Greg Sestero
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| Original Title: | The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made |
| ISBN: | 1451661193 (ISBN13: 9781451661194) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero |
| Literary Awards: | San Francisco Book Festival for Biography/Autobiography (2014) |
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From the actor who lived through the most improbable Hollywood success story, with an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer, comes the inspiring, fascinating and laugh-out-loud story of a mysteriously wealthy outsider who sundered every road block in the Hollywood system to achieve success on his own terms—the making of The Room, “the Citizen Kane of bad movies” (Entertainment Weekly). In 2003, an independent film called The Room—written, produced, directed, and starring a very rich social misfit of indeterminate age and origin named Tommy Wiseau—made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as “like getting stabbed in the head,” the $6 million film earned a grand total of $1,800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. Now in its tenth anniversary year, The Room is an international phenomenon to rival The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Thousands of fans wait in line for hours to attend screenings complete with costumes, audience rituals, merchandising, and thousands of plastic spoons. Readers need not have seen The Room to appreciate its costar Greg Sestero’s account of how Tommy Wiseau defied every law of artistry, business, and interpersonal relationships to achieve the dream only he could love. While it does unravel mysteries for fans, The Disaster Artist is more than just an hilarious story about cinematic hubris: It is ultimately a surprisingly inspiring tour de force that reads like a page-turning novel, an open-hearted portrait of a supremely enigmatic man who will capture your heart.Present About Books The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
| Title | : | The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made |
| Author | : | Greg Sestero |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 270 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2013 by Simon & Schuster |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Culture. Film. Humor. Audiobook. Comedy |
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Oh man, I LOVED this. I usually dont read nonfiction, but the story surrounding the genesis and production of The Room is as fascinatingly bizarre as the movie itself. The story paints Tommy Wiseau as a megalomaniacal weirdo auteur, whose supreme lack of talent is only eclipsed by his unrelenting drive. Sure, this is partly a cautionary tale about unchecked hubris, but its also a tribute to friendship and never-saying-die, and in that regard, the book is elevated way beyond mockery into"Tommy, can you hear me?"What a great anecdote from the wealthiest of all story-plot-novel mines: Hollywood USA! The story is engrossing, the locales all have sunshine and beach particles; the darkness comes in the form of ambition, but the power of friendship overcomes it all!Great read! The film is likewise great, though it's got that whole Jimmy Franco pee-ew ness to it, as to be lesser than this magnificent book. Truly one of a kind.
Maybe I am too unique- Tommy WiseauThe Room is a popular choice for the best worst movie ever*. It was a GIGANTIC VANITY PROJECT bankrolled by, produced by, starring, written and directed by a guy called Tommy Wiseau who was more than a little odd.He was a guy in his 40s, long dyed black hair, looked like one of those heavy metal band guys whove been doing drugs and staying up late for 35 solid years, his face looked facelifted, puffy and like he never went outside and slightly melted, and he
Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
As earnestly terrible as The Room is as a movie, there's something unseemly and desperate about Greg Sestero's expose. Yes, the behind-the-scenes look at the disastrous filming production and production process are just as jaw-dropping as the quality of the finished product, but the creepiness of Sestero and Wiseau's relationship--from both parties, let's be real here--just made me feel sorry for Tommy and empathize less with Greg, who just seems like a standard LA douche telling all kinds of
In 2003, a movie called 'The Room' opened in Los Angeles. The film - a drama about a woman (Lisa) who betrays her fiancé (Johnny) with his best friend (Mark) - was written, directed, and financed by Tommy Wiseau, who also stars as Johnny. The movie, often called "one of the worst films ever made", garnered less than $2,000 in it's initial run and looked like it was headed for the movie junkyard. Wiseau, however, had other ideas. The auteur kept the movie open and continued to advertise it on a
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