Despite being written and directed by movie star legend, Tom Hanks, the movie, That Thing You Do, pretty much bombed when it was first released.
It took years after its release to attract a cult-like audience and through the years, That Thing You Do, has found a loyal and die-hard audience.
In honor of this somewhat cult-like following, here’s six links to online articles about the movie, That Thing You Do! And there’s also a reunion video with all four band members in it.
And then there’s the weekly MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening next week on the blog!
——
Sunday LInks
That Thing You Do! 20th anniversary: The Wonders look back - This is a great oral history of the making of the movie from the actors who were The Wonders and Liv Tyler.
Rambling Ever On Revisits “That Thing You do” - A nice synopsis of the movie, the actors and the music.
Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger Looks Back on That Thing You Do! - An interview with Adam Schlesinger who wrote the title track for the movie.
17 Wondrous Facts About That Thing You Do! - I didn’t know that this was Charlize Theron’s first movie!
An Appreciation of That Thing You Do on its 20th Anniversary - This article compares the theatrical version versus the extended cut released later.
Roger Ebert’s Review from 1996 - Roger Ebert’s original three star review of the film. He likes the film, the review is positive, but he doesn’t gush over it.
Pure Nostalgia: The Oral History of ‘That Thing You Do!’ - This is a fabulous oral history of the film told by the actors and producers of the movie.
Why The Wonders Are Reuniting 24 Years After “That Thing You Do” - All four of The Wonders reunited back at the beginning of the Covid Pandemic in April, 2020 and a staff writer from Rolling Stone Zoom interviewed them.
——
MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last night I did something different for my Saturday night out on the town, I went to the Rage Club which is a music house in Peoria. The performers were the Teri Quinn Duo and Kathy Folkulele and it was a blast. Photos from this musical Saturday will be up on the blog tomorrow!
Tuesday: The Dog Days Of Summer Continue and this week I’m sampling a hot dog from Portillo’s.
Wednesday: Tonight I’m going out for a Sunday dinner with my friend Jan and then we’re going to a concert in Glen Oak Park. Tune in Wednesday to see photos from my Sunday night out tonight!
Thursday: I’m going to put up a Throwback Thursday post from a blog from the past this Thursday.
Friday: We’ll be featuring a snack of the week on another Friday Bites post this Friday.
Saturday: This Saturday will be yet another look back at Peoria’s past as we present the weekly, Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
——
Sunday Comic
——
Related Posts: Sunday Links: Animal House, Bob Dylan’s Electric Set At The 1965 Newport Folk Festival and Live Aid.