On the surface, the 2003 melodrama turned cult masterpiece The Room is just a worst-than-usual soft-core porn film. There’s lots of horribly wooden dialogue (“Should I try the dress on?” “Sure, it’s yours”) and blocking right out of bush-league theater (characters say “Well, I’ve gotta go” to end virtually every scene). The lead actor has Fabio-length hair and comically over-toned abs and ass. The ... more >
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The Room
When bad is so good
Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero
Directed by Tommy Wiseau
Within the domain of cult cinema lies a genre known as “so-bad-they're-good.” The film that is deemed as one of the greatest of this genre is "The Room," which recently received Rocky Horror Picture Show status as it made numerous midnight screenings across the U.S. and abroad. Writer, producer, director and lead actor Tommy Wiseau spent six million dollars making what he refers to as “a film ... more >