Question: Are the characters in this movie based on actual people? Is it a true story or a fictional story that was entirely possible?
Question: 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?
Answer: I don't know about the script, but the song was definitely an original - and nominated for best original song that year.
Question: Who played the blonde "Miss Talent Show" meter girl, who hands the band the trophy near the beginning of the movie?
Answer: Rita Wilson.
No, it isn't. Rita Wilson plays Marguerite, the waitress at The Blue Spot jazz club.
Fair enough, that answer will be deleted.
Answer: 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.
Bruce Minnick