No one can pronounce "the Oneders" correctly. Magical Negro: Lamarr the the doorman at the Ambassador Hotel who directs Guy where to meet his idol and encourages him to pursue Faye.Of course, he's played by Tom Hanks, so this is probably to be expected. White acts like a typical hard-nosed studio executive, but is a pretty decent guy when all is said and done. Broadly hinted throughout - he tries to weasel Lenny out of his writing credit for "That Thing You Do" in the first ten minutes of the movie - gradually building to an epic case by the climax. At one point, an exasperated, but apathetic Lenny corrects the restaurant owner at their first gig: "Hey, that's 'oh-NEH-ders.'" It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY": A running gag about the band's name it's supposed to be pronounced "ONE-ders" (as in a pun on 'Wonders').He's the only member of the band to continue producing pop music, although Faye and Guy end up as music teachers and open their own school. Naturally, it becomes more and more ironic. I Am Spartacus: Guy shouts this several times at key moments.Fake Band: Pretty much every band or singer shown or mentioned in the film.Ear Worm: the one-hit Wonders' one hit, " That Thing You Do".Some stations are still doing this more than a decade later. As part of the promo tie-in, many radio stations at the time placed the title track on regular rotation, crediting the song just as they would for an actual band.Additionally, on the soundtrack CD, there are songs by fictional stars The Vicksburgs, The Heardsmen, and Del Paxton, all of whom were mentioned in the movie but never actually shown performing.Defictionalization: Tom Hanks named his production company Playtone after the fictional "Play-Tone Records" in the film. White gives Guy a pair when he signs the band, and renames him 'Shades' in the process. 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 recording to sell at the door. until they see the crowds dancing in the aisles. Auteur Jimmy and easy-going Lenny are both horrified. 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 'One-ders' (as in Wonders) 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 favour - their original drummer broke his arm the day before the big local talent competition. It's 1964 in Erie, PA, not long after The British Invasion. 1996 comedy movie written and directed by Tom Hanks, who also appears in a starring role.
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