The Disaster Artist (2017)

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, 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.

Director:

James Franco

Writers:

Scott Neustadter (screenplay by), Michael H. Weber (screenplay by)

Stars:

James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 80 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Franco	...	Greg / 'Mark'
James Franco	...	Tommy / 'Johnny'
Seth Rogen	...	Sandy
Ari Graynor	...	Juliette / 'Lisa'
Alison Brie	...	Amber
Jacki Weaver	...	Carolyn / 'Claudette'
Paul Scheer	...	Raphael
Zac Efron	...	Dan / 'Chris-R'
Josh Hutcherson	...	Philip / 'Denny'
June Diane Raphael	...	Robyn / 'Michelle'
Megan Mullally	...	Mrs. Sestero
Jason Mantzoukas	...	Peter
Andrew Santino	...	Scott Holmes / 'Mike'
Nathan Fielder	...	Kyle Vogt / 'Peter'
Joe Mande	...	Todd

Storyline

Aspiring actor Greg Sestero befriends the eccentric Tommy Wiseau. The two travel to L.A, and when Hollywood rejects them, Tommy decides to write, direct, produce and star in their own movie. That movie is The Room, which has attained cult status as the "Citizen Kane" of bad movies.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | acting | bromance | film within a film | based on true story | 

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally and Casey Wilson all appeared in Why Him? (2016).

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Goofs

In a restaurant scene, there is a Coca-Cola umbrella with a more recent Coke bottle design on the umbrella. This scene takes place in 1999.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kristen Bell: If you were to ask the five best filmmakers in the world right now to make a movie like this... it... it wouldn't even be in the same universe.
Ike Barinholtz: I was blown away. Like, like three minutes in, I turn to my friend, "This is the fucking greatest movie I've ever seen in my life."
[chuckles]
Adam Scott: It has withstood, like, ten years? And people are still watching a movie and talking about a movie. People aren't doing that about whatever won the Oscar for Best Picture ten years ago.
Kevin Smith: What genius is ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

While Corona's song "Rhythm Of The Night" plays over the credits, you can hear Tommy(Franco) singing along to the song.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Eternal Memories
Written by Anselm C. Kreuzer (as Anselm Kreuzer)
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Pretty great

First up, I haven't seen the Room (2003), but of course have heard a lot about it through the years, a friend of mine is a huge fan who takes part in fan screenings and carries bunch of footballs into them...

The Disaster Artist portrays Tommy Wiseau as a true enigma, which he no doubt is, he does things in his own "a bit" peculiar way. We also get to see a person with a big heart and a person in need for a true friend. There's some cheesiness towards the end of the film (not intentional, even if it's about making of the Room), but I enjoyed the movie a lot for it's heart and for the constant laughs it offers. James Franco is great as Tommy, it's so easy to ham this kind of an over the top transformation up, but that's not the case here. A really enjoyable flick.

Rating: 8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Disaster Artist

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,211,345, 3 December 2017

Gross USA:

$21,120,616

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$29,820,616

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Universe, New Line Cinema, Point Grey Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos IMAX 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1