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New York Times bestseller--now a major motion picture directed by and starring James Franco From the actor who somehow lived through it all, a "sharply detailed...funny book about a cinematic comedy of errors" (The New York Times): the making of the cult film phenomenon The Room. In 2003, an independent film called The Room--starring and written, produced, and directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit 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. Years later, it's an international cult phenomenon, whose legions of fans attend screenings featuring costumes, audience rituals, merchandising, and thousands of plastic spoons. Hailed by The Huffington Post as "possibly the most important piece of literature ever printed," The Disaster Artist is the hilarious, behind-the-scenes story of a deliciously awful cinematic phenomenon as well as the story of an odd and inspiring Hollywood friendship. Actor Greg Sestero, Tommy's costar and longtime best friend, recounts the film's bizarre journey to infamy, unraveling mysteries for fans (like, who is Steven? And what's with that hospital on Guerrero Street?)--as well as the most important question: how the hell did a movie this awful ever get made? But more than just a riotously funny story about cinematic hubris, "The Disaster Artist is one of the most honest books about friendship I've read in years" (Los Angeles Times).
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Sestero, Greg
- ISBN: 9781501184659
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.70
- Number Of Pages: 288
- Publication Year: 2017
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You Invited All My Friends - GOOD THINKING!
Mary C. - 5 years 4 months agoReferred to by some as "The Citizen Kane of bad films", The Room was released quietly in 2003 to a small puzzled few but has since amassed a sizeable cult following. The Room, ineptly produced, directed, written by and starring the extremely bizarre and delusional Tommy Wiseau, is a movie that is utterly unique in its terribleness. Accidentally surreal and unintentionally hilarious, today showings of the film across the country and internationally consist of audience participation from its fans on par with midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. For the initiated, The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero (co-star and line producer of The Room) and Tom Bissell is essential reading. Sestero's accounts of his experience making The Room is a funny and fascinating examination of ego, talent, lack thereof, the desire for fame and the struggle for success and recognition in Hollywood.
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You can find art in even the biggest of disasters
Deana V. - 5 years 7 months agoFor those of you who aren't familiar with The Room, it is widely known as the worst film made of all time. Many have described the director/writer/producer/star Tommy Wiseau as an alien who knows very little on the social functions of human beings. In The Disaster Artist, Wiseau's costar, Greg Sestero, recounts not only his experience behind the scenes of the film but also his personal relationship with the bizarrely mysterious man. Few books have been able to get vocal reactions out of me, yet while I was reading, I laughed, screamed, and even fell out of my chair from the shenanigans that happened. With James Franco's film adaptation scheduled is to come out this year (where he too directs, writes, produces, and stars in it) there's no better time to pick up a copy of The Disaster Artist, though if you do I implore you to watch The Room beforehand. It's a book that's almost too good to be true.
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I like the book the disaster artist :) hehe
Nicholas G. - 5 years 11 months agoI loved this book! I saw the movie last year and thought it was okay, but it’s easy going nature left something to be desired. What was desired by me was THIS book. It is the movie plus every single juicy detail they omitted. These details are crucial, and they turn Greg Sestero’s light hearted journey from the movie into a jagged, uphill battle to stardom. Much more personal and bittersweet, Greg Sestero’s retelling of his acting experience for The Room provides a close look at life pursuing hollywood stardom behind the scenes, which ranges from motivational to disheartening, and everything in between. #BannedBook
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Oh Hi Mark!
Miguel L. - 6 years 3 months agoInformative, entertaining and funny, this is a fascinating story about a fascinating movie and an even more fascinating friendship. #SummerReading
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Oh, Hi, Mark
Will S. - 7 years agoSometimes getting a good look at the making of a movie is akin to seeing what goes in the sausage - the peek can ruin your taste for the real thing. But most movies are not like The Room, a film which is considered so poorly written, directed, acted, and generally patched together that it has achieved fame as a cult symbol. And the mastermind behind this film? Tommy Wiseau, director/writer/producer/actor extraordinaire. The Disaster Artist, which comes from the reflections of Wiseau's friend Greg Sestero, is a look into the catastrophic attempt at filmmaking which produced The Room and is, surprisingly, nearly as sobering and disquieting as it is uproarious. While there are laughs at Wiseau's expense, the book is also a portrait of a sad, sad man. Still, front and center is the humor. Even having seen The Room a number of times myself, I was simply unprepared for some of the unbelievable decisions that made the film what it is. Even those unfamiliar with the film are sure to laugh aloud and often. In essence, I saw, I read, I laughed, I busted a gut, I ended up in a hospital on Guerrero Street.
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