Frank Oz was unable to perform and puppeteer his signature characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Sam the Eagle, as he was busy directing Bowfinger (1999). Kevin Clash took over principle puppeteering duties during shooting, and Oz re-recorded the characters' voices in post-production. Oz had already participated in a recorded read-through of the script; Clash used these recordings to help prompt his performances. According to Clash, Oz gave him a brief description of each of his characters prior to shooting. Oz described Miss Piggy as "a truck driver wanting to be a woman", and Fozzie Bear as somebody similar to Jerry Lewis.
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Liv Tyler (Faye Dolan) and Ethan Embry (The Bass Player) also appear in Empire Records (1995) together.
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In the Director's Cut, Guy and Tina talk about a plan to move Patterson's to the Riverside Plaza. There is no river in Erie, and so this is a misnomer. At the time, the West Erie Plaza, a popular shopping center, was located near the entrance to Presque Isle, a state park peninsula on Lake Erie.
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Steve Zahn is an accomplished singer/guitarist. He played guitar and sang in both this movie and Saving Silverman (2001).
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Tom Hanks named his production company Play-Tone after the fictional record label in the movie.
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The bass player in the all-female folk band during the talent show audition is Jennifer York, a morning helicopter traffic reporter for KTLA Channel Five in Los Angeles, California.
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Steve Zahn was best man at Tom Everett Scott's wedding.
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When the group is visiting the DJ, he is announcing an appearance at a car dealership on Saturday and Sunday, August 21st & 22nd, which was incorrect for 1964; those days were a Friday and Saturday.
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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