That Thing You Do! Page #3

to pick it up a little.

All right, here's one

for the kid in the back.

Let's dance!

[Pop]

Hey, let's dance.

Let it burn.

Let her burn.

Let her burn all night.

Bring me out here in the doggone

middle of the night

to turn off the light.

Can't he ever

get anything right?

"Oh, no. No, Dad,

I'll-I'll be sure to turn the lights off."

Hell, he couldn't

turn a light off at the house.

Why would he ever

turn one off down here at the store?

[Airplane]

Know what that is?

Presidential

flash cards?

A bonus.

Do you know why?

I have no idea.

To entice you back.

The word is out

on you O-neders.

Hey,

that's O-nedders.

The door went up

on your second set tonight.

People were callin' their friends

to come down to Villapiano's.

Yeah?

I'm gonna make

a fortune off you.

I tell you-Hey, don't even bother

with the fake I.D.s.

Villapiano's is closed.

Lance! Lance.

Like, so whatever

happened to Tina?

Um, she had

to help her mom

with a Tupperware party,

making food.

Well, she better get herself

down here next time,

'cause all the girls

were talking about you guys

in the bathroom.

Yeah?

I almost slugged some girl

called Chrissy.

- Chrissy Thompkins?

- Short brown hair.

Wait. What did I miss?

Who is she?

Oh, gray polka-dot dress,

nursing a beer,

over by the photo-booth.

Stayed for both sets.

Wait. Where was I?

Oh, playing songs

on my guitar.

Here you go, kids.

On the house.

She had her eye

on my Jimmy.

Hey, three stooges,

come on, out.

She had some fine things to say

about our drummer as well, though.

- Get out. What'd she say?

- I don't know.

Hey, guys. I don't

mean to interrupt.

I just wanna say that,

uh, love your song, love that music.

I wanna know where I can

get the record.

- Outside.

- Hey, pops!

Pops? I'll give you a pop.

Hey, wasn't

that our fan?

Hey, what do you guys

think about that?

Faye:
What?

Maybe we should

make a record.

Like, actually

make a record.

A record-record

record?

Yeah,

that's what I mean.

Not one

that we'd play.

Yeah, I mean, we could, like,

sell copies of them right here

for a buck apiece.

There's a sound booth

at Tele-Mart that we could use.

No, that's for,

like, two people.

That's for

birthday greetings.

You're talkin'

to Spartacus here.

I happen to have a relative

in the record industry.

Ooh. Uncle Bob?

Uncle-

who's Uncle Bob?

[Laughing]

He records church music.

Choirs, favorite sermons,

stuff my mom listens to.

So could he

record our music?

Guy:
Maybe.

Wouldn't do it

for free.

And we'd have to

watch our language.

[Airplane]

[Pop]

- That was swingin', man.

- [Shouts]

- [Lenny] Swingin'?

- Swingin'.

That's good, right? Swinging's good?

- [Jimmy] I think it was still too fast.

- Are we done?

Thank you, Uncle Bob.

Thank you very, very much.

- Say hi to your dad for me, huh?

- You got it.

What about "All My Only Dreams"?

I gotta be in Buffalo at 7:00

and record a children's choir.

- We only got that one take.

- Hey, Uncle Bob.

When are we gonna get these records?

Uh-

- Luke 21:
19.

- "In your patience possess ye your souls."

Luke. Who's Luke?

When are we gettin' the record?

Wednesday.

What about the "B" side?

"All My Only Dreams" on the "B" side.

We need it for the "B" side.

Come on. It won't take very long.

Uncle Bob, please!

L- I can do it in one take.

Just one take.

- One take.

- One take.

[Girl]

Kelly, come on. Come on!

Hey, these are

The O-neders?

No. It's The One-ders.

The One-ders. O-N-E.

- But the band is playing here tonight?

- Yeah.

- They made a record?

- Yeah.

Neato.

Here, your change.

Thank you.

Girl:
So you mean,

you can see me from up there?

Oh, crystal clearly.

You've been here

every night.

You know, you guys

are way better than anything.

I told my parents I was going over

to my friends'-

Bobbie and Joanne-

to study, but I didn't.

I came here, instead.

I'm stooping to subterfuge

for you guys.

Hoo hoo. Subter-

Hey, uh, Skitch,

your girlfriend

just walked in the door.

[Stammers]

Oh, great.

Tina made it.

I'll handle this.

Don't worry.

Thanks.

Hi. I'm Lenny.

Hi.

What's your name?

Chrissy.

T. Hey. You came!

As promised.

Hey!

And look.

New dancing shoes.

Ah. You look great.

Yeah, he's got a very

pretty girlfriend, doesn't he?

Is it serious,

do you know?

Very serious.

I'm single.

What about

the bass player?

He's married.

Is it always

this smoky?

Hey, Ringo,

it's showtime.

Come on, you should've

been on five minutes ago.

[Pop]

[Singing]

[Ends]

[Cheering]

- Whoo!

- [Whistles]

Thank you, Erie, P. A!

[Screaming]

- [Shouting]

- Wow!

Thanks, Guy!

Oh, great! Yeah!

- Come on.

- Hey, it's a riot.

- Thank you.

- No, no. This means that they want an encore!

- Oh, yeah, right!

- Yeah!

I need you down here right now.

I got a riot goin' on.

- Wait. A riot. Get down here!

- [Rock]

[Woman Screams]

[Laughing]

- [Jimmy] Faye!

- What?

Let's go! Come on!

- Get the records, Faye. Faye.

- What?

[Continues]

- [Ends]

- [Woman Screams]

[Darlene]

"Though no arrests were made...

the lounge's owner and manager,

Anthony "Flipiano" -

[Mr. Patterson]

"Villapiano. '" Tony Villapiano.

- Went to high school with your mom.

- Went to high school with Mom.

"blamed the riots on rowdy fans

of the popular local musical group"-

[Chuckles]

"The 'O -need-ers" '-

[Cackles]

"who were performing nightly.

"The damages included

broken chairs, tables, glasses, windows...

and an ice machine. '"Oh, no.

"Two fire extinguishers

were actually stolen. '"[Laughs]

[Mr. Patterson]Junior?

What'd you do to those extinguishers?

- [Laughing]

- [Laughing]

Hey, uh, Junior. M-Maybe next time,

You oughta sing "Jailhouse Rock. '"

[Chuckles]

How 'bout "Workin' on a Chain Gang"?

[Both Laughing]

How much of that window space

you planning to take?

Let me see that paper.

See what Tele-Mart's

up to here today.

Oh, here-here's somethin'.

Look here.

- [Mouthing Words]

- Hey. Come on in.

- A shoe-polisher kit.

- Me?

People can't even get a brush and a rag out

and shine their shoes anymore.

They gotta have a shoe-polisher kit.

- They wanna get an appliance-

- Can I help you?

Y-Y-You're the drummer, aren't you?

Of that group I heard

last night, uh-

- Uh, down at Villapiano's.

- Yes, I am.

- [Chuckles] Phil Horace.

- Guy Patterson.

Do you wanna buy

one of our records? They're on sale.

I don't wanna waste

any more of your time.

Would you step

into my office, please?

Oh, boy. Movie cameras now.

[Chuckles]

Movie cameras. Jiminy Christmas.

Look here. Barbecue grill for 7.89.

What is it-appliance store,

hardware store?

You don't even know.

They got everything. They got it all.

You know, Guy...

one of the good things about your group

is there's a nice, natural, raw quality.

- I like that.

- Thank you.

And I wanna tell you,

I've been around.

And I think this... is a hit record.

- Open on Sunday from 12:00-6:00.

- Yes, dear.

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