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''That Thing You Do!'' is a 1996 American musical comedy drama film written, directed by, and co-starring Tom Hanks. Set in the summer of 1964, the movie tells the story of the rise and fall of a one-hit wonder pop band. The film also resulted in a musical hit with the song "That Thing You Do". ==Plot== In 1964, Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott), an aspiring jazz drummer, is asked by Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech) and Lenny Haise (Steve Zahn) to sit in with their band (including bass player (Ethan Embry), who as a running gag is never named but is always referred to as "the bass player") at an annual talent show as their regular drummer had broken his arm. The group rehearses a ballad titled "That Thing You Do". Jimmy's girlfriend Faye Dolan (Liv Tyler), inspired by Guy's reaction to the song (he exclaims, "Wonderful!"), names the group "The Oneders" (pronounced "Wonders"). At the talent show, Guy launches into a faster tempo for "That Thing You Do" and the audience goes wild for the song. The Oneders win the $100 top prize and obtain their first paying gig at a pizza parlor near the airport. With the help of Guy's Uncle Bob (Chris Isaak), they record and begin selling a single of "That Thing You Do", which attracts the attention of local manager Phil Horace (Chris Ellis). At a Pittsburgh gig, record company A&R representative from Playtone Records Mr. White (Hanks) offers the band a development contract with Play-Tone Records. The boys sign the contract, and White changes their band name to "The Wonders" to avoid further confusion. The Wonders tour state fairs across the Midwest during the summer with other Play-Tone artists, including Freddy Frederickson (Robert Torti), The Chantrellines (Kennya Ramsey, Julie Harkness, and Darlene Dillinger), and Diane Dane (Chaille Percival). "That Thing You Do" enters and climbs the ''Billboard'' Top 100. As time goes by, The Wonders go from being the opening act to the feature attraction, and throngs of teenage girls mob the band. When the song enters the Top 10, The Wonders leave the Play-Tone tour for California where they appear in a low-budget beach movie and several radio shows. T.B. Player meets and leaves the band with a group of Marines, and goes with them to Disneyland and never returns to the group. Since he was leaving the band anyway in a few months to join the Marines in August, White brings in an experienced studio bassist, Scott "Wolfman" Pell (Larry Antonino) to join The Wonders for a live performance on a national television variety show. During the broadcast, the caption "Careful girls, he's engaged!" is superimposed beneath Jimmy's close-up. Jimmy is upset by this, and after the show announces he has no intention of marrying Faye. Heartbroken and fed up with his arrogant personality, Faye ends their relationship. During a recording session the next day without Lenny (who eloped to Las Vegas with a Play-Tone secretary), Jimmy resists White's plan to cover songs from the Play-Tone catalog. White explains that their Play-Tone contract specifies the content of the album: one original song per side, with the balance consisting of corporate-owned material, but the original songs must be "snappy", not ballads. Jimmy announces he is quitting the band and storms out of the studio. White tells Guy that the "The Wonders" are now in breach of contract with Play-Tone, but reassures a nervous Guy not to worry, that "no one is going to jail" and that this is not an uncommon occurrence and the record company will simply terminate their agreement and write them off as just another "one-hit wonder". Dejected, Guy remains in the recording studio and plays an impromptu jazz drum solo. He is overheard by the recording staff, who are impressed with his skills and offer to record the session. Guy refuses at first, but then is bolstered when his idol, jazz pianist Del Paxton (Bill Cobbs) suggests that they record a duet. Guy later tells Faye that Del thinks he has potential as a jazz musician. Faye tells Guy she plans on returning to Erie, and Guy takes the opportunity to declare his feelings for her. An epilogue details the subsequent lives of the band members: Guy and Faye marry, raise four children and establish The Puget Sound Conservatory of Music in Bainbridge Island, Washington, where Guy teaches jazz composition. Jimmy records three gold albums with a new band (The Heardsmen) on the Play-Tone label later in the 60's and becomes a successful record producer in Los Angeles. Lenny is divorced and manages a casino in Laughlin, Nevada. The bass player serves two tours in Vietnam and is awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained at Khe Sanh and becomes a building contractor in Orlando, Florida. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「That Thing You Do!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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