<P> In 1964 , in Erie , Pennsylvania , aspiring jazz drummer Guy Patterson ( Tom Everett Scott ) is asked by Jimmy Mattingly ( Johnathon Schaech ) and Lenny Haise ( Steve Zahn ) to sit in with their band at an annual talent show , after their regular drummer breaks his arm trying to jump over a parking meter . The band , which also includes bassist T.B. Player ( Ethan Embry ) , adopts the name `` The Oneders '' ( pronounced `` wonders '' , but often mispronounced `` oh - NEE - ders '' ) . At the talent show , Guy launches into a faster tempo than intended for Jimmy 's ballad , `` That Thing You Do '' , and the band wins the competition . The Oneders ' performance at the talent show earns them a paying gig at a local restaurant , where they begin to sell recordings of `` That Thing You Do '' and are noticed by talent promoter Phil Horace ( Chris Ellis ) , whom they hire as their manager . </P>
<P> In 1964 , in Erie , Pennsylvania , aspiring jazz drummer Guy Patterson ( Tom Everett Scott ) is asked by Jimmy Mattingly ( Johnathon Schaech ) and Lenny Haise ( Steve Zahn ) to sit in with their band at an annual talent show , after their regular drummer breaks his arm trying to jump over a parking meter . The band , which also includes bassist T.B. Player ( Ethan Embry ) , adopts the name `` The Oneders '' ( pronounced `` wonders '' , but often mispronounced `` oh - NEE - ders '' ) . At the talent show , Guy launches into a faster tempo than intended for Jimmy 's ballad , `` That Thing You Do '' , and the band wins the competition . The Oneders ' performance at the talent show earns them a paying gig at a local restaurant , where they begin to sell recordings of `` That Thing You Do '' and are noticed by talent promoter Phil Horace ( Chris Ellis ) , whom they hire as their manager . </P>
who played the drummer in that thing you do
who played the drummer in that thing you do
Tom Everett Scott
Tom Everett Scott