That Thing You Do! Page #7

Synopsis: Recounts a fable of a pop rock band formed a year after the Beatles took America by storm in early 1964. Jazz aficionado Guy Patterson, unhappily toiling in the family appliance store, is recruited into the band the Oneders (later renamed the Wonders) after regular drummer Chad breaks his arm. After Guy injects a four/four rock beat into lead singer Jimmy's ballad, the song's undeniable pop power flings the Wonders into a brief whirlwind of success, telling the tale of many American bands who attempted to grab the brass ring of rock and roll in the wake of the British Invasion.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director(s): Tom Hanks
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG
Year:
1996
108 min
3,165 Views


- [Rock]

[Woman Screams]

[Laughing]

- [Jimmy] Faye!

- What?

Let's go! Come on!

- Get the records, Faye. Faye.

- What?

[Continues]

- [Ends]

- [Woman Screams]

[Darlene]

"Though no arrests were made...

the lounge's owner and manager,

Anthony "Flipiano" -

[Mr. Patterson]

"Villapiano. '" Tony Villapiano.

- Went to high school with your mom.

- Went to high school with Mom.

"blamed the riots on rowdy fans

of the popular local musical group"-

[Chuckles]

"The 'O -need-ers" '-

[Cackles]

"who were performing nightly.

"The damages included

broken chairs, tables, glasses, windows...

and an ice machine. '"Oh, no.

"Two fire extinguishers

were actually stolen. '"[Laughs]

[Mr. Patterson]Junior?

What'd you do to those extinguishers?

- [Laughing]

- [Laughing]

Hey, uh, Junior. M-Maybe next time,

You oughta sing "Jailhouse Rock. '"

[Chuckles]

How 'bout "Workin' on a Chain Gang"?

[Both Laughing]

How much of that window space

you planning to take?

Let me see that paper.

See what Tele-Mart's

up to here today.

Oh, here-here's somethin'.

Look here.

- [Mouthing Words]

- Hey. Come on in.

- A shoe-polisher kit.

- Me?

People can't even get a brush and a rag out

and shine their shoes anymore.

They gotta have a shoe-polisher kit.

- They wanna get an appliance-

- Can I help you?

Y-Y-You're the drummer, aren't you?

Of that group I heard

last night, uh-

- Uh, down at Villapiano's.

- Yes, I am.

- [Chuckles] Phil Horace.

- Guy Patterson.

Do you wanna buy

one of our records? They're on sale.

I don't wanna waste

any more of your time.

Would you step

into my office, please?

Oh, boy. Movie cameras now.

[Chuckles]

Movie cameras. Jiminy Christmas.

Look here. Barbecue grill for 7.89.

What is it-appliance store,

hardware store?

You don't even know.

They got everything. They got it all.

You know, Guy...

one of the good things about your group

is there's a nice, natural, raw quality.

- I like that.

- Thank you.

And I wanna tell you,

I've been around.

And I think this... is a hit record.

- Open on Sunday from 12:00-6:00.

- Yes, dear.

You know, I don't believe

I wanna live in a country...

where you have to stay open on Sunday

to do business.

You shouldn't have to work on Sunday

to support a family, should you?

- No, no.

- Hmm? Let's put that paper away.

- Let's just take that right now.

- Let's get it out of here.

[Horace] Now I found that

a hit record is like a stew.

All the ingredients

have to cook together just right.

Otherwise, it's just soup.

Not too early in the day

for one of these, I hope.

- I'm thirsty.

- I'm not sure about this.

It's a standard management contract.

Says if I do my job, you guys make money.

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Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Sully (2016). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Hanks has collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films to date: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched Hanks as a successful director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2010, Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $9.0 billion worldwide, making him the fourth highest-grossing actor in North America. Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia (1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for Forrest Gump (1994). In 1995, Hanks became one of only two actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years, with Spencer Tracy being the other. This feat has not been accomplished since. In 2004, he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor and, in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor. more…

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