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Artist and the Band: At the height of The Wonders' fame, they get a cameo role in a teen beach movie.

It becomes the name of the track he plays with Del Paxton.

Arc Words: Guy is fond of quoting 'I am Spartacus' from, well, Spartacus (which had come out four years before the In-Universe date), which serves to nicely describe the movie's arc.

And Starring: Tom Hanks, due to directing the film and playing the band's manager.

After she leaves, Guy scoffs, 'If Jimmy's a genius, I'm U Thant.

And I'm the Queen of Sheba: After Jimmy gets angry at the group and storms off, Faye tries to explain that Jimmy's a genius and is just as hard on himself as everyone else.

(Or, more likely, it's just another Beatles reference, as the Beatles recorded 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' and 'She Loves You' in German.) White insists that the band re-record their hit in Spanish.

Ambiguously Brown: Jimmy, who clearly has at least some Hispanic in his ethnic makeup - which may be why, late in the film, Mr.

In reality, he's probably the sweetest and most grounded member of the band - though his playing is wild, as shown when 'That Thing You Do' is reworked because Guy decides to play fast. White banks on this, playing up Guy as the 'bad boy' of the Wonders and telling him to wear sunglasses.

Affectionate Parody: Of those early-1960s One Hit Wonders formed after the success of The Beatles in the United States, and The British Invasion that resulted.Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder: With Guy touring with his band, Tina eventually starts a relationship with her dentist.and Guy develops a not-unreciprocated interest in Jimmy's girlfriend Faye Dolan ( Liv Tyler). until they start trying to cope with success. With their record zooming up the charts, hordes of screaming fans greeting them at every stop on tour and a gig on The Hollywood Television Showcase, the sky's the limit for the newly renamed Wonders. White (Tom Hanks), a record company executive who thinks he can take them to the top - but only if they agree to change their name. Eventually, this attracts the attention of a local talent scout, who in turn introduces them to Mr. The new version takes off, earning them a gig at 'that Italian place down by the airport' and inspiring them to make a record to sell at the door. Auteur Jimmy is upset, but the crowd is seen dancing in the aisles, and they win the talent show. The night of the comp, however, Guy leads them off at a much faster tempo than they'd rehearsed, giving them no choice but to transform it into a snappy pop number. Naming themselves the 'Oneders' (as in One-ders) on the sound-for-the-time logic that a Punny Name worked for The Beatles, the band intends to perform a slow ballad written by Jimmy and Lenny called 'That Thing You Do'. Reluctant appliance salesman / fervent amateur jazz drummer Guy 'Skitch' Patterson ( Tom Everett Scott) is drafted into a garage band formed by friends Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech) and Lenny Haise ( Steve Zahn), as a one-time favor - their original drummer broke his arm the day of the big local talent competition, and they need a replacement. The story is set in 1964 in Erie, Pennsylvania, not long after The British Invasion.

Skitch that thing you do movie#

That Thing You Do! is a 1996 comedy movie written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also appears in a starring role.