That Thing You Do! Page #7

Yeah.

You recorded

with Del Paxton

on Live at the Philadelphia

Jazz Junction.

I got that record.

That's me

on the drums, man.

What was it like to record

with Del Paxton?

Miss Dane, hi. I'm James Mattingly

from The Wonders.

Oh, yes. Hi.

Nice to see you.

Did you know we became 21

in Billboard?

Faye, what is Jimmy doing

at Diane Dane's table?

He's showing her how the record made

number 21 in Billboard.

A record actually

climbing the charts.

She'll be chartreuse

with envy.

I'll have another one of these

with no straw.

Yes, sir.

I've played a lot of cards.

Obviously.

Wanna see my deck?

See? You gotta be quick.

You gotta be quick

with me.

I'm from Erie, P.A.

Cheers.

Tell me something, Faye.

How long have you and Jimmy

been you and Jimmy?

Whew. Now, that is

a long time.

He's amazing.

Amazing.

He is. He's amazing.

Now, what about Guy there?

Does anybody at home think he's amazing?

[Faye]

Yeah, he has a girlfriend back in Erie.

Um, Tina. I met her a couple times.

Hmm, Tina.

He's never mentioned it to me.

Well, he, um-

I think that things are a little-

- Now that's too bad.

- Yeah.

[The Chantrellines Singing]

[Continues]

[Ends]

- Let's try maybe these. Thinner frames.

- Okay.

Take those off. Put these on.

- Okay, look at me, Guy. Look at me.

- These are hip?

No. Something else. Try mine. Try mine.

Hide your cards. Sit down.

So, you gotta watch these guys.

They're musicians. They cheat.

So, we're gonna play

the eight, jack of diamonds-

[Singing Pop]

You fellas look

great in gold.

Have I told you that?

You straight on

those harmonies now?

Check.

[Ends]

Now, you boys have fun.

I think this is loose.

What is this?

That was Diane Dane.

[Crowd Cheers]

There she is.

Diane Dane.

Look at that dress, huh?

That's a-

That's a gold dress,

like a Wisconsin sunrise.

Get out of my way.

This next group...

Excellent.

You've all been

waiting for...

here they are...

playing that thing that's

racing up the charts...

look out, Wisconsin,

it's... The Wonders!

[Pop]

[Ends]

[Crowd Screaming]

Why do we have to stand on stage

with those other acts at the end of the show?

Because we're members

of the Play-Tone galaxy of stars.

Did you see the cast of Bonanza

signing autographs this afternoon?

I shook Hoss's hand.

He had his gun on and everything.

[Guy] Next weekend,

The Beverly Hillbillies.

Ah, Miss Elly May. Miss Elly May

go skinny-dippin' in the cement pond.

- Elly May. I love her.

- Inside, inside. Come on!

Change of plans.

We are leaving here just as soon as possible.

That Thing You Do

is the fastest-rising single

in the history of

the Play-Tone label.

As of tomorrow morning,

you Wonders-

You've got the number 7 record

in the country.

Aah!

- Oh, my God!

- Ohh!

Ha ha ha!

Watch the shelf.

Look, state fairs

are small potatoes.

We are on a plane,

flying to the coast...

as long as we make

the airport on time.

- To California?

- Disneyland?

That's right.

California.

Guy:
Number 7 this week.

Number 1 next week.

If we become

number one,

does that mean

we get a gold record?

for a gold.

[Girls Squealing And Cheering]

Heyyyyy!

Put your glasses

on, Shades.

Give 'em what they want.

Ha ha! Shades.

The horses are coming.

Where's the limo?

All right, men, let's go!

Ha ha!

Cool!

No, wait.

I'm with them. Jimmy!

Ladies, climb on top

of the car with us!

Hey, hold it!

She's with us!

Well, I like Wisconsin.

Come on!

Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

[Siren]

[Coughing]

Hey, fancy

meeting you here.

[Coughs]

That does not sound good.

You feeling OK?

No.

No?

It's cold in here,

isn't it?

No, you've got a fever.

You're warm. Here, lie down.

Just gotta bundle you up.

Skitch, band meeting

with Herr Play-Tone.

OK.

There you are.

Now, sleep. No talking.

We're winging our way

to the coast.

Mmm, California.

Here we come.

You know, Faye's

not feeling very good.

I wanna know when we'll get

into a recording studio.

First things first, fellas.

You have to go off

and pay homage

to Mr. Sol Siler.

He's the founder and chairman

of Play-Tone records.

What hotel are we staying at?

It's the place

Lucy and Ricky stayed

when they came out

with Fred and Ethel.

And then we go

into the studio?

Exactly.

'Cause the point of all this

is to make more records.

What would you fellas

think about

making an appearance in

a major motion picture?

Whoa-ho-ho!

What movie?

Then, something

very grand on the horizon,

if I have worked

the phones correctly-

The Hollywood Television Showcase.

Hmm?

- [Lenny] We are gonna be on TV.

- Oh, man!

After that, Jimmy, Discmaster Studios

on Sunset, you will cut another record.

Any other questions, don't ask.

Because I'm so sick of talking to you.

What is wrong with Faye?

- Excuse me.

- Oh.

Well, she's got a fever.

Okay. Give her two white ones

and one blue one. She'll sleep like a baby.

- Oh, Joan. Our Miss Joan.

- Yes?

- How long are we gonna be

on the ground at Stapleton?

- Shouldn't be more than an hour.

- Will you make sure that

I'm not disturbed until then?

- Sure.

Thank you.

[Crinkling]

Lenny, give me that paper.

Give me the paper.

[Crunching Candy]

Lenny, why don't you go

and see if you can visit the cockpit?

Tell 'em it's your birthday.

Go, go, go.

[Whistles]

Hey, Rose.

Hi, Lamarr.

I don't have any cash.

Well, then charge it

to your room, cherie.

She's in 242.

Excuse me.

Ooh. And I'll send you up

some soup, too.

Oh, thank you.

My name is Lamarr,

and this is my hotel,

and we take care

of people here.

I'm Faye.

Didn't I check you

in with a quartet of gentlemen?

And why aren't they here to take care

of your needs?

They're off making

a major motion picture.

Oh, we got movie stars

in my hotel.

They're musicians, actually.

Even better.

[Surfer Music Plays]

Whoo!

[Music Stops]

Director:
Rick! Anita!

- The music stopped.

- Guy:
Yeah. Keep playing.

All right, Anita, I get the message.

It's about time you noticed, Rick.

- Thanks, Goofball.

- Sure thing, Anita sweetheart.

[Director]

Keep dancing, Goofball.

Now look out at the ocean.

You see the parachute

coming down now. It's billowing out.

Is that a girl

hanging from the parachute?

- Say the line.

- We're being invaded.

- Say it angry.

- We're being invaded!

- Say it again, sexy.

- [Softly] We're being invaded.

- Run out of the shot!

- Playback!

- Playback!

- [Resumes]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Ends]

- Cut!

- [Woman] Cut! Cut! Cut!

Print it! Excellent!

Hey, guys, Boots Randolph!

- [Plays Sour Note]

- Yeah!

We look like a bunch of chimpanzees.

No. We look like

a rock and roll band...

playing a rock and roll song

during Weekend at Party Pier.

Here's the thing.

We're not The Wonders right now.

We're Cap'n Geech and

The Shrimp Shack Shooters.

Hey, good news, fellas.

You get to keep your wardrobe.

[Laughing]

Hey, do we have a Top 10 record?

- You sure do.

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