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The Disaster Artist ()


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When aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

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Greg / 'Mark'
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Tommy / 'Johnny'
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Sandy
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Juliette / 'Lisa'
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Amber
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Carolyn / 'Claudette'
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Raphael
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Dan / 'Chris-R'
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Philip / 'Denny'
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Robyn / 'Michelle'
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Mrs. Sestero
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Peter
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Scott Holmes / 'Mike'
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Kyle Vogt / 'Peter'
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Todd
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Iris Burton
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Chris
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Jean Shelton
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Bill
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Safoya
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Receptionist (as Jessie Hannah Ennis)
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Laemmle Employee
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Florist 'Erin'
Karen Macarah ...
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Actress #2
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Stanislavsky Teacher
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Teller 'James'
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Jessie
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Steven Liu ...
Waiter
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Henry
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Casting Director #2
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Actor Friend
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Actress #3
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Amy - Makeup
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Actress #6
Jeffrey C. Goodell ...
Todd's Assistant
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Female Guest #2
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Angelyne
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Karl
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Bobbi
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Ike Barinholtz
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Kevin Smith
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Keegan Michael Key (as Keegan Michael Key)
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Adam Scott
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Danny McBride
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Kristen Bell
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J.J. Abrams
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Lizzy Caplan
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Aidiye Aidarbekov ...
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Hollywood Producer (uncredited)
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Zach Braff (uncredited)
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Mrs. Stark (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Garrett Broussard ...
Unsuspecting Movie-Goer (uncredited)
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Tommy's Date at Premiere (uncredited)
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1st Assistant Camera HD (uncredited)
Vince Chavez ...
Movie Premiere Attendee in Blue Shirt (uncredited)
Buck Childress ...
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Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
Elena Cristiean ...
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Female Guest (uncredited)
Kayd Currier ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Jenna Curtis ...
William Morris Agent (uncredited)
Jordan Daem ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Lisa (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jim Stark (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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David DeCoteau (uncredited)
Taylor DeVoe ...
Auditioning Actress (uncredited)
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Mrs. Carol Stark (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Head Shot Photographer (uncredited)
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Actor at Premiere (uncredited)
Danny Finneran ...
Blonde at Casting (uncredited)
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Actress #1 (uncredited)
Kara Gibson ...
Actor at Premiere (uncredited)
Cassandra Hanks ...
Unsuspecting Movie-Goer (uncredited)
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2nd Assistant Camera (uncredited)
Patrick Horvath ...
1st Assistant Camera FILM (uncredited)
Tom Jorgensen ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Garrett Kennell ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Khafre King ...
Acting Class Student (uncredited)
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Audition Actress (uncredited)
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Auditioning Actress (uncredited)
Kei Leong ...
Movie Premiere Guest (uncredited)
Cynthia Lucero ...
Costume Girl (uncredited)
Frank Lui Geo ...
Premiere Analyst (uncredited)
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Casting Person (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Guy Driving Alfa Romeo (uncredited)
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Claudette (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Sid (uncredited)
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Nate (uncredited)
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Crew Member, Hans (uncredited)
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Coco (uncredited)
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Bouncer / Doorman (uncredited)
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Mama's Boy (uncredited)
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Hooker (uncredited)
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Jarrod's Friend (uncredited)
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Acting Class Student (uncredited)
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Jeff (uncredited)
Lauren Marie Peña ...
Acting Class Student / Actress at Premiere (uncredited)
Isaac Phillips ...
Film Critic (uncredited)
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Ray Fremick (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Frankie Ponce ...
Premier Film Critic (uncredited)
Joanna Quezada ...
Theater Participant (uncredited)
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Zsolt Magyar (uncredited)
Bradley D. Reed ...
Dolly Grip (uncredited)
Char Richards ...
Red Carpet Actor (uncredited)
Bill Rojas ...
Movie Premiere Actor (uncredited)
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Movie Premiere Guest (uncredited)
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Front Row Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Jolie Mitnick Salter ...
Model Party Guest (uncredited)
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Premiere Guest Behind Sandy (uncredited)
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Casting Agent (uncredited)
Adonis Simmons ...
Cast and Crew (uncredited)
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Margaret - Movie Goer (uncredited)
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Movie Goer (uncredited)
Javi Sánchez-Blanco Boyer ...
Movie Premiere Guest (uncredited)
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Trophy Wife (uncredited)
Amanda Treyz ...
Camera Operator (uncredited)
Xhuliano Ujka ...
John (uncredited)
Max Valentine ...
Romano (uncredited)
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Movie Premiere Guest (uncredited)
Tamera Von Tart ...
Red Carpet Actress (uncredited)
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Homeless Man (uncredited)
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Door Man / Bouncer (uncredited)
Krista West ...
Auditioning Actress (uncredited)
Jared Wright ...
Movie Goer (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Franco ... (directed by)

Written by

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Scott Neustadter ... (screenplay by) &
Michael H. Weber ... (screenplay by)
 
Greg Sestero ... (based on the book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made" by) and
Tom Bissell ... (based on the book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made" by)

Produced by

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Richard Brener ... executive producer
Michael Disco ... executive producer
Joseph Drake ... executive producer (as Joe Drake)
Toby Emmerich ... executive producer
Ashleigh Erwin ... associate producer
James Franco ... producer (produced by)
Bruce Wayne Gillies ... line producer: additional photography
Evan Goldberg ... producer (produced by)
Vince Jolivette ... producer (produced by)
Nathan Kahane ... executive producer
Kelli Konop ... executive producer
Roy Lee ... executive producer
Alex McAtee ... executive producer (as Alexandria McAtee)
John Powers Middleton ... executive producer
Dave Neustadter ... executive producer
Scott Neustadter ... executive producer
Hans Ritter ... executive producer
Seth Rogen ... producer (produced by)
Jonathan Watson ... co-producer
James Weaver ... producer (produced by)
Michael H. Weber ... executive producer
Erin Westerman ... executive producer

Music by

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Dave Porter

Cinematography by

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Brandon Trost ... director of photography

Editing by

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Stacey Schroeder

Editorial Department

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Hunter Clancey ... feature mastering producer
Doug Delaney ... digital intermediate colorist
Jason Esquivel ... dailies producer
Vanessa Galvez ... post finishing producer
Dale Jones ... avid editorial support
Ken Lebre ... senior dailies producer
Curtis Lindersmith ... digital intermediate editor
Rebecca Markham ... post finishing assistant producer
Christopher McDonald ... dailies operator
Ray Neapolitan ... first assistant editor
Mitch Rosin ... assistant editor
Ray Ruotolo ... digital colorist assistant
Travis Sittard ... additional editor
Arthur Tremeau ... dailies producer
Matt Wallach ... colorist: dailies

Casting By

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Rich Delia ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Chris L. Spellman ... (as Chris Spellman)

Art Direction by

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Rachel Rockstroh

Set Decoration by

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Susan Lynch

Costume Design by

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Brenda Abbandandolo

Makeup Department

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Lesley Becerra ... prosthetic makeup shop supervisor
Emma Johnston Burton ... makeup artist
Christi Cagle ... hair stylist
Andy Clement ... prosthetic makeup designer: James Franco (as Andrew Clement)
Molly Craytor ... makeup artist
Nana Fischer ... makeup artist: James Franco
Thomas Floutz ... prosthetic makeup artist (as Thom Floutz)
Sven Granlund ... prosthetic makeup technician
Aaron Light ... key hair stylist
Sandra O'Brien ... hair stylist: reshoots / makeup artist: reshoots
Vanessa Price ... hair department head
Ryan Randall ... hair stylist
Molly Tissavary ... key makeup artist
Sweet P Vaughn ... makeup department head
Tonyia Verna ... makeup artist (as Antonyia Verna)
Kevin Carter ... special effects contact lenses (uncredited)
Claudia Orozco ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Victor Rios ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Galaxy San Juan ... key hair stylist: additional photography (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bruce Wayne Gillies ... unit production manager
Chris Harding ... production supervisor: additional photography
Lex Jorgen ... production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer ... post production supervisor
Cory C. Myler ... production supervisor
Perri Silver ... post production executive: A24
Steve Yandrich ... production supervisor: reshoots

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Neil Lewis ... second assistant director
Jeff Overfield ... additional second assistant director
Stacy Schrader ... second second assistant director
Mollie Stallman ... second second assistant director
Heather Wagner-Wang ... dga trainee
Jonathan Watson ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Silas Brandon ... gang boss
Randy L. Childs ... construction coordinator
Dan Colegrove ... general foreman
Floyd Conder ... on-set dresser
Raul Contreras ... set dresser
Franco Esile ... leadman
Zachary Fannin ... graphic designer
Laetitia Gangotena ... art assistant / art pa
Shane John ... set dresser
Nathan Longest ... props
Brendan Maze ... set dresser
Stephen McCumby ... property master
Candice Muriedas ... art department coordinator
Eric P. Paczkowski ... on set dresser
Richard Reynolds ... set designer
Willy Roberts ... set dresser
Jessica Samuelson ... assistant property master
Christopher Taylor ... set dresser
Erin Thiele ... buyer
Gaston Wurth ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Christopher S. Aud ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Bradford Bell ... mix technician
Stephanie Brown ... co-supervising sound editor / supervising adr editor
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Susan Dudeck ... dialogue editor
Bradley Elliott ... additional adr mixer
James Eric ... sound
Aaron Glascock ... re-recording mixer
Catherine Harper ... foley artist
Aaron Hasson ... adr mixer
Preston Hawk ... adr assistant
Tim Hays ... audio playback
Laurent Kossayan ... foley editor / sound effects editor
David Lucarelli ... adr recordist
Melissa Lytle ... first assistant sound editor
Darrin Mann ... foley mixer
Coleman Metts ... production sound mixer
Matthias Neumann ... dubbing recordist
Jason Oliver ... adr mixer
Kyle Rochlin ... foley mixer
Bill Rojas ... sound consultant
Katherine Rose ... foley artist
Michael Schapiro ... sound editor / sound effects editor
Brian Straub ... foley artist
Tami Treadwell ... adr mixer
David Wallace ... boom operator
Gary Wells ... stage engineer
Philip A. Schwartz ... utility sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ron Trost ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Dave Brown ... compositor
Patrick Clancey ... digital opticals
Kevin Lacava ... data wrangler
John Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
Mike Shahoud ... visual effects coordinator
Patel Tashi ... roto artist
Ryan Wilmott ... digital artist

Stunts

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Kurt Bryant ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian Ciocco ... grip
Jonathan Coyne ... key grip
Clayton Daily ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Marcus Del Negro ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Greg Dellerson ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Justin Duval ... gaffer
Yusef Edmonds ... digital downloader
Jesse M. Feldman ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: additional photography (as Jesse Feldman) / director of photography: second unit
Alex Grossfeld ... additional camera operator: b camera
Justen Hernandez ... a dolly grip
Blake Hooks ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ray Hoy ... lighting technician
George Maxwell ... chief lighting technician: additional photography
BJ McDonnell ... a camera: steadicam operator
Michael B. McGee ... loader
Johnny Medeiros ... key video assist engineer / video assist
Markus Mentzer ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rob Miller ... lighting technician
Justina Mintz ... still photographer
Kris Ostergaard ... company grip (as Kristian Ostergaard)
Anthony Peluso ... lighting technician
Daniel Poole ... company grip
Luke Poole ... best boy grip
Bradley D. Reed ... lighting technician
Raul Riveros ... digital imaging technician
Philip Roxas ... lighting technician
David Schmalz ... second video assist operator
Richard Smart ... lighting technician (as Dick Smart)
Aaron Smith ... dolly grip
Brian Sowell ... additional camera operator "b" camera
Taylor Evan Sparks ... best boy electric
Mark Steuer ... company grip
Ryan Wilmott ... vfx cinematographer
Lawrence Razo ... additional video assist engineer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Bill Dance ... extras casting
Pat Evans ... crowd casting coordinator
Coco Kleppinger ... casting assistant
Cash Oshman ... president: Big Crowds
Alana Raiser ... vice president: Big Crowds

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christi Alvarado ... key costumer
Mackenzie Caddell ... costume fabrication
Meesh Daranyi ... set costumer
Danielle Dowling ... costumer
Tasha Goldthwait ... costumer
Sona Rita Guekguezian ... costume assistant
Katie Kahn ... custom-made costumer (as Katie Broad)
Kate Mallor ... costumer
Katie Reibman ... bg costumer
Terra Stuart ... set costumer
Lily Unkhoff ... costumer

Location Management

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Carlos A. Aragon ... key assistant location manager
Caitlin McCarty ... location coordinator
Eric Mills ... key assistant location manager
Brian M. O'Neill ... location manager
Tommy Woodard ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Kim Baum ... music department
Nick Baxter ... scoring mixer (as Nicholai Baxter)
Jesse Clinton ... Trailer Music
Jessica Dolinger ... music licensing
Greg Foeller ... assistant engineer / assistant engineer: Ocean Studios Burbank
Katie Greathouse ... music editor
Gabe Hilfer ... music supervisor
Cenda Kotzman ... protools engineer (as Cenda Kotzmann)
Jan Kotzmann ... score recording engineer
Jeff Kryka ... scoring assistant
Phil Levine ... score editing engineer
Mladen Milicevic ... composer: music from 'The Room' (as Mladen Milcevic)
Bruno Roussel ... music editor
James Saez ... recording engineer
Henry van Roden ... music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

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Jenny Siff ... script supervisor: additional photography
Kris Smith ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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David Christenson ... transportation captain
L. Chip Crosby Jr. ... transportation co-captain
Louis Dargenzio ... transportation coordinator
Anthony Detiege ... driver
Steven Domingos ... driver
Justin Dyrness ... driver
D'Aldo Fazzone ... driver
Wayne Flowers Jr. ... driver
Brian D. Hall ... production driver
Mark Hawking ... driver
Orlando Hurtado ... driver
Ted Joneson ... driver
Joseph Langi ... driver
Eli Lozano ... driver
Salvador Mejia ... driver
Kevin Frank Miller ... driver
Catherine Nguyen ... driver
Jeff Ramboldt ... driver
Chris Schimmel ... driver
Joseph J. Small ... driver
Richard Tokiyeda ... driver
Steve Zerweck ... transportation coordinator: additional photography

Additional Crew

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Camrin Agin ... attorney
Loreli Alba ... assistant: Mr. Goldberg & Mr. Weaver
David Bae ... 4d effects editor
Olivia Barber-Garnett ... first assistant accountant (as Olivia Barber)
Baylie Barnes ... producer's assistant
Kat Barnette ... : reshoots
Samantha Barrows ... assistant: Mr. Franco
Dan Bierbower ... production assistant
Rob Bloch ... animal wrangler / dog trainer
Charmaine Boos ... studio teacher
Bridget Bungart ... production assistant
Scott Burn ... stand-in
Joanne Byon ... assistant: Ms. Westerman, additional photography
Harrison Chase ... assistant: Ms. Konop
Linda Colangelo ... unit publicist
Tucker Cowan ... assistant: Ms. Konop, additional photography
André Devantier ... caterer
Trent Dickens ... production assistant
Katrina Elder ... production coordinator
Jay Floyd ... clearance administrator
Joshua Friedman ... production office assistant
David Garrett ... legal: RabbitBandini
Tiffany Gomes ... production assistant
Jeff Goodell ... production assistant
Matthew Gowan ... production assistant
Gabriella Grantham ... assistant: Mr. Weaver & Mr. Goldberg, additional photography (as Gaby Grantham)
Sam Greenberg ... assistant: Ms. Westerman (as Samuel Greenberg)
Michele Grogin ... assistant: Mr. Rogen & Ms. McAtee
Lon Haber ... publicity consultant
Malissa Hallenbeck ... post production accountant
Jake Huebner ... assistant: Mr. Drake
Dawn Cullen Jonas ... product placement
Arif S. Kinchen ... adr voice match
Robert Lamonaca ... assistant: Mr. Kahane
Dustin Lester ... stand-in
Gabriella Ludlow ... business affairs/legal
Madeline Mack ... assistant: Mr. Jolivette, additional photography (as Madeleine Mack)
Steve Martin ... set medic: reshoots
Mary Martinez ... accounting clerk
Dan Masciarelli ... executive producer: titles & scene id design
J.S. Mateo ... event publicist: AFI FEST publicity assistant
Christie Mattull ... insurance services
Sherilyn Medina ... controller
David Moore ... insurance risk manager
Kelsey Morgan ... assistant: Mr. Jolivette
Carolyn Murdock ... assistant: Mr. Kahane, additional photography
Susan Murphy ... production accountant
Maureen O'Reilly ... payroll accountant
Erica Ortiz ... assistant: Mr. Franco, additional photography
Frank Pelluchon ... head chef
Bryan Pepper ... assistant: Mr. Drake
Noel Rayo ... business & legal affairs
Darius Shahmir ... behind the scenes
Radvan Shakh ... payroll accountant
Wendy Sill ... production accountant / production accountant: reshoots
Alix Taylor ... assistant: Mr. Kahane, additional photography
Kathleen Tenefrancia ... assistant: Mr. Franco
Vladimir Triaca ... production assistant
Warren Upson ... additional set production assistant
Kelsey Vachon ... production assistant
Tami Vest ... payroll accountant / payroll accountant: reshoots
Sean Whittaker ... set medic
Monay Williams ... production assistant
Eric K. Yun ... production secretary
Corinna Zinsmeyer ... business and legal affairs
Justin Latimer ... 4D Motion Editor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Greg DeLiso ... thanks
Tommy Wiseau ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau--an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable--into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. Based on Greg Sestero's best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy's cult-classic disasterpiece The Room ("The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made"), The Disaster Artist is a hilarious and welcome reminder that there is more than one way to become a legend--and no limit to what you can achieve when you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. Written by A24 Films

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Taglines Based on the true story of one movie so bad it became infamous. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Disaster Artist. Obra maestra (United States, Spanish title)
  • 灾难艺术家 (China, Mandarin title)
  • A katasztrófaművész (Hungary)
  • ディザスター・アーティスト (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 大災難家 (Taiwan)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,211,345, 03 Dec 2017
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $29,820,616

Did You Know?

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Trivia Greg Sestero stated that when he was writing the book, Tommy Wiseau said that only two actors could play him in the adaptation: James Franco or Johnny Depp. Wiseau, who claims to have once lived in New Orleans, was a fan of Franco's performance in the film Sonny (2002). See more »
Goofs At the end of the film, text states that to this day nobody knows how old Wiseau is, where he is from or how he made so much money. In actuality, his naturalization records can be found online that show he was born in Poland on October 3, 1955 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1984 in San Francisco. According to Sestero, he moved to France before immigrating to the United States and changing his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau (likely from Tomasz Piotr Wieczorkiewicz or Wieczór). Furthermore, a documentary filmmaker discovered he was born in Poznan, Poland. However, it remains a mystery as Wiseau will not confirm these details, and how he became so wealthy is still not known. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover Exposed, Why iPhones Tag Your Boobs, and More (2017). See more »
Soundtracks It Won't Be Me See more »
Crazy Credits While Corona's song "Rhythm Of The Night" plays over the credits, you can hear Tommy(Franco) singing along to the song. See more »
Quotes [from trailer]
Sandy Schklair: Action!
[Wiseau enters the scene]
Tommy Wiseau: I did not hit her. It's not true. It's bullshit! I did not hit her. I did not.
[throws water bottle on the ground]
Tommy Wiseau: Oh, hi Mark.
[pause, then the crew applauds before Greg hugs Wiseau]
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