That Thing You Do (1996)

Recounts a fable of a pop rock band immediately 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 an upbeat rhythm 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. Hilarity ensues.

Trivia: The four actors playing The Wonders rehearsed as a band for eight weeks to get the feel of performing - but most of their performances in the film were dubbed by other musicians. Tom Hanks was initially opposed to hiring Everett Scott because of Scott's strong resemblance to a younger Hanks; but he was convinced by his wife, Rita Wilson, who thought Scott was cute. The bass player played by Ethan Embry is never named. All references to him in the film are as, "the bass player", and in the credits he is named as "T.B. Player". Tom Hanks named the beach band (Capn' Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters) after a seafood restaurant in Beaufort, SC (where many large sections of Forrest Gump was filmed) called Capn' Geech's Shrimp Shack.

Since Anonymous Ken has reappeared, I figured I would post this movie. He is the one who suggested it and actually let me borrow it from his vast library. Thanks Ken. This was a fun movie to watch, it is really light hearted and cheery, it has a beat and you can dance to it. Tom hanks did a good job in directing and writing it. It was just really fun to watch.