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The Room

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  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
89K
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Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. Johnny can also be a little too trusting at times which haunts him later on. Lisa is a beautiful blonde fiancé of Johnny. She has always gotten her way and will manipulate to get what she wants. She is a taker, with a double personality, and her deadly schemes lead to her own downfall. Mark is a young, successful and independent best friend of Johnny. He has a good heart, but gets caught up in Lisa's dangerous web and gives into temptation. This eventually brings him to great loss. Claudette is the classy, sophisticated mother of Lisa who has had disappointing relationships in her life. She wants her daughter to be married as soon as possible so she can benefit. Denny is an orphan boy, naive and confused about life, love, and friendship. Denny is very ambitious and also very grateful to the people that are in his life. "The Room" depicts the depths of friendship and relationships in one's life and raises life's real and most asked question: "Can you ever really trust anyone?"
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Johnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, putting aside any scruple, she seduces Johnny's best friend, Mark. From ... Read allJohnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, putting aside any scruple, she seduces Johnny's best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again.Johnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, putting aside any scruple, she seduces Johnny's best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again.
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
89K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,867
131
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    • Director
      • Tommy Wiseau
    • Writer
      • Tommy Wiseau
    • Stars
      • Tommy Wiseau
      • Juliette Danielle
      • Greg Sestero
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    • Director
      • Tommy Wiseau
    • Writer
      • Tommy Wiseau
    • Stars
      • Tommy Wiseau
      • Juliette Danielle
      • Greg Sestero
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    • 737User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 9Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos3

    The Room
    Trailer 0:32
    The Room
    Midnight Movie Origins
    Video 2:31
    Midnight Movie Origins
    Paul Scheer on Why There Are No Bad Movies
    Video 5:20
    Paul Scheer on Why There Are No Bad Movies

    Photos74

    Carolyn Minnott in The Room (2003)
    Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
    Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau, and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau, and Greg Ellery in The Room (2003)
    Tommy Wiseau and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Greg Sestero and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau, and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau, and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
    Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
    Greg Sestero and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
    Greg Sestero and Kyle Vogt in The Room (2003)

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    Tommy Wiseau
    Tommy Wiseau
    • Johnny
    Juliette Danielle
    Juliette Danielle
    • Lisa
    Greg Sestero
    Greg Sestero
    • Mark
    Philip Haldiman
    • Denny
    • (as Phillip Haldiman)
    Carolyn Minnott
    Carolyn Minnott
    • Claudette
    • (as Carolyn Minnot)
    Robyn Paris
    Robyn Paris
    • Michelle
    Mike Holmes
    • Mike
    • (as Mike Scott)
    Dan Janjigian
    • Chris-R
    Kyle Vogt
    • Peter
    Greg Ellery
    Greg Ellery
    • Steven
    Piper Gore
    • Party Member #1
    Kari McDermott
    • Party Member #2
    • (as Kari McDermont)
    Jennifer Vanderbliek
    • Party Member #3
    • (as Jen Vanderbliek)
    Bennett Dunn
    Bennett Dunn
    • Party Member #4
    • (as Bennet Dunn)
    Padma Moyer
    • Susan
    Daron Jennings
    Daron Jennings
    • Barista #2
    Thomas E. Webster
    • Coffee Shop Customer #1
    Nora DeMarcky
    • Coffee Shop Customer #2
    • Director
      • Tommy Wiseau
    • Writer
      • Tommy Wiseau
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau submitted the film to Paramount Pictures, hoping to get them in board as distributor. Usually, it takes about two weeks to get a reply from such a studio. This movie, however, was rejected within 24 hours.
    • Goofs
      Mark asks Lisa "what's going on" with "the candles [and] the music", but neither music nor candles are present.
    • Quotes

      Johnny: YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, LISA!

    • Crazy credits
      Craft Service - L.A. & S.F. Fast Food
    • Alternate versions
      In the DVD and theatrical versions of the film, when Johnny throws his TV out the window in the climax, it is obvious that it is daytime when the TV smashes to the ground despite taking place at night. However, in the Blu-ray transfer, a partial "day for night" filter was added.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Tommy (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      You're My Rose
      Performed by Kitra Williams

      Written by Kitra Williams and Wayman Davis

      Music written and arranged by Wayman Davis for Nu-Rhythmn

    User reviews737

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    inept
    I've never in my life been more entertained by a film that has absolutely NO redeeming qualities. Unintentionally inept characters engage in progressively bizarre and unnatural interactions which seem to peak at erratic and unexpected intervals. The awkwardness of the actors is framed by strange pauses, jarring scripts and incredibly bizarre production techniques - there are ample 'deer in the headlights' moments, in which you can feel genuine sympathy for these people who are obviously so caught up in Tommy's strange and dominating creative control that they've failed to see any better.

    Other filmmakers play with similarly surreal concepts - David Lynch for example - but this film lacks anything resembling artistic refinement, insight or self awareness placing it far from comparison. It's kind of like watching a train crash in slow motion - random, incoherent, disastrous, accidental and ultimately painful. The sense of alienation emanating from this film places the audience extremely far from being able to relate to what's happening on screen, which leaves a lot of room for uncontrollable laughter given the right circumstances.

    The camera work and production techniques would not be out of place in many daytime soap operas, nor would the script and plot, but there is an undefinable quality which separates this movie from the sense mediocrity often found in such shows and instead casts it deep into the abyss of tragically bad film making where it will be forever trapped along with Wiseau's artistic integrity. This really is a new frontier.

    It is truly awful, but I cannot recommend it enough.
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    • Jul 16, 2010

    FAQ3

    • Is The Room meant to be a comedy?
    • Did Claudette recover from her breast cancer?
    • Why were the guys playing football in their tuxedos three feet from each other?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2003 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Store Page)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Xona
    • Filming locations
      • Wiseau Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wiseau-Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $549,602
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,988,181
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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