The Room (film)
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| Name: | The Room |
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| Creator: | Tommy Wiseau |
| Date(s): | 2003 |
| Medium: | Film |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
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The Room is a 2003 drama (and, by accident, a comedy) film created, written, produced, and directed by the mysterious Tommy Wiseau. The movie is notorious for its poor quality, earning it universally negative reviews but garnering it a cult following. It is known for its terrible acting, bizarre dialogue, and several poorly edited sex scenes, one of which is followed by Wiseau's bare butt shown to the audience as he gets out of bed.
Plot Summary
The film centers on a socially clueless man named Johnny (played by Wiseau), who is set to marry his fianceé Lisa. Meanwhile, he acts as the father figure to a troubled young man named Denny, and works at a bank that pays well but keeps passing him over for a promotion. Lisa starts an affair with Johnny's best friend Mark, and later falsely accuses Johnny of battery.
Fan following
The film is considered one of the worst ever made, which seems to be the draw of it to fans. People will watch it on "bad movie nights", and the film has even had public screenings. During these screenings, people laugh and jeer at the screen (with some specific "call lines" at certain points in the film), sometimes while throwing spoons; there is an audience participation element very similar to that of Rocky Horror showings. Wiseau and the character of Johnny are the subject of involved fan theories, many speculating that Johnny is an alien or a vampire. The latter theory has some weight to it; a scene that Wiseau planned but never filmed involved Johnny being a vampire and flying a car off his roof.[1]
Speculation about Wiseau himself also abounds. His background before becoming a filmmaker remain largely unknown, and Wiseau himself has given conflicting information about his life. Many theories about Wiseau have been floated, including mostly-joke theories that he is an alien or some other supernatural being.
The Room is a source of many memes stemming from the horrible acting, mainly "o hai, Mark" and "YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, LISA!". The film also has an ensemble darkhorse in the "doggy", a grayish-white pug/sharpei mix who appeared in the infamous flower shop scene [2]. Fans declared the adorable pooch "too pure for this movie."
The Disaster Artist
Greg Sestero, the actor who played Mark, wrote his memoirs of both filming the movie and his relationship with the eccentric, moody Wiseau. The book was adapted into a 2017 film starring James and Dave Franco.
Fanworks
Fanfiction
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Fanvids
- Go Animate "The Room" parody
- Patton Oswald - The Room Parody
- Darth Tommy Wiseau - Episode I : The Room / Star Wars mash-up
- The Room ~ Lost in Adaptation by Dominic Noble
Reviews
Links
- AO3 tag
- Fanfiction.net section
- The Room crossovers on Fanfiction.net
- The Room Wiki on Fandom.com
- The Room on Moviepedia
- The Room on IMDB
- Wikipedia:The Room
References
- ^ Menezes, Ryan. Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room' Almost Had Vampires. 28 March 2022.
- ^ The Room - Flower Shop Scene (Blu Ray) (1080p)