonders 1996 Music Sampler Available from these sellers. Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. 1996 One Hit Wonders page, all the one hit wonder songs from 1996, at Tunecaster Music Encyclopedia. During the Wonders live performance, the words 'Careful girls, he's engaged!'. The inspiring story of Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her passion for teaching. A single mother, she moved to East Harlem and began. Trailer for the film That Thing You Do! THE WONDERS - 'That Thing You Do'. White changes the band's name to . As the band's popularity soars, Jimmy grows frustrated that the group is not focused on creating more music, while the remainder of the band enjoys their time in the spotlight. All the while, Guy and Faye grow closer as friends. When the song enters the top ten on the Billboard charts, the band is taken off the tour and sent to Los Angeles. Faye falls ill on the trip and is nursed by Guy. Jimmy is seemingly uninterested in her well- being, being preoccupied with trying to convince White to let the band record more of his original songs. After a publicity tour, the band is set to appear on The Hollywood Television Showcase, a nationally- televised live variety show. They begin to show signs of discord. Jimmy continues to vent frustration at White over the band's direction. The bass player (who was leaving to join the United States Marine Corps in a few weeks) goes to Disneyland with a group of Marines and never returns; he is replaced in the broadcast by a session bassist. During the performance, as the band is being visually introduced to the viewing audience, the caption . Jimmy becomes upset with Faye in the dressing room afterward, and says that he has no intention of marrying her. Heartbroken and weary with his arrogant personality and lack of devotion, Faye terminates their relationship. The next day at a scheduled recording session, Lenny is missing, and Jimmy's grievances with White reach a boiling point and he quits the band. Guy is sorry to see the end of the band. White confronts him, and declares the band a one- hit wonder, but commends Guy for his smarts and integrity. After an impromptu jam session with his idol, jazz pianist Del Paxton (Bill Cobbs), Guy returns to the band's hotel, where he meets Faye and shares a long kiss with her. In an epilogue, it is revealed that Jimmy went back to Play- Tone and forms another band (The Heardsmen) and has a successful career as an artist and producer, Lenny becomes a casino manager, and the bass player earns a Purple Heart for injuries suffered at Khe Sanh. Guy and Faye start a family in Washington, where Guy teaches jazz composition at a music conservatory that he and Faye open. Playtone artists. Robert Torti as Freddy Fredrickson. Kennya Ramsey, Julie Harkness, and Darlene Dillinger as The Chantrellines. Chaille Percival as Diane Dane. Cameos. Director Jonathan Demme one of the producers of That Thing You Do!, also directed Tom Hanks in his first Oscar- winning role for Philadelphia, and has a cameo as the director of Weekend At Party Pier. Comedian Barry Sobel, who co- wrote Hanks' stand- up material for and was featured in the film Punchline, has a cameo as . He can be seen escorting Faye (Liv Tyler) from her car to her seat in the studio audience. His role is slightly expanded in the extended edition DVD. Elizabeth Hanks, Hanks' daughter with his first wife, appears as . He later appeared as astronaut. Pete Conrad in . White's driver/partner Lloyd in the extended cut; his part was entirely cut from the theatrical release. Bryan Cranston appears as astronaut Gus Grissom during The Hollywood Television Showcase scenes. He later appeared as astronaut. Buzz Aldrin in From the Earth to the Moon. Clint Howard, the brother of Ron Howard, appears as a KJZZ Disk Jockey. Howard played EECOM Paul Lucas in From the Earth to the Moon and Sy Liebergot in Apollo 1. Both characters were EECOM for the Apollo program, with Paul Lucas being a fictional character. Kevin Pollak (Apollo Program Manager Joe Shea in From the Earth to the Moon) appears as Victor 'Boss Vic Koss' Kosslovich. Gedde Watanabe who starred with Hanks & Rita Wilson in . Ellis had previously acted in Apollo 1. Tom Hanks, as Mercury Sevenastronaut. Deke Slayton. He later appeared with Tom Hanks as Agent Hanratty's FBI supervisor in Catch Me If You Can. Marc Mc. Clure as the Hollywood Showcase Director; Mc. Clure had previously acted in Apollo 1. Hanks, as Flight Director Glynn Lunney. Production and music. In the movie, The Wonders rise to brief stardom on the strength of . Written and composed for the film by Adam Schlesinger, bassist for Fountains of Wayne and Ivy and released on the film's soundtrack, the song became a genuine hit for The Wonders in 1. Billboard Hot 1. 00, #2. Adult Contemporary charts, #1. Adult Top 4. 0, and #2. Top 4. 0 Mainstream charts). The track was nominated for a 1. Golden Globe Award as well as a 1. Academy Award for Best Original Song. Mike Viola of The Candy Butchers provided the lead vocals for the Wonders. In the film, the title song is referenced with . The actual 4. 5 RPM single, released to record stores in North America, features . The song has since been recorded by The Knack and Bubblegum Lemonade. The Wonders are also seen playing the song, . This song is a parody of Ray Conniff, Mitch Miller, and other practitioners of the . His actual last name was . The scene where The Wonders are miming the instrumental tune . One had a ballad titled . The CD artwork is a replica of the fictional Play- Tone label used in the movie, and the liner notes are done in a mockumentary style, as if the Wonders had been a real group and the events of the film had actually happened. Hanks later used the success of That Thing You Do! The movie debuted at No. In 1. 99. 8, the film became available in the DIVX format (as with all 2. Century Fox films), rather than DVD. First DVD. It included the featurette . The film's theatrical cut and an extended cut with 3. Many of the deleted scenes are devoted to character development. A tastefully steamy look at Guy's . The extended version also goes more in- depth with Guy's developing relationship with Faye (via mild flirting) and his deteriorating relationship with Tina, as well as Tina's budding relationship with her dentist, Dr. It also suggests that the character portrayed by Tom Hanks (Mr. White) is not only gay but in a relationship with a man played by former NFL defensive lineman Howie Long. More camera time is also devoted to the romance between the bass player and one of the singers of the Chantrellines. In the theatrical cut, this romance was depicted mainly as an unrequited crush on the part of the bass player; in the extended cut it is clearly shown that his efforts were successful. At the end of the Extended Edition, rather than becoming a studio drummer on the recommendation of Del Paxton, Guy becomes a disc jockey for the jazz station KJZZ and records a documentary series of interviews with legendary jazz musicians. DVD repackage re- release! The actual DVD appears to be the original 2. Blu- ray release. The Blu- ray includes the Theatrical and Extended cuts as well as all of the bonus features found on the 2- Disc DVD.
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