Ringo Starr Joining The Beatles Inspired the 1st Movie Tom Hanks Directed

Tom Hanks wrote a movie partly inspired by Ringo Starr joining The Beatles.

Hanks drew inspiration from another 1960s rock group while writing the film. The movie included a hit song.

Ringo Starr wasn’t always a member of The Beatles. Tom Hanks watched a documentary that discussed Ringo joining the Fab Four and it subsequently inspired him to write a movie. Notably, Hanks started writing the film to keep his mind off how Forrest Gump would perform during awards season.Hanks directed and wrote That Thing You Do!, a comedy about a fictitious one-hit wonder band named The Wonders. At one point in the film, The Wonders have to replace their bassist before a big performance. This part of the film is connected to Ringo.

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