Friday, January 17, 2020

The Wonder (Continued)



I decided to repost this so it can headline the weekend. After their triumph at the college talent show, the Wonders get a semi-professional recording of their song, "That Thing You Do" in the Tom Hanks film of that title (see the first clip here.)  A local talent manager promises to get them airplay, and in this scene, they hear it for the first time on the radio.  This is one of the great joyous scenes in movies, and a particular fantasy for those who have dreamed this dream.  I've had the experience of hearing my record on the radio for the first time but I was alone.  Here it's group joy, as unrestrained as it can get in 1960s Main Street Erie, PA.  Liv Tyler's screams make it all work.  I could watch this clip forever.

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