When the boys go to the radio show in CA, the DJ says to the listeners to keep Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st [1964] open. The 20th and 21st of August 1964 were a Thursday and a Friday. See more...
The ballad that appears on the flip side of their hit single (and which they play at Villapianos) is also being played by the band at the wedding reception in another Tom Hanks production, "My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding. See more...
Directed by Tom Hanks, starring Ethan Embry, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks (add more)
The "questions" section is for any random questions that occurred to you while watching this film, or anything you didn't entirely understand, and which Google or the IMDb can't help with. Submit them as a question, and hopefully someone will answer (the bold comments in brackets) - check back regularly. If the answer is wrong, or missing information, please use the "clarify answer" option. Don't feel limited - want to know what music played in a certain scene? Whether this was the first film to use a certain effect? Here's the place to ask!
Are the characters in this movie based on actual people? Is it a true story or a fictional story that was entirely possible? [The movie was written by Tom Hanks and some what reflects the music industry during that time period. It is not about a real band, but shows how a lot of bands were treated at the time and how quickly you can rise and how you can fall even faster.]
Does anyone know where I can get a transcript of this movie? Also, does anyone know if the song we hear in the movie is the original? [I don't know about the script, but the song was definitely an original - and nominated for best original song that year.]
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