The Room (2003)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Tommy Wiseau

Writer:

Tommy Wiseau (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

A film with the passion of Tennessee Williams.

Plot:

"The Room" is an American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies. It has five major characters...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Room | Betrayal | Black Comedy | Friend

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tommy Wiseau	...	Johnny
Juliette Danielle	...	Lisa
Greg Sestero	...	Mark
Philip Haldiman	...	Denny
Carolyn Minnott	...	Claudette
Robyn Paris	...	Michelle
Mike Holmes	...	Mike
Kyle Vogt	...	Peter
Greg Ellery	...	Steven
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Janjigian	...	Chris R

Directed by
Tommy Wiseau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tommy Wiseau		writer

Produced by
Drew Caffrey	....	executive producer
Chloe Lietzke	....	executive producer
Greg Sestero	....	line producer
Tommy Wiseau	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mladen Milicevic

Cinematography by
Todd Barron

Film Editing by
Eric Chase		(as Eric Yalkut Chase)

Casting by
Chloe Lietzke

Art Direction by
Kendra Hollaway

Costume Design by
Safowa Bright-Asare

Makeup Department
Amy Von Brock	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcus Metsala	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Charles D. Ballard	....	sound effects editor
Eric Chase	....	sound mixer
Tim D. Lloyd	....	boom operator
Zsolt Magyar	....	sound
Richard Zimmerman	....	dialogue editor
Richard Zimmerman	....	foley editor

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (as Christopher Dusendschön)
Matt von Brock	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Jake Avignone	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David F. Clark	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Pauline Edwards	....	additional first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jesse Feldman	....	second assistant camera
Michael Francisco	....	gaffer
Ben Gamble	....	gaffer
Keely Grigel	....	electrician
Joel Ides	....	grip
Milan Janicin	....	dolly grip
Robert Lowell	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Lowrance	....	set lighting technician
Joe Pacella	....	second assistant camera
Tim Wattez	....	electrician
Andy Yip	....	grip

Production Companies

• Chloe Productions
• TPW Films
• Wiseau-Films

Distributors

• Chloë Productions
• TPW Films
• Wiseau-Films

Other Companies

• Volatile Films  web site design

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and brief violence.

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Chloe Productions

Trivia:

On 01 April 2009, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim aired The Room (2003) in entirety as an April Fool's joke.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first love scene in the movie Lisa takes her hair out of the clip it was in, then the scene angle changes and her hair's back up in the clip, when the angle changes again it's back down again.

Quotes:

Steven: When is the baby due?
Lisa: There is no baby.
Steven: What? What are you talking about?
Lisa: I told him that to make it interesting.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Tommy (#4.5)" (2009)

The Best Movie....EVER!!!

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.

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