Talk:That Thing You Do!

Fictional bands

I was wondering why this article doesn't cover the most amazing fact about this movie - that all the bands/artists featured were in fact fictional, and that no such bands ever existed?

It is to Tom Hanks' credit that so many people today swear that they "grew up" listening to these songs, when in fact they didn't exist before 1996! :)

If it is intentional (to keep the mystery alive) then cool, else I'd think we should have a clear reference here that all songs in the movie are original and (along with the artists) didn't exist before this movie. Achitnis 08:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Anyone else picked up on the Apollo names? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.168.211.103 (talk • contribs)

Plot

That plot summary is toooo long!72.37.171.36 22:28, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Ethan Embry's character is named T.B. Player in the end credits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Matsellah (talk • contribs) 07:33, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Article Clean-Up

This article needs a clean-up desperately. I'll help where I can, but here are some suggestions:

• Plot - It needs to be shortened to a pertinent summary. Much of the information included can be broken up into different sections that would be more appropriate rather. As it is, it seems like the bulk of the information is irrelevant to the basic plot description. There is already a Beatles' References section so why not add on to a cultural reference section?
• Trivia - The only section as long as the Plot section! It needs to be sorely cut down or integrated into the article into appropriate sections rather just floating as an unorganized laundry list of trivial references.
• References - It seems the bulk of the information in the article in general right now are trivial facts without any reference. Facts included should be notable rather than trivial and verifiable rather than just hearsay.
• Tone - The tone of the article could be greatly improved if the information was broken down into more appropriate sections and rewritten with less "personality".

--76.214.199.83 (talk) 21:33, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I've trimmed the plot summary, tightened up the writing, and addressed all of most of the issues above. The article seems okay now to me. I removed the tags. --Tony Sidaway 18:56, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:13, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Extended Edition DVD

I've removed the information about deleted material from the Extended Edition section, since no references could be provided.

S. Luke 09:25, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The extended version played on the Encore Love Cable Channel 12/28/2008, complete with extended version credits at the end. I wonder if we should rename the section Extended Edition, dropping the DVD, and include the fact that it has been aired. Can't think of an elegant way to write that up just now though. Seaphoto^Talk 04:17, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Beatles parody

This is absolutely ridiculous to erase from the opening paragraph. This movie, as I am connoseur of, is EXACTLY like the beatles, and it is essential for people to understand this! Don't be deleting my shit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.53.185 (talk • contribs) 00:04, December 25, 2008 (UTC)

Although I don't see much similarity between The Wonders and The Beatles since The Fab Four didn't exactly disappear into obscurity, our opinions don't count for much here. Feel free to add any material that can be substantiated by someone other than a WP editor, and then provide references.
Jim Dunning | talk 18:11, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what you have against the beatles, or if you just enjoy the catchy theme song from the movie, but you deleted ALL BEATLES references that previous users had written about the movie. Excuse me, but that seems like self-supporting agenda. I think the proof is in the pudding, so to speak, of the movie's beatle parody.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.108.53.185 (talk) 23:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

How I feel about the Beatles has nothing to do with it. All of those Beatles references appear to be personal observations of editors and are likely original research. I do have an "agenda", and it is the same as WP's: only statements supported by credible sources can be included. I don't recall any explicit references to the Beatles in the film itself, so the analyses in the Plot section was removed. Also, material in the Lead needs to be suitably supported in the article body. Also, check out the definition of "parody"; possible "homage" might be a better descriptor.
Jim Dunning | talk 02:31, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

There ARE several explicit references to the Beatles in the film (which I watched three times today, January 16, 2009, don't bother asking why I watched three times). Two examples: (1) in the garage when brainstorming possible names for the group (2) when introduced on the TV variety show ("latest group to challenge the Beatles to　a haircombing contest".) In addition, the implicit references are myriad. However, I think the article is better without beating this aspect of the story into the ground. Mandudeguy (talk) 10:25, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

The Beatles

Why is there no mention of the Beatles in this ?

There is some nonsense below about the Beatles not being relevant to this film. Please correct ASAP, thank you.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.51.162 (talk) 08:35, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Beatles debate once and for all

I have added a section on The Beatles references with numerous pieces of evidence that can NOT be debated. I spent hours of original research to find unique and original references which are too similar to be purely coincidental. I hope this brings the debate to a close finally. Please feel free to add significant references which I may have missed.