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7+ YearsPublisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
ISBN 13 | 9780751561876 |
Author | Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell |
Language | English |
Book Subtitle | My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made |
Book Description | 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. Over a decade later, The Room is an international cult phenomenon, whose legions of fans attend screenings featuring costumes, audience rituals, merchandising and thousands of plastic spoons. In The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero, Tommy's costar, recounts the film's bizarre journey to infamy, explaining how the movie's many nonsensical scenes and bits of dialogue came to be and unraveling the mystery of Tommy Wiseau himself. But more than just a riotously funny story about cinematic hubris, The Disaster Artist is an honest and warm testament to friendship. |
Editorial Review | Finally, a hilarious, delusional, and weirdly inspirational explanation for the most deliciously awful movie ever made -- Rob Lowe The Disaster Artist is not only the terrifically engaging tale of a bad Hollywood movie, it's one of the most honest books about friendship I've read in years * Los Angeles Times * Possibly the most important piece of literature ever printed * The Huffington Post * I laughed so hard reading The Disaster Artist that I cried * Rolling Stone * A book about a cinematic comedy of errors . . . sharply detailed . . . funny * New York Times * A great portrayal of hopefuls coming to Los Angeles to pursue their ambitions, and an even greater examination of what it means to be a creative person with a dream and trying to make it come true....In so many ways. Tommy c'est moi -- James Franco Finally, a hilarious, delusional, and weirdly inspirational explanation for the most deliciously awful movie ever made The Disaster Artist is not only the terrifically engaging tale of a bad Hollywood movie, it's one of the most honest books about friendship I've read in years * Los Angeles Times * Possibly the most important piece of literature ever printed * The Huffington Post * I laughed so hard reading The Disaster Artist that I cried * Rolling Stone * A book about a cinematic comedy of errors . . . sharply detailed . . . funny * New York Times * A great portrayal of hopefuls coming to Los Angeles to pursue their ambitions, and an even greater examination of what it means to be a creative person with a dream and trying to make it come true....In so many ways. Tommy c'est moi |
About the Author | Greg Sestero is a French-American actor, producer and writer. He costarred in the cult phenomenon The Room. Tom Bissell is the author of several books and a winner of the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He writes frequently for Harper's and The New Yorker. |
Publication Date | 29 April 2016 |
Number of Pages | 304 |
The Disaster Artist Paperback English by Greg Sestero - 29 April 2016