Tommy Wiseau's "The Room"

there are only TWO THINGS in life that make me truly happy

1- the smell of a casino
2- the opening credits of 'the room'

that is it.

<3

also: i have the hots for chris-r

WHERE'S MY FUCKING MONEY DENNY

i hate denny so much

he is a grade A creeper

he has no boundaries

got a kick out of this - from imdb:

The Best Movie....EVER!!!, 29 February 2004
Author: houndog5 from los angeles

OK, that may be a stretch, but I have inside knowledge into the facts. You see, I was fortunate enough to have worked on the film. As I read the reviews here, especially the last one, which I am sure was written by our amazing Director/Actor/Producer/Writer, I felt I had to respond. Having the dubious honor of saying I worked on this film, has also brought with it the responsibility of telling the truth about what happened on set. Apparently Tommy had a lot of money sitting around and decided he needed to make a film. Not being able to decide what to shoot, film or video, we shot both. Side by side. Both cameras on the same head, being operated by one camera operator. We shot almost the whole thing in the parking lot and back storage shed (read- sound stage) of a camera rental house in Hollywood. I got the call to work on the show after they had already tried to start with another crew that ended up all being dismissed. I believe that we ended up being crew 2 of 4. The show never had much organization to it from the start. We were told it would be a 3 week shoot. At the end of 3 weeks we were exactly 1/2 way done. Crew calls were usually 8 a.m. tommy would show up around 10:30 or 11. Because he would take the HD video camera home with him every night, we had no choice but to wait for him. Since we were only in one room or outside the door in the parking lot, we did not have anything to do but sit around and wait every day. When Tommy arrived we would have to see if he was in actor mode or director mode. If he was in actor mode, you were not allowed to talk to him so he could "stay in character." Since he was in almost every scene, he was always in his "actor" mode. This also meant that he could not direct. Noting the huge delays every day and the fact that we were never seeming to get anything done, our wonderful script supervisor stepped up and became the director...at least he tried. One day he had to go off and do another show and asked if anyone else wanted to step up and direct and keep some script notes. When nobody volunteered, I stepped up. I loved it. It was my directorial genius that had tommy bump into Lisa as they were taking the bad guy off the roof! I will also take credit for the now famous line "You are tearing me apart, Lisa!" In the first 10 takes, tommy kept saying "You are TAKING me apart!" As the crew tried to keep it together, I felt I should right the situation and corrected the line. The crew was also instrumental in keeping the chicken line in. "CHEEEEEPPPPPPP, CHEEP, CHEEP, CHEEP, CHEEP!" We begged our scripty/director to keep him doing it take after take. Though the crew ultimately followed the original DP out the door and quit, we are all proud to have taken part in the making of this film. Amongst the film crew realms, we are minor celebrities. "Dude, you worked on that thing?" is a phrase that is often heard when The Room is mentioned.

I have the pleasure of driving through Hollywood every day and still seei ng the billboard for the film up and Tommy glaring at me as if to say, "I telled you I could make movie." For those looking for a photo op, it's on Highland, a few blocks south of Sunset. I know that tommy took out an ad in the trade papers asking "For Your Consideration", I only wished that I could see him on stage accepting an Academy Award. It would be well earned. Rumor has it that he has a vampire film in the works... let's hope so... I only hope I get the opportunity to work on it. I can only hope that The Room becomes a cult classic with midnight showings. I'll put my tux on and bring a football. Perhaps I'll stand up for a Q&A afterward and tell the stories I have so fondly tried to burn from my memory. My other dream is for the DVD. There are 100's of hours of behind the scenes footage out there. The camera for the behind the scenes material was always recording. ALWAYS! It will be awesome to see what took place on our set. I hope he puts it out there. I know I would buy several copies for all my friends and family.

ordered it after i watched this for about the 7th time. don't think i could enjoy a midnight screening with the yelling people, but god i love this movie.

I didn't think I'd like the midnight screening, but it was so great. The other people in the audience pointed out things I'd never noticed, and you really have to see the movie on the big screen to understand how shabby a production it is.

watching this was pretty fun and hilarious but i really can't imagine wanting to do it ever again tbh

oh hiii slocki

hi

I have been unable to greet anyone with anything other than "oh hiii x" ever since I saw this movie 3 days ago.

Rumor has it that he has a vampire film in the works

Tommy Wiseau's Twilight would surely be the greatest movie ever.

I can definitely see him as some sort of weird Phantom of the Opera-esque vampire because he already looks that way anyway.

I'm getting images of blood-filled footballs. This is not healthy.

Don't worry about it!

But it's TEARING me etc.

Saw this tonight at a sorta midnight screening at Cinema 21. The theater staff had a large of soundtrack cds that they gave away free.

The film itself was sublime. Here's Tommy talking to the local alt-weekly in a nice long interview: http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/interview-with-tommy-wiseau/Content?oid=1573119

...Can you tell me more about the vampire movie you're working on?

Well this we may shoot at Austin, Texas, but I am... well, it'll be something unique, let's put it this way. So that's basically it. I think that a vampire, generally speaking, is an equal survivor of human behavior, somewhat to certain degrees, which is prolonging the life, if I may say that. So but. Whatever people believe in vampire or I believe in vampire, that's irrelevant, because I think the topic is, it's much more deep which actually relates to human behavior if you really think about it. Of course, all that stuff, it's sort of assumption and a lot of fantasy go into it. But the probability is very high if you really think about it, how you can prolong your life—have different blood type, or what is the....

I think this technology, you look at around you, we go so up, that I believe 10 years from today we probably don't need a doctor. You will have your own doctor, computers will say, "Okay, your sugar level is too low, you have to eat this or that, etc., etc." You know what I mean. Actually, I want to make a movie about this one, too, something like that. But the vampire is a very exciting project that I'm working on currently, yes.

Is that something you're writing?

I already have two scripts for vampires—100 page scripts. We do one at a time.

Are there two separate movies?

Yes. Two separate movies.

Are they connected, plot-wise? Is one a sequel of the other one?

Actually, one is connected somewhat. And one, I give you one clue, that it's connected to all the vampires which you see in the entire world. So it's very deep in the depth. Okay? And, um, [laughs] yeah I have crazy ideas right now, but I don't... Okay, I will tell you anyway. It's too bad that some other people are very snobbish, people who produce vampires movie. Because my vampires are very much connected to all the vampires, let's put it this way. So, I'm not giving more to you [laughs].

we took an informal poll and decided that his accent and source of funding were both armenian mafia.

Ok, so the soundtrack cd i was given wasn't actually a cd at all, but a promo dvd with trailers & such. This will be most effective in spreading the infection.

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-10/50164918.jpg

(ie, the LA Times goes 'oh hey there's this thing')

"Now it's shown on five screens and often sells out."

Wow. Who will fund (is funding?) his ent film?

Also his next film.

Tommy Wiseau's The Lord of the Rings

YOU'RE TEARING ME APART, SAURON

Oh Hi, Balrog!

He says he is working on a sitcom pilot called "The Neighbors" and has a vampire film in the works.

Oh man a Wiseau vampire movie would be so perfect.

You already put it best upthread!

I can definitely see him as some sort of weird Phantom of the Opera-esque vampire because he already looks that way anyway.

― Detroit Metal City (Nicole), Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:19 AM (4 months ago)

Oh hi, thread.

Saw this last weekend at a latenight screening theyre currently doing in Melb for a few weeks. The amount of screaming and cheering at the screen was amazing - got a bit annoying at times cos couldn't hear the dialogue, not that it really mattered.

Spoons EVERYWHERE, oh the humanity.

And do other screenings shout out implications at the end that Mark and Denny are giving Johnny's dead body a blowjob!?. Because they did here. Eww.

DON'T TAHCH ME, MATHERFAHCKER!

YOOAH TEARING ME APAAAHHHHT.

The bit where he trashes the house and tosses the TV out the window had the entire cinema screaming with cheers like a rock gig. I was crying with laughter because suddenly the bed was downstairs instead of upstairs, whaaaaat the fuck.

LOL even that trailer is as all over the place as the actual plot! Like the Denny vs Chris-R thing - what the heck happened? WHERE DID HE GO?

And at the party - who the fuck was that guy who started lecuturing Lisa. WHO THE HELL WAS HE. No introduction, nothing.

TVs behind couches. Endless continuity gaffes. Bad green-screening. TERRIBLE SEX SCENES. Whats not to love.

He and his pals play with a football in a manner that I've personally never seen before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ4KzClb1C4

Lisas mom "I'll go and clean up the kitchen now"
guy in audience: "WHAT FUCKING KITCHEN!!!???"

lol

this is the best movie

"That's me!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64ZK7KDfTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW28dYFNeWc

loooollllz

Has anyone else here been to screenings? I am curious to know if the BJ thing was just a Melb thing or not - it was hella gross (and once you thought it you couldnt un-think it!)

I didn't notice it at the SF screening.

Australians be dirty.

lolllllll @ Patton <3

I've been to 3 or 4 of the portland screenings. I don't think that joke is over here, but I'm usually too drunk to notice.

after seeing Tommy Wiseau and his fat, flabby ass banging away at some barely-legal skank not once, but TWICE, in this film w/ some generic R. Kelly-clone slow jamz blaring in the background -- i knew that this film crossed SOME sort of line that should never be crossed.

you're a chicken CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP

Eisbaer, I can't believe you called Mladen Milicevic and Kitra Williams's immortal classic "You're My Rose" a generic R, Kelly clone. Shame on you.

YOU ARE MY ROSE
YOU ARE MY ROSE
YOU ARE MY ROOOOOOOSE

after seeing Tommy Wiseau and his fat, flabby ass banging away at some barely-legal skank not once, but TWICE, in this film

Well it was once technically seeing as they blatantly just re-used the footage from the first time around, lol.

Oh god the sight of his butt scoured my brain forever.

she should change her stage name to Tomi Mwiseau https://t.co/JsMLB2zCc1

— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) March 19, 2021

I've seen a few other clips, and boy ...

who's gonna take the plunge and watch this

From the trailer, it looks like the same scene over and over again with her threatening him with a different weapon each time.

"That really escalated!"

8 seconds later...

"There's no need to escalate this"

this is too self-aware to be good

knowingly ironic, therefore unlikely to enter the canon of catastrophic vanity project auteurism

yeah exactly, The Room seems to be remarkable due to Wiseau's extreme ineptness being diligently mediated by a succession of nigh-professional hands. Neil Breen is a legit weirdo. Zack Snyder somehow convinces ppl to give him a hundred million dollars for his 12-yo-boy Big Ideas. This is just stupid (and made by someone with a repugnant soul).

Given that it features a powerful scumbag in a vanity production at the height of their infamy, it kind of reminds me of OJ Simpson's "Juiced"

The last old time picture palace in Houston that's still a movie theatre is having to permanently close next week, and I'm sad that for the foreseeable future we won't have a midnight movie home for The Room and Rocky Horror.

sorry, i'm on neil breen's planet now, don't have time for the Linton film

I just

First look at Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming remake of ‘THE ROOM,’ which seeks to raise funds for the nonprofit organization amfAR. pic.twitter.com/63LYnAKWev

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) March 9, 2023

the upcoming remake of ‘THE ROOM,’

The only way that could be interesting is if they actually tried to make a good movie

The Room Reloaded

Same Room, Different Test Results

this strikes me as an idea that could potentially be very funny if it was done with a uh...less overexposed bad movie. have they never seen a Neil Breen film?

Should’ve picked like a forgotten D-tier 1970s comedy or something

your terrible ideas

this strikes me as an idea that could potentially be very funny if it was done with a uh...less overexposed bad movie. have they never seen a Neil Breen film?

Nah, The Room is a lot easier to put through the Gus Van Sant/Psycho postmodernism generator

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