The tragic news that songwriter-producer Adam Schlesinger died of Covid-19 complications at the age of 52 caused an outpouring of grief and a renewed appreciation for his vast body of work.
And although many fans remembered the music he made with his band Fountains of Wayne or his songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, just as many wanted to celebrate the title track he wrote to the 1996 classic film That Thing You Do! It was enough to reunite the Wonders, the fictional band at the center of the film, who haven’t been...
And although many fans remembered the music he made with his band Fountains of Wayne or his songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, just as many wanted to celebrate the title track he wrote to the 1996 classic film That Thing You Do! It was enough to reunite the Wonders, the fictional band at the center of the film, who haven’t been...
- 4/16/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Some of the cast of the beloved 1996 musical comedy That Thing You Do! reunited as their on-screen band, The Wonders (aka The Oneders), at the iconic Roxy Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and co-star Tom Hanks had nothing but love for the special reunion.
Et caught up with Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, before the premiere of his upcoming thriller The Circle at the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, and the two-time Oscar winner marveled at the performance.
Watch: 'That Thing You Do' Band The Wonders Has a Rockin' Reunion 20 Years Later -- See the Pics!
"I thought it was the coolest thing in the world," said Hanks, who admitted he wasn't in attendance at the event because, he "didn't know anything about it."
The long-awaited reunion saw Tom Everett Scott (who starred as drummer Guy Patterson), Johnathon Schaech (who played lead singer Jimmy Mattingly) and Ethan Embry (who played the unnamed bassist), take to the...
Et caught up with Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, before the premiere of his upcoming thriller The Circle at the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, and the two-time Oscar winner marveled at the performance.
Watch: 'That Thing You Do' Band The Wonders Has a Rockin' Reunion 20 Years Later -- See the Pics!
"I thought it was the coolest thing in the world," said Hanks, who admitted he wasn't in attendance at the event because, he "didn't know anything about it."
The long-awaited reunion saw Tom Everett Scott (who starred as drummer Guy Patterson), Johnathon Schaech (who played lead singer Jimmy Mattingly) and Ethan Embry (who played the unnamed bassist), take to the...
- 4/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
That Thing You Do! has done it again!
Three on-screen band members of Tom Hanks' 1996 film about a 1960s rock group who scores a big hit -- Tom Everett Scott (Guy 'Shades' Patterson, drummer) Johnathon Schaech (Jimmy Mattingly, singer) and Ethan Embry (bassist) -- took the stage on Tuesday night at Los Angeles' iconic Roxy Theater to rock out and perform the group's titular song, "That Thing You Do."
Exclusive: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Joke About Being the 'Cool Grandparents'
And as fan pictures and videos from the event show, the boys have still got it!
"We reunited The Wonders aka The Oneders from the movie That Thing You Do. Played the hit song from the movie. It was magical," comedian Josh Adam Meyers, who hosted the Goddamn Comedy Jam, wrote on Instagram.
While Steve Zahn, who plays guitarist Lenny Haise in the film, was unable to attend, the band hilariously...
Three on-screen band members of Tom Hanks' 1996 film about a 1960s rock group who scores a big hit -- Tom Everett Scott (Guy 'Shades' Patterson, drummer) Johnathon Schaech (Jimmy Mattingly, singer) and Ethan Embry (bassist) -- took the stage on Tuesday night at Los Angeles' iconic Roxy Theater to rock out and perform the group's titular song, "That Thing You Do."
Exclusive: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Joke About Being the 'Cool Grandparents'
And as fan pictures and videos from the event show, the boys have still got it!
"We reunited The Wonders aka The Oneders from the movie That Thing You Do. Played the hit song from the movie. It was magical," comedian Josh Adam Meyers, who hosted the Goddamn Comedy Jam, wrote on Instagram.
While Steve Zahn, who plays guitarist Lenny Haise in the film, was unable to attend, the band hilariously...
- 4/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Johnathon Schaech, Ethan Embry, and Tom Everett Scott rocked the Roxy on Tuesday night.
The trio’s on-stage performance in Los Angeles marked the latest semi-reunion of The Wonders, formerly named The Oneders, from the 1996 movie That Thing You Do! While they were sans Tom Hanks, who played Mr. White, Schaech (Jimmy Mattingly), Embry (the unnamed bass player), and Scott (Shades) rocked out to the titular song.
“I hate that song,” Embry recalled to EW of the track for the film’s 20th anniversary. “I remember it reached that point of, like, ‘I can’t play this song one more time.
The trio’s on-stage performance in Los Angeles marked the latest semi-reunion of The Wonders, formerly named The Oneders, from the 1996 movie That Thing You Do! While they were sans Tom Hanks, who played Mr. White, Schaech (Jimmy Mattingly), Embry (the unnamed bass player), and Scott (Shades) rocked out to the titular song.
“I hate that song,” Embry recalled to EW of the track for the film’s 20th anniversary. “I remember it reached that point of, like, ‘I can’t play this song one more time.
- 4/26/2017
- by Nick Romano
- PEOPLE.com
The Oneders are back! Well, most of them. Three of the stars of Tom Hanks' film That Thing You Do!, Johnathon Schaech (singer Jimmy Mattingly), Ethan Embry (the unnamed bass player) and Tom Everett Scott (drummer Guy "Shades" Patterson) had a mini-reunion of their onscreen '60s rock and pop group onstage at L.A.'s famous Roxy Theatre Tuesday, some 20 years after the release of the movie. Of course, they performed the musical comedy's signature hit, "That Thing You Do!" The performance was part of the Goddamn Comedy Jam event, a monthly show which comics do a standup set and then perform their favorite cover song with a live band. "Tonight was...
- 4/26/2017
- E! Online
It's been nearly two decades since That Thing You Do!, but Johnathon Schaech still cherishes good memories from Erie, Pennsylvania! The actor, who played lead singer Jimmy Mattingly in the 1996 musical comedy, reflected on The Wonders and his former costars during a Reddit Q&A on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Written and directed by Tom Hanks, the fan-favorite film followed a fictional '60s pop band that made it big with their smash hit "That Thing You Do." After hooking up with manager Mr. White (Hanks), it seemed like [...]...
- 1/10/2015
- Us Weekly
Johnathon Schaech says, "Samantha who?" and proposes to "One Tree Hill" actress Jana Kramer.
Schaech told People, "It was the best present ever. It was the happiest moment of my life."
The couple got engaged on Dec. 22 in Schaech's hometown of Edgewood, MD. They've been dating since starring in the 2008 flick "Prom Night."
Schaech, 40, is prpobably best known for playing lead singer Jimmy Mattingly in "That Thing You Do." He was previously married to Christina Applegate but the two divorced in 2007. This will be the first marriage for Kramer, 26, who can be seen as Alex Dupre this season on the CW's "One Tree Hill." She previously played rich girl Portia Ransom on "90210" and Smash's girlfriend Noelle on "Friday Night Lights."
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Schaech told People, "It was the best present ever. It was the happiest moment of my life."
The couple got engaged on Dec. 22 in Schaech's hometown of Edgewood, MD. They've been dating since starring in the 2008 flick "Prom Night."
Schaech, 40, is prpobably best known for playing lead singer Jimmy Mattingly in "That Thing You Do." He was previously married to Christina Applegate but the two divorced in 2007. This will be the first marriage for Kramer, 26, who can be seen as Alex Dupre this season on the CW's "One Tree Hill." She previously played rich girl Portia Ransom on "90210" and Smash's girlfriend Noelle on "Friday Night Lights."
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