![]() Consider this my formal request that Steve Zahn be in everything ever (and probably is). Lenny gets the best lines and is has perfect comic timing. But let’s all agree that the best character in the movie is Lenny. Player is kind of an empty vessel that becomes a great running joke in the movie. You just root for these crazy kids from a small town to make it big, even if you know that this whole movie is a gentle spoof of the Beatles and of one-hit “Wonders.” (GET IT?) Look, we know that Jimmy is pretty, and Faye is stunning, and Guy is dreamy and cool. There are great moments throughout, like where they have terrible performances and when they finally make it big. The movie follows this band, The Wonders (or “One-Ders” or “O-Need-Ers”) as they go from overzealous college-town band to a genuine rock-n-roll band, complete with tours, screaming fans and their first televised appearance. Questions like why is Tom Everett Scott (left arrow) standing sadly with his one snare drum? Or why is Ethan Embry (right arrow) in a military uniform? It might just raise questions about the movie that will never get answered. Upon first glance, even the cover is screaming generic FUN, without really compelling you beyond that. That tells you nothing about how great the music is, or how ridiculous the costumes are, or how pretty much every character in this movie is excellent in their own way. When a young appliance sales man fills in for an injured drummer in a local talent show, a Play-Tone Records executive (Hanks) signs the group and catapults them to fame! Note: I cut out the bits that talked about the DVD extras, which meant that the summary of the movie is condensed to one pretty vague sentence. Similar to last week’s While You Were Sleeping recap, the DVD box recap of That Thing You Do! is great, but also kind of terrible. My actual movie viewing notes are: “Song count: 7? I don’t know.” Okay, I’ll be honest, I lost track of how many times the song is actually played, because I was too busy playing a drinking game where the rule is, drink every time that song is played, and here we are. That Thing You Do! is such a fun, feel-good movie, with a perfectly infectious soundtrack that doesn’t seem that grating, even if the title track is played about 7 times in the movie. I’ve got a pig in competition over at the livestock pavilion, and I am going to win that blue ribbon,” and not have to back out of a room slowly due to crushing awkwardness. "I remember it reached that point of like, 'I can't play this song one more time,'" he said.I dream of the day where I can find a reason to say, “Oh, I’m not here with these fellas. Despite the film's success, Embry told Entertainment Weekly he couldn't stand the title song. While the soundtrack was recorded by professional musicians, the quartet learned all of the Wonders' songs and performed them in the film, which made the fictitious band seem more realistic, according to a 2016 Entertainment Weekly oral history for the film's 20-year anniversary. "We are going to raise money for MusicCares #COVIDrelief fund, in honor of #AdamSchlesinger, who wrote and recorded the title song and sadly, passed away last week due to COVID-19," Embry wrote in his Instagram post. ![]() "That Thing You Do" was a moderate success upon the film's release in 1996, with the song peaking at No. It was nominated for a best original song Oscar and Golden Globe in 1997. The film's title track was written by Schlesinger, who was the Emmy-winning songwriter and bassist in Fountains of Wayne. GET YOUR COPY OF THE MOVIE READY, and at 4pmEST/7pmPST, THIS FRIDAY sign on to the YouTube channel LINKED IN MY BIO! (Photo credit to this image goes to the awesome !)Ī post shared by Ethan Embry on at 10:02am PDT OH MY GOODNESS!! This Friday, April 17th at 4pm PST/7pm EST THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER!! We are throwing a community watch party of #ThatThingYouDo and a live streamed YouTube commentary with myself and many more!! We are going to raise money for MusicCares #COVIDrelief fund, in honor of #AdamSchlesinger, who wrote and recorded the title song and sadly, passed away last week due to COVID-19.
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