That Thing You Do (1996) - A record record record.

[@BrianJayJones]

Props to Uncle Bob for adding the hand-claps.

[@sevadaj]

Uncle Bob was played by Chris Issak.

[@BrianJayJones]

@@sevadaj And Mr. White was played by Tom Hanks.

[@elengariepy4686]

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[@elengariepy4686]

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[@deenine]

@@elengariepy4686 That is a different movie and played by Judi Dench

[@brianfrost303]

The way faye looks at jimmy despite how he constantly ignores her just breaks my damn heart..

[@joemckim1183]

While she has a lot more chemistry with Guy, she was destined to be with Guy eventually.

[@pledgestone]

I was teaching high school, had tonsilitis. Couldn't speak, but couldn't take time off. I played this movie to 20 classes. I watched it with them every time and never got tired of it. Great movie!

[@RoarOfWolverine]

Especially the part where Faye hears the song on the radio for the first time while mailing letters. She stops with the stamp stuck on her tongue, then runs off, forgetting to mail the letters, runs back, shoves them in the mailbox and takes off down the street screaming. She happens to run by the Bass Player and tells him what station to turn to then he takes off running with her all the way to Guy’s father’s store. It’s funny when the Bass Player stops, in all his excitement, to wipe his feet at the door. Jimmy and Lenny just park their car in the middle of the street and leap out, then run into the store where they begin to turn every radio in the store to that station. It was so well done, the way the music starts through a high pass filter, to give it that transistor radio sound, but as each nicer stereo system comes on, the bass becomes richer and richer until that real nice high fidelity stereo fills the whole store with the music, but not until T.B. Player slaps it a few times. (T.B.Player is actually how “The Bass Player” is listed in the credits). Hanks never gave him a name in the script. The Old Man starts bitching at all of his friends. “Son, you wanna get your cotton-picking mitts off of that..”. My favorite is, “Put that Dow! That is a very expensive floor display!” which is a cardboard cut-out of some lady that is very, very 1960s looking, but she was the only thing Lenny could find to kiss. I thought he was going to kiss that girl, who might be Guy’s sister or cousin or some relative. IDK, she may just be an employee, but I know he doesn’t pay her. When Guy left to go on tour, the father promoted her to Guy’s position and she said, “does this mean I get paid?”, and he said “no!”, so I figured she must be a relative. Anyway, that is a great scene of many in this charming film. Hanks did a hell of a job on this movie. Just a great story about characters who would never hang together if it wasn’t for the one common thread, their music. It was a quite genius plot thread that Guy decided to speed up the song, during a live performance! Luckily, it paid off for him. Jimmy finally agreed that it was better fast at the end of the scene in the store, where they hear it on the radio for the first time. It’s easy to miss, but he does say “you were right, I knew it all along” as they’re dancing around the center display in his father’s store.

[@eviehammond9509]

You obviously were the cool teacher everyone hoped to have.❤Anyone who could watch this movie multiple times & never tire of it...that's cool in my book!!😂

[@camerontjoe5535]

1:28 is my favourite part. When Liv Tyler and Uncle Bob look at each other and she smiles. Ugh Liv Tyler is absolutely adorable in this movie

[@BrianMChampion]

My garage band literally did this back in 1979. We asked a young pastor if we could record in his church after hours. I still have the recordings. Not that you'd want to hear them, but I still have them.

[@charleypatterson9956]

BrianMChampion That's so cool! What kind of music did you play? Were you pretty good? I love music that started at home. ^_^ I bet the acoustics were phenomenal, huh?

[@LRS905]

No. We don't want to hear that.

[@Thunda1986]

Those are priceless

[@hellogoodbye4061]

Churches are built ideally for acoustics....ideal place to record.

[@broncodeviltexas]

Dude , put them on KZbin!

[@alonzotanner1226]

“That Thing You Do” is one of my top 3 favorite original soundtrack songs ever. RIP Adam Schlesinger. Thank you for this work of genius and happy piece of my childhood. Gone waaaaay too soon ☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@Tonetwisters]

Amen to that ...

[@steviesevieria1868]

Wait, I thought Trump said COVID-19 was fake news.

[@teamricexx]

@@steviesevieria1868 it isn’t. He was talking out of his ass that time

[@alpachino7663]

Dentist-Little shop of horrors

[@l_Live_In_Oregon]

"That was swinging!" "Luke, who's Luke". I love the transition from Villapiano Pizza place to the stained glass with that primeval scream!

[@stephanieellis5399]

"Wasn't that our fan?" one of the funniest lines.

[@bizzy24100]

same guy who played Sanders (camper driver) in Twister.

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

all of Lenny's lines are the funniest lines.

[@stephanieellis5399]

@@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177 lol

[@njdrummer7120]

The 90s produced some coming of age gems. This one is such a great movie. They really captured the early 60s. Tom Everett scott actually played drums. How amazing is he.

[@g3outdoors]

Never get tired of this movie thank you Adam Schlesinger...RIP

[@chrisridenhour]

Wish Tom wrote and directed more movies, this is a classic

[@tonyc8752]

It's crazy to think that Hanks gave these guys more freedom to play their instruments for real than The Monkees were allowed.

[@Beepbopboh]

He also went to Epstein island hahahaha crazy, right ?

[@averyetvspecial1487]

@@BeepbopbohYou probably don’t know anything about who went to Epstein’s island because your podcasts and memes were just lashing out in anger.

[@timmoffat3182]

That's one of the reasons they fired Don Kirsjner

[@dcarr70]

That’s actually a great comparison. But you were correct Tom Hanks immediately sent these guys to BC once he solidify who the members of the wonders would be. And I heard at the first table read he actually had the band perform when it was time for them to rock a crowd.so cool. And yet the Monkees had to fight for the right to become a band even though records and album sales were going through the roof!

[@scottrabie]

And to the surprise of no one we see Chris Issaks and Liv Tyler keeping perfect time clapping with the beat.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Well they were both born with innate musicality, right?

[@a7xguitar666]

ill tell you as a long time guitarist and musician, nothing triggers me more than hearing plebs fucking clap off beat during a swingin song

[@shawnuel]

Yup. And Chris Isaak, too.

[@vdjarchitect]

No wonded the guy clapping with Liv looked sa familiar! Chris Isaak!

[@skippythealien9627]

@@a7xguitar666 LMFAO back when I used to be a church going man, we would regularly have people who would miss beats while clapping to more upbeat church songs.i was one of them haha

[@Pat4ever.]

And some say Jimmy is still saying “it’s too fast” to this very day

[@tommytruth7595]

It's not his tempo.

[@mangot589]

😄

[@anickwynnproduction]

In the scene where they hear their song on the radio for the first time, and all wind up at the store, Jimmy says to Guy as they're jumping in a circle. "You were right! I knew it the whole time!" Jimmy is as big of a tool as they come.

[@mishapenmoonmoth]

*”its a ballad”*

[@RoarOfWolverine]

@@anickwynnproduction yes, I was going to say the same thing, but I saw your comment. It’s easy to miss. I think I saw this about 5 times before I heard Jimmy saying that to Guy. Like he knew it the whole time, yeah, get real Jimmy. I noticed it because he was pointing his finger right in Guy’s face as they’re dancing around. Then I listen close to what he was saying and it was there. “You were right! I knew it!”. The end part of this scene was not in the original edit of the movie. It makes more sense with this scene, because later, he bitches to Mr. White about only getting one take for ,”All My Only Dreams” and wants Playtone to foot the bill to record another take, even though it’s the B side of the record, so no one cares but Jimmy. That must have been the “Lovers Lament Crap” that Mr White said, “no more to” when they finally got in the studio? You can tell here that “All My Only Dreams” was more important to Jimmy than their hit song. The funny thing is, right before the credits, it says that Jimmy had more hits for Playtone Records and became a record producer. Two of the songs he made for Playtone play during the credits. His band’s name was “The Heardsman”, one of the stupid names he suggested before they settled on the “O-Neaders”. At least it wasn’t the “Chord-vettes”.

[@RamenNoodle1985]

I still can't believe this movie is almost 25 years old. It's so good.

[@wjatube]

Such a great feel good movie. I will probably watch it another hundred times.

[@KS-xk2so]

This scene is like 15 minutes into the movie and after this its already obvious that Guy and Faye have far superior chemistry than Faye and Jimmy the Load.

[@cirrustate8674]

To be fair, Guy has better chemistry with EVERYONE than Jimmy does.

[@KS-xk2so]

@@cirrustate8674 that's true. He didn't get the nickname Jimmy the Load by accident. Guys got the charisma of a shit smeared brick. Meanwhile Guy's got buckets of charm spilling out of his ass every second of the day.

[@gene1278]

The Loss of Adam is devastating!This was a great movie with a great lead song!*****

[@marklippman3262]

One of my favorite movies of ALL TIME..Always makes me and my daughter feel wonderful. A Treasure!!!!

[@atomfallen2409]

A memory just came to me.when this came out I use to sit and play along on my mark ll.good times.that was very important in contribution to who I became as a adult musician now at 36

[@floydkendall2703]

My favorite line in this movie is, “Shame on me for keeping my eyes closed so tight while I kissed you”. I know , that as a woman, this sentiment was not wasted on me. - Terri Kendall

[@Nightwing20]

"Shame on me for kissing you with my eyes closed so tight."

[@floydkendall2703]

JPitman86 Yes! That’s it! Thank You for clarifying that for me? -Terri Kendall ❤️

[@ApartmentKing66]

So, Floyd is male relative of yours...?

[@Tonetwisters]

As a man, I know I would have given HER NOTHING to have shame or regret for ... gracious. What a honey ...

[@maryannlockwood7806]

Floyd Kendall that and the fact that when I ask her when’s the last time she was really decently kissed she mentioned New Year’s Eve which would’ve been about a couple weeks before her and jimmy started dating.

[@vince1638]

Such an underrated movie. I actually was able to take my kids to see it when it came out....a million years ago when life was normal.

[@passadonut]

I was in this movie for almost a month . It was so much fun

[@filmguymike]

Awesome, which part?

[@sheilatorres5312]

It's only positive experiences I come to read about this production, I'm so glad everyone had so much fun... do you remember which scene where you working in?

[@GREG62944]

I own this DVD where are you at in this movie?

[@jjlwis]

the scene was recorded in the church that I attend and work at right now, and one of my old colleagues from church was actually there these days when they were recording he met Tom Hanks and was helping them set-up

[@TralfazConstruction]

Saw this on Saturday, October 5, 1996. Saw it twice more, my wife and I, before it left the theater. It boggles my mind somewhat in that it's been twenty-three years since That Thing You Do! was released. _Twenty-three_ years.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@TralfazConstruction What a strange coincidence that you would mention the date you saw this movie, 10-5-96...That was my 36th birthday.

[@user-ox5kh3fy8g]

oldies geek Why is that a strange coincidence?

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@oldiesgeek454 Happy belated birthday. You're now more than halfway to your next birthday. The date has remained in memory for seeing the movie with my wife and for having been fishing in upstate Pennsylvania twenty-four hours prior. The big event was the movie and it helps to triangulate other goings-on in the timeframe. Best wishes!

[@oldiesgeek454]

@@TralfazConstruction Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. 😊

[@corkyduke8673]

I love this movie and song; I've got two different versions of this movie and I've never gotten tired of this song.

[@mikecappello8678]

Makes me smile when they heard their song on the radio for the first time. My band went through the same emotions when one our originals was played on WSHE radio in South Fla 1987.

[@hioxd]

God, Liv is so gorgeous today and back then.

[@shawnmc8159]

0:50 I like how the extra playing the server knocks over some glass item in the background, and Liv turns around to look, but Johnathon doesn't skip a beat and they still used the scene in the movie.

[@martinzaehringer1697]

That was great. European art directors kill for moments like that

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Wow I NEVER noticed. Helps make it more authentic lol

[@Jay-vr9ir]

More realistic.

[@Calikola]

It’s also ends up being a nice character detail. Faye pays attention to others and what’s going on around her and Jimmy is single-minded in pursuit of his goal.

[@ianmiller6040]

Wait, that wasn't supposed to happen? That's really funny that they kept that in.

[@youngw1ze]

I still listen to all the greats....The Wonders...Zack Attack...Barry Jive Uptown Five...California Dreams...etc...

[@mylobage]

Liv Tyler could steal my soul and I’d say thank you.

[@fw1421]

Yea,and she doesn’t come off like the usual stuck on herself Hollywood type chick. Seems like a real down to Earth girl. I fall in love with her in almost every film I’ve seen her in....especially this one.❤️❤️❤️

[@wheelzwheela]

It’s virtually impossible to get people to clap correctly in situations like that. Some of you people know what I’m talking about.

[@peytonwingate3522]

As a theater kid, I can attest to this

[@crlguitar1]

'Say, wasn't that our fan?' Loved that guy!

[@tunaonwhitenocrusts]

Man, that's some wicked game to get that song down in one take....

[@charleypatterson9956]

I see what you did there... *wink wink*

[@jws1272]

The actor who comes in at 0:13 ("Wasn't that our fan?") is one Sean Whalen, a great character actor, and a heckuva nice guy, if you happen to get to meet him. Wifey & I met him at a convention before the pandemic, and he was GREAT!!!

[@happypapi1903]

I love how he heckled the MC at the talent show. "Eat my shorts, captain!"

[@josemunozrojas1681]

I' M SPARTACUS!!! that' s all I have to say; thank you ☺️😁💫💜

[@WalterFrith]

One thing I like about this movie is how each character resembles the personality of a Beatle. Their positions on each instrument are switched but Jimmy is Lennon, Guy is McCartney, Lenny is Ringo and T.B. Player is George. Very clever whether it was intended that way or not.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Do you just copy and paste this everywhere?

[@SpaceAce1993]

That unknown actor and wanna be bass player is nothing like George

[@christopherkimber7679]

@@SpaceAce1993umm…nah. His name is Ethan Embry, and he was in some prettt good movies in the 90’s. Mostly known for “Can’t hardly wait” which was a fairly big movie when it came out. Nonetheless, honestly no need to be ignorant about him. Almost like the guy pissed in your cheerios or something. Did he hurt you? 😂

[@SpaceAce1993]

@@christopherkimber7679 shut up

[@gezi0752]

@@prilljazzatlanta5070 he does

[@octaviusgreen]

Such a wicked cool movie!!!

[@steviesevieria1868]

That’s wicked!

[@kurtissjacobs5618]

Great movie, great song.

[@geebeeinga]

One of my favorites! Pretty cool how Tom Hanks real life movie production company is called PLAYTONE after the record company in the movie. Zahn’s character leading the band at the Fair was my favorite song.

[@jason60chev]

I’m gonna win that blue ribbon!

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

Gotta love them Swingin' Oh-Need-Ers..... They don't just make Records; They make Record RECORD Records.

[@oubrioko]

Hey, that's Aw-Ned-ders

[@jimmytim-k4q]

In your patience possess ye your souls. Great words!

[@Polar-f2h]

Steve Zahn and Tom Everett Scott both played Frank Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films on separate occasions.

[@leighguptill9244]

"Uncle Bob" is played by Chris Isaac... imagine if he covered "That Thing You Do"...

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

2:37 "Luke? Who's Luke?" Oh, better not say that in front of Uncle Bob.

[@janetaldrich7747]

What's really funny about that is Steve Zahn's real life dad is a Lutheran minister. 🙂

[@megana9793]

This is my favorite movie to watch

[@thehotbaker7853]

"What about the B side?".... 90s kids know what is he talking about.. Those memories will never fade. ☺☺

[@happypapi1903]

I thought vinyl was being phased out in the 90s when CDs became the dominant music format, especially 45rpm singles. The B side is usually another song that was put on Side B of the 45 and side A was the single. I know DJs could still by 12 inch maxi singles back then, but those were mostly white label promo records to be played on the radio or in clubs. I think vinyl really started coming back in the mid 2000s and that's when more people started buying turntables and new-release albums were being sold on vinyl, but were spanned across two discs because loudness wars and those releases often sounded like ass.

[@discman15]

Legendary movie, turned me onto the drums

[@OrangePony75]

All the “B-side, one take” stuff is from the extended DVD version, cool stuff!

[@CeruleanFilms]

I wonder why they cut that out, it shows Jimmy's control freak tendencies starting to emerge

[@beeblebrux2112]

Thanks! Was wondering why I didn't remember that part in this scene. Guess I never saw the extended DVD version

[@RoarOfWolverine]

Yeah, I knew it wasn’t in the original cut, or I would have remembered that. It would have made the scene where Jimmy asks Mr. White if they can have another take of the B side, “All My Only Dreams”. He said here he could do it in one take, but later on, he still wants another take. I think that song was the kind of “Lover’s Lament crap” that Mr. White said he wanted no more of in the studio, right before Jimmy walks out. It funny because Mr. White acts like if Jimmy walks out, his music career will be over, but in the end, it says that Jimmy went on to make several hits for Playtone and become a record producer. Two of the songs he did with his group, the Heardsman (he just had to have some name spelled wrong for the sake of some puzzle, like the “O-needers ” or the “Chord-vettes” or the “Heardsman”, which he finally got to do.

[@steviesevieria1868]

@@RoarOfWolverine Oneders

[@RoarOfWolverine]

@@steviesevieria1868 everyone kept pronouncing it like, “the o-needers”. I think that was the first thing Lenny said when Jimmy showed it written out. Lenny said, “yeah, it looks like the O-needers.”. When Villipiano called them the “O-needers”, Lenny corrected him and said, “it’s the O-Enders”, as in the O-ned-ers. It was very confusing until they went with just “The Wonders”, as in, “I wonder what happened to the O-needers?

[@JohnTheBear1961]

Uncle Bob is the best musician in this scene...😊

[@waylonmccrae3546]

Chris Isaak is tha' Man !!

[@geebeeinga]

Love this movie. Zahn is hilarious throughout the whole flick! Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne wrote the song. RIP Adam.

[@jeremysears4263]

Good lord Liv is gorgeous

[@b.e.bvlogs3981]

Hell yes.

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Agreeeeed

[@Tonetwisters]

Phenomenally.

[@ChrisEspiritu]

I one time passed her by in the West Village in NYC and she was standing on the street with no makeup. Honestly man, she was stunning. A natural beauty. She smiled at my wife and I as we walked by.

[@MrRenstimpy44]

Not really

[@dashingsplashes5378]

In the actual released movie the scene ends exactly at 2:42 The last word is "Wednesday" and then the next scene I believe is cut to Villapianos restaurant where they sell the 45s at the door. So after 2:42 all action was edited out. And what was edited _IN_ that you don't see in this clip is Lenny shaking his head at Jimmy and whispering "no, no." as if to say: don't be such a pain.

[@bizzy24100]

yup director's cut version here presumably it was included in da DVD.

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Ok I was wondering. I’m only familiar with the shorter version. I was scratching my head like “I don’t remember this!”

[@thedarkknight9153]

Personally I think the editing was perfect. I liked the transition after "Wednesday." The movie just flowed so much better without the director's cut.

[@sgtpepper1138]

I love the 2.5hr cut of this movie.

[@jason60chev]

The Dark Knight In the movie, when Mr. White asks for the tapes from the church recording, Jimmy states that they were only able to do one take for the B side and asked if it could be done, again. Mr. White says that it’s fine just the way it is. That B side single take must have been killing Jimmy.

[@bocurtsinger7123]

Tom Hanks wrote some of the songs .Love the movie.

[@othertonywi1son]

It was actually Adam Schlesinger (bass player for Fountains of Wayne) and Jody Porter (the guitar player from Fountains of Wayne), but Jody didn't approve the submission of the song and was not credited.

[@AnnaLVajda]

I've never seen it.

[@h.markhorton8188]

tony wilson don’t forget piper pop royalty, Mike Viola. Check out his solo stuff

[@ttaylor758]

One of the most underrated movies ever

[@glennwatson3313]

"And we'd have to watch our language." Great movie.

[@charleypatterson9956]

It's one of my favorite movies to quote...and I do, all the time!! ^_^ "Do you know what this is?" "Presidential flash cards?"

[@Mickfly718]

I wonder if Liv Tyler and Chris Isaak said to each other, “Hey remember when we were in two of the most iconic music videos of the early 90s?”

[@MegaCrocosaurus92]

I have virtually adopted most of this movie's dialog into my daily vernacular haha.

[@sandrolima9425]

Tom Hanks is a genius!

[@3rdDog173]

This is such a great film..

[@MattSolnick]

Rest in Peace, Adam Schlesinger.

[@michaelprice7005]

O-ne of my favorite movies.

[@bradleybrown8399]

Is that Chris Isaak playing Uncle Bob?

[@movieswithmatticus5469]

Yes Sir

[@vassa1972]

Yeppers

[@07foxmulder]

I just realized that right now and I’ve seen this movie countless times lol

[@OverlandOne]

@@07foxmulder Same here. I had no idea until this clip and the comments.

[@michaeltalley51]

Of course it is. Who else WOULD you get to play Uncle Bob.

[@eowyn1964]

Yes, RIP for Adam S. Such a great song, this.

[@fw1421]

I love this film! And the soundtrack is good too.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kichigan1]

A classic movie. Awesome!

[@ajanimation8239]

Great movie, especially for hometown pride!

[@huskypup3489]

The last 20 seconds of this clip is not in the original DVD.

[@victorguinoojr]

2021 anyone???! 😍😍

[@TheHomesteadingHobbit]

Chris Isaak can be my Uncle Bob any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

[@Donegal62]

Poor Faye, she is so enamored with Jimmy and he does her so dirty. Also, this must be an extended scene deleted from the theatrical release. The part about recording the B side (in one take) wasn't in the original cut.

[@danmann861]

It's from the Directors Cut.

[@rickyhurtado]

The claps were a clutch addition.

[@DoghugherZaiIsthebest]

This Is My favorite movie ever!

[@tingkagol]

0:20 I don't think anyone else could have pulled off that line other than Steve Zahn. Lenny is such an idiot but I love how he does sarcasm where you're not quite sure if he's being sarcastic. It's hilarious and such a trip.

[@joannaedwards4504]

Wow that thing you do was a awesome movie

[@TheStuport]

I have actually ALWAYS listened to acoustic's in Churches after seeing this movie.....and I often wonder "Hmmmmm.....sounds good"

[@lynnpoint6395]

I like how Uncle Bob is helping Faye out on the rhythm clapping.

[@sgtpepper1138]

My wife and I quote this movie all the time.

[@charleypatterson9956]

Me too!! "Do you know what this is?" "Presidential flash cards?" My brain tells me to love Skitch Patterson but my heart and laughter is all for Lenny... ^_^

[@thebandit0256]

Fun fact the fan is on Friends

[@Legoflymaster89]

And Twister, Never Been Kissed, Charlie's Angels

[@oubrioko]

@@Legoflymaster89 ...and _Cable Guy_ (1996)

[@harrisonneves6007]

Let's make a bet: Who here thinks, "All my Only Dreams" is fine just the way it is?

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

“Hey wasn’t that our _fan_ ?”

[@briandwiggins1576]

Great little movie.

[@claudia_in_colour1562]

Yes, it IS Chris "Wicked game" Isaak! Just had to IMDB it. Didnt know he was acting too...

[@Cksk439]

Long live Liv Tyler Goddess 😳👍👍👍👍

[@Tonetwisters]

"I think it was STILL too fast."

[@donaldfewell9929]

Agreeing, it's just a couple bpm too fast.

[@airjust27]

"Whose Luke"... Wednesday 🤣🤣🤣

[@harrisonneves6007]

"And we have to watch our language".

[@shannonlucas2980]

This is great miming. They actually learned enough that they could have played.

[@davegarrett231]

As I understand it, Hanks actually had them learn to play the songs on their respective instruments. Liv Tyler even said that they could have went out and played as The Wonders live.

[@atomfallen2409]

@@davegarrett231 they actually have performed live

[@benjsmithproductions]

My god this is one of the most quotable movies of all time, right up there with Lebowski and Mean Girls

[@Charlie-rx3ni]

When you realize that both of the men that played Mr Heffley are in this movie

[@billmich123]

Uncle Bob is the 5th Wonder. WTG Bob.

[@ArnhemPictures]

aaannnndddd now I have to watch the whole movie, lol

[@fgrady1]

From Brent Spiner…”What did Patrick say?…(as Captain Picard: ‘I LOVE this film!’)”

[@bicuspidmars]

Some say uncle Bob was so inspired by the Wonders that he started a career in music and changed his name to Chris Isaak

[@ugadawgs1990]

Uncle Bob went on to produce The Who’s “Who’s Next” and Pink Floyd’s “Animals.”

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Hey pops. I'll give you a pop. Reminds me of my dad !

[@laxusgrey3582]

Jimmy is always complaining about Guy changing the tempo of the song where in fact they can just record 2 different versions of the song: Guy's upbeat version and Jimmy's original slow version. Isn't that so simple. 🤷‍♂️

[@RoarOfWolverine]

He complained because Guy sped up the tempo during a live performance that was going to be judged. They hadn’t practiced the song fast before, which is why the start of the song sounds all out of time, as Jimmy is trying to play slower, but I can tell you from being a guitarist in bands, whatever speed the drummer plays, you have to play. The drummer has all the power when it comes to tempo. No matter how much you try, you can’t change that tempo if the drummer wants it faster. Hanks did a fantastic job with this movie and really nailed a lot of the band stuff. The way they start that song in the contest sounds exactly the way it would sound if the drummer suddenly started the song at double the speed, but everyone else only knows how to play it slow. It’s a real mess, but slowly gets better and better. By the time they reach the bridge of the song, they are all on the same page and sound about as good as you’d expect them to at this stage. They all got better as they toured and practiced more together. It was smart of Hanks to not have them too,perfect early on, because they were only part-time musicians, having other jobs. Once they signed a record deal, that was their job, so they got much more practice together and improved. They also had inexpensive drums, guitars and amps. Even that was done perfectly. As soon as they got an advance on the record, they all bought really nice drums and guitars. Lenny gets a Fender Jaguar (even though the model shown, with the large headstock, wasn’t added to the Jaguar until 1965 and the movie is set in ‘64), Jimmy gets a really nice Rickenbacker guitar, T.B. Player gets a Fender Jazz Bass and Guy gets a Ludwig drum kit. Even though the Sabian cymbals are real nice, the Sabian company didn’t exist before the 1980s. They should have used Zildjian cymbals, since they’ve been in business since 1623. Zildjian founded Sabian in 1981. There were a few other small mistakes with time period props that were in the background, so really irrelevant, except to the really anal retentive type, but they should have been more careful with the instruments, since it was a movie about a band, so the props they hold in front of them are more noticeable. It’s not really a big problem, especially in a movie that is so well made, with a great story. No one but us musician or experts who deal in or sell vintage instruments would notice those mistakes. There should have been an expert on set for the musical things to catch those mistakes on the music and instruments. Anyway, it was really great and very accurate the way the song got better as the movie progressed. They had added more harmonies as the movie progressed, making the vocal sound more full, rather than just Lenny’s single harmony at the start. The instruments and recording equipment got better too. By the time they were on the Hollywood Showcase, the song sounds a whole lot fuller and tighter than the way they played it at the college talent show. Play them back to back and you’ll really hear the difference.

[@DennisNedryisStillAlive]

I never knew that Uncle Bob was played by Chris Isaak. He’s a pretty good actor tbh

[@HM2SGT]

*Table nineteen, your pizza’s ready.*

[@greg3d4u]

Did table 19 get their order?? 😂😂😂