That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!1996

Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Rating: PG
Runtime: 108 minutes

Tom Hanks's debut as a writer and director is a lively, affectionate account of the shooting-star career of a forgotten (fictional) '60s pop-rock band called The Wonders--as in "one-hit wonders." Hanks plays the manager of the group, which… more »



[the band's thinking of their name]

Faye:
But I thought you already decided on The Echoes.

Jimmy:
Nah, some band in Buffalo's the Echoes. And I wasn't wild about that.

Lenny:
Let's just call us The - Band You're About To Hear.

Chad:
How about The Corvettes?

Jimmy:
Is that The Corvettes, or the Chordvettes?

Chad:
No, Corvettes, like the car.

Jimmy:
Well see, I was thinking like the Chord...[writes Chordvettes] Chordvettes, like chords in our music.

Lenny:
[Guy walks in] Is that "Skitch" Patterson?

Chad:
Here he is, Erie's lone beatnik.

The Bass Player:
How about the Tempos? Ya know, tempos?

Lenny:
Not the Tempos, the Tempos. I was in a band already called The Tempos, and we were... terrible.

Chad:
Hey Guy, weren't you the drummer for the Tempos?

Guy:
Heard that.

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