Where Does That Thing You Do Take Place

Plot. In 1964, Guy Patterson, an aspiring jazz drummer, is working in his family’s appliance store in Erie, Pennsylvania, when he is asked by Jimmy Mattingly and Lenny Haise to perform at a talent show with their band the Oneders to cover for Chad, their regular drummer who broke an arm.

Where is That Thing You Do set?

“That Thing You Do!,” which tells the story of four young men in 1964 who form a band and achieve success on the back of a catchy tune — the movie’s namesake — wasn’t filmed in Erie but rather in the town of Orange, California, which was converted to look like a 60s-era Erie.

Is That Thing You Do based on a real band?

“That Thing You Do!” tells the story of The Wonders, a fictional four-piece band that rockets to sudden fame after their hit single takes off, only to immediately break up when the pressures of major label success tear them apart.