PH Cult Selects: THE ROOM

THE ROOM is this generation's ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - an I-can't-believe-anyone-made-a-movie-like-this midnight movie sensation courtesy of enigmatic director, producer, writer, star Tommy Wiseau. Now billed as a “black comedy”, there’s nothing in this unintentionally hilarious film that indicates it was ever intended to be anything but a drama. Full of now-iconic one-liners - “Oh hai, Mark!” - gratuitous sex scenes, and frequent shots of a spoon painting sitting on a table (at midnight screenings, audience members throw plastic spoons every time the picture appears), THE ROOM is a joy-inducing spectacle. And, to top it all off, co-star and frequent Wiseau conspirator, Greg Sestero, wrote a bestselling book, THE DISASTER ARTIST, that chronicles the making of THE ROOM that was itself adapted into an Oscar-nominated film. THE ROOM is our programmer Joshua Handler’s favorite cult movie that is a passionately-made work which has given the world over 20 years of happiness and nonstop laughter. 

Greg Sestero is an actor, filmmaker, and author best known for his starring role in the beloved cult classic, THE ROOM, as well as his bestselling book chronicling the film's creation called THE DISASTER ARTIST. He also wrote, co-produced, and starred in BEST F(R)IENDS.